monterey cemetery photo courtesy of JC Bautista Today I remember both of my grandfathers who served in the Philippine Scouts and came to the US after surviving the Bataan Death March. Once the American troops arrived in the Philippines, they...

GRAFFITI collaborative weekend= Alisa Burke + Lisa Engelbrecht + Traci Bautista DECEMBER 4-6, 2009 The ARTbar ~ Santa Ana, CA I'm SUPER excited to announce that we will be teaching a weekend of creative and inspirational mixed media workshops with...

i am here. {open.being.loving.embracing.reflecting} xo~treiC

Thanks to everyone who came out to A Work of Heart last night. I had a great time painting, catching up and chatting about my art process, sharing tips and ideas. If you missed it, follow me on twitter, to...

Beginning Monday, October 12...I am taking my art on the road during the holiday season, a Collage Unleashed/Collage Pauge TOUR!!! I'll be poppin up at various art studios, stores and FAVE places to share my story, lounge and make some...

reflecting. remembering. thinking. finding. being. {LOVE} freedom.

Today I am listing my latest collection of Collage Unleashed art kits on my online boutique. This collection has 10 new HAND PAINTED kits and 10 art kits with black & white & color lasers of my artwork. for the...

in loving memory FREEDOM August 26, 2001 - September 13, 2009 missin you like crazy...i love you... {YOU will forever be in my heart} xo~mommy

I've been on the road for the past six weeks...at ilovetocreate offices in Fresno, Int'l Quilt Festival in Long Beach, CHA in Orlando, Art Unraveled in AZ...and now..I'm on holiday..visiting the family. enjoy the rest of your summer...aloha...xo~treiC

a summer SPECIAL...ONLINE mini workhops. it's a great way to try out my online workshop format and gather creative inspiration for the summer. I'm teaching a couple shorter workshops during the summer due to my travel schedule. The two week...