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Roben-Marie Smith

@robenmarie

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I help you create courageously and express yourself through your art and craft. Be inspired & get started free now 👇🏻

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I’m teaming up with @perigordretreats to bring you a hands-on mixed media art retreat in FRANCE! 🖌️✨
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💬 Comment “France” and I’ll send you the link!
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🌅 It’s early morning in the south of France.
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The light is soft and golden. There are freshly baked pastries on the table, homemade yogurt, seasonal fruit. The conservatory windows are open and you can hear the countryside waking up.
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In a few hours, you might find yourself standing in one of the most beautiful medieval villages in France — the kind of place where you turn a corner and just stop. Because it’s that beautiful.
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That’s what ten days in Périgord feels like.
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Papers, Patterns & Play — August 30 through September 8, 2027.
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We’ll make painted papers, layer and collage, stitch fabric into mixed media journals, and yes... my signature beeswax technique is has a starring role. (Fair warning: it’s completely addictive.)
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Every day we also go out to places like — Rocamadour, Sarlat, Beynac Castle, Saint Cirq Lapopie. Places so beautiful they stop you mid-step.
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Evenings? Three-course dinners made with local ingredients by our host and chef, Katel. Wine, conversation, and the kind of creative talk that stays with you long after you get home.
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This retreat is for artists of all levels. Beginners are so welcome here. So are seasoned makers who just need space to breathe and play.
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Spots are limited and first come, first served.
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#ArtRetreat #FranceRetreat #MixedMediaArt #ArtJournaling #PapersPattersAndPlay

Perigord ArtistRetreat CreativeRetreat WatercolorArt ArtCommunity RobenMarieSmith by @robenmarie

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4 months ago

A little zine play + mixed media collage video flip. ✂️🎨

#zines #zinemaking #mixedmediart #zines

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Handmade mixed media art zine pages layered with collage, painted papers, mark making, stitching, and collected bits. A little handmade book filled with creative play and mixed media experimentation.

Music: ‘Idaho’ by Arbour Season on #Uppbeat
https://uppbeat.io/c/arbour-season
License code: TICUMOFMZ2GHXWP9 by @robenmarie

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6 days ago

Paper, patterns & play in the heart of Le Marche 🎨🇮🇹

Join mixed-media artist @robenmarie for a week of creative exploration! 🎨 Add beautiful Italian villages, local food, inspiring excursions and good company, and you have the perfect creative escape. ✨

🗓️ 7–14 May 2027

🏩 Only 2 rooms left!

Find out more and book: https://hotelleonemarche.com/en/retreats/art-retreat-italy/paper-patterns-play-roben-marie-smith/

#leoneretreats #hotelleone #mixedmediaart #montelparo #artretreat taken in Boutique Hotel Leone & Retreat Centre, Montelparo, Italy by @robenmarie

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13 days ago

Zines need little pouches to make them feel all cozy! ✂️🩷 Created with a security envelope.

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Handmade mixed media art zine pouch layered with collage, painted papers, mark making, stitching, and collected bits. by @robenmarie

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20 days ago

A few favorites from the last few days in Franklin, Tennessee, Experiments on Paper with @jeanneoliver. I loved getting to explore and play with new techniques...relaxing fun!

And such a good weekend made even better by my table mates, @heather_baley (a most excellent driver) Trina @pink3friday (fancy nails) and @bethchienart (juicy girl). ❤️

So nice to meet fellow Nesters @brendabliss.artist and @chrissy__5 😊🪺

#mixedmediaart #artworkshops #cyanotypeart #printmakingart by @robenmarie

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25 days ago

Zines need little pouches to make them feel all cozy! ✂️🩷

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Handmade mixed media art zine pages layered with collage, painted papers, mark making, stitching, and collected bits. A little handmade book filled with creative play and mixed media experimentation and a matching pouch.

Music from Upbeat:
https://uppbeat.io/t/kite-flight/love-story
License code: XKQKIKFPFDHZHLE4 by @robenmarie

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a month ago

Front and back covers from my handmade mixed media art zine — a playful mix of collage, painted papers, found images, mark making, texture, and layered details.

#zines #zinemaking #mixedmediart #zines Thanks Kristin Peterson for her Zine Madness online class.

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Handmade mixed media art zine pages layered with collage, painted papers, mark making, stitching, and collected bits. A little handmade book filled with creative play and mixed media experimentation. Handmade mixed media art zine pages layered with collage, painted papers, mark making, stitching, and collected bits. A little handmade book filled with creative play and mixed media experimentation by Roben-Marie Smith. by @robenmarie

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a month ago

A little zine play + mixed media collage. ✂️🎨

#zines #zinemaking #mixedmediart #zines Thanks Kristin Peterson for her Zine Madness online class.

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A peek inside one of my handmade art zines, combining mixed media collage, painted and found papers, mark making, stitching, and bookmaking. Mixed media art zine layered pages by Roben-Marie Smith by @robenmarie

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2 months ago

A little zine play + mixed media collage. ✂️🎨

#zines #zinemaking #mixedmediart #zines Thanks Kristin Peterson for her Zine Madness online class.

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A peek inside one of my handmade art zines, combining mixed media collage, painted and found papers, mark making, stitching, and bookmaking. Mixed media art zine by Roben-Marie Smith by @robenmarie

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2 months ago

Zine play, mixed media collage, and lots of little layers. ✂️

#zines #zinemaking #mixedmediart #zines Thanks Kristin Peterson for her Zine Madness online class.

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Handmade mixed media art zine pages layered with collage, painted papers, mark making, stitching, and collected bits. A little handmade book filled with creative play and mixed media experimentation. by @robenmarie

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2 months ago

A little zine play + mixed media collage. ✂️🎨 Thanks Kristin Peterson for such a fun class (Zine Madness)! 🙂

#zines #zinemaking #mixedmediart #zines

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Handmade mixed media art zine pages layered with collage, painted papers, mark making, stitching, and collected bits. A little handmade book filled with creative play and mixed media experimentation. by @robenmarie

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2 months ago

Playing with paper, layers, and all the mixed media bits. 🙂 Thanks @alteredstatesstudio for a fun zine class and a little creative play!

#zines #zinemaking #mixedmediart #zines

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A peek inside one of my handmade art zines, combining mixed media collage, painted and found papers, mark making, stitching, and bookmaking. by @robenmarie

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2 months ago