I saw you already have Clarissa Pinkola Estes "Women Who Run with Wolves" she is fantastic - have a few books on tape of hers as well "Warming the Stone Child", "Mother Night", "The Dangerous Old Woman" and "The Power of the Crone" all very healing and validating
I got a very large book from the library. Old Masters. It went way back in time and told about each one and gave a lot of information that I didn’t know about them. It was an interesting read. Also a book on Matisse. That was eye opening too. Now I will look for the War of Art. I loved this chatting video. Inhale, exhale. Thank you for sharing with us. ❤ And now the Pinkola Estes ones. They sound interesting.
@@Wildflowerafternoons women who run with wolves had been on my tbr for a while and when Wendy mentioned it I went to Amazon and its in their black Friday sale but even better they have some second hand ones that are in good condition that work out a couple of pounds cheaper, if you're interested.
People who don't make art often don't know that most of us are, at any given time, facing a series of deadlines. Catching up the small life-maintenance tasks like cleaning and tidying up the living space gives such a feeling of balance, like spinning plates on the ends of sticks! Thanks for the reminder to breathe- we needed that!
Thank for for the reminder to do the things which nurture us. I am rewatching this video, and this message is one I needed to hear right now. Extreme fatigue is so debilitating, and can make it difficult to focus on what we need to reenergize properly. It is so joyous to have a hot drink and sit with you for a bit. I find it soothing and comforting to just curl up with an art friend, one of my "tribe". You are a valued addition to my life (and one of the most inspiring people on YT). Much love and light.
I absolutely love the book “Life Is Better When You Draw It” by Koosje Koene. It’s a brand new book and it talks about making art as a daily practice, I’ve been so inspired by it! I absolutely love it and recommend it for beginners and experienced artists alike 😊 I was wondering, Wendy, if you ever considered writing a book, either instructional (like drawing fairies) or inspirational, as you always have so much wisdom to share with your followers every week ❤️😘😘😘
After I started studying Buddhism I became aware I go through most of my day holding my breath or shallow breathing. I put a Mindfulness Bell app on my phone to remind me to breathe in and breathe out. It has made a profound difference in being aware of the tension in my body. Love your videos. Excited for the fairy bags. ❤️
"Loneliness" - Ive found a remedy for her. Ive been intentionally setting time to sit with the one inside who feels lonely. I ask her how old she is. I ask her if she'd like some company. We usually color together. I bring out coloring books that make her excited. I sit and enjoy her love of colors. We play for hours. Loneliness dissipates and after months of practicing this...I can honestly say my "Loneliness" has dramatically reduced. This is an inner child technique and Ive been reading a lot of Bethany Webster to help me access the inner child and learning so much! Sending big hugs to your inner little! xOOO love from hawaii
I feel I can see a blue aura around you Wendy, which is so true to how you are. Such an inspiring, lovely, caring person. Thank your for sharing all your thoughts, and your artistic process. I am now 66 years young, and think I may have Asperger's syndrome, which would explain a lot about my life in the past, and how it is now. I have always felt I was different, but I did not want to be like everyone else at the same time! xxx
The balance between inhale and exhale caught my attention. Wendy, many times I have to tell myself mentally to breath in deeply and exhale slowly as I notice I find myself breathing too shallow. You are a very special lady who has helped me many times with all you positive reinforcement in my lowest days and my up days too. There are times you touch on topics that have brewed in my mind but had no one to voice what I’m feeling and to let me know all will be okay or it’s okay to feel what I’m experiencing at the time. Loneliness comes to all of us, it’s all on how we handle those feelings. I’ve found that sometimes a good, long soak, then crawl into bed with a favorite show and fall asleep works for me. Or, taking my dog for a walk, cooking a good and healthy meal, or getting lost in a journal page. I live alone so the loneliest time can be at night but that doesn’t happen as often these days. While I do keep up with current events I restrict the time watching news as it’s so depressing most of the time. I too, make an effort to keep my kitchen in proper order and most times make my bed everyday. Something about putting a good face in the day when that simple thing is done each morning. Mundane duties need to be done just so things do not get out of control. I just told my youngest grands that daily duties need to be done with a happy heart even though they are not something we all like to do. Have a beautiful week my dear friend. James will be home soon and a small time away always makes the coming together that much better. You are so right when you tell us not everything in social media is what it seems, people tend to forget that… each relationship has its ups and downs. You are a lucky lady as he a lucky man. Love between to people is such a beautiful thing. I just saw and older couple walking toward the grocery store the other afternoon and he was being so attentive to his lady and making sure she was walking safely next to him and holding hands. It made me tear up and wished I had someone like that too. 74 now and alone most of my years. Love come and gone but blessed anyway. Peace and love my sweet friend.
Hi Mags, I am 74 as well and my great love left in 1997 after 7 years so I really do relate to the many years living alone. I really disliked it at first but now I wouldnt have it any other way. Much love.
@@janillingsworth7478 I too am at peace being alone. Thankfully I do have my son and his beautiful family to visit and spend time with but when everything gets too overwhelming I can come home. Also, my son is pretty intuitive and knows when it’s time to take the fam and go home when they visit my home. I am truly blessed. 😘
My favourite book so far: Art & Fear (Observations on the perils and rewards of artmaking) by David Bayles & Ted Orland. My favourite quote from that book: "Adams was right: to require perfection is to invite paralysis. The pattern is predictable: as you see error in what you have done, you steer your work toward what you imagine you can do perfectly. You cling ever more tightly to what you already know you can do - away from risk and exploration, and possibly further from the work of your heart." Thank you to you and your channel - very inspirational and entertaining!
Almost midnight and I sit alone in my kitchen trying to pull myself together... and fortunately I remembered this channel, I got back and the Artist talking to me in the video reminded me to start with small things one after another to deliver myself safely and peacefully from the kitchen to bed xxx thank you! Time to sleep and have some dreams for me now :)
I believe the Pandemic has made so many of us lonely, and frightened. It helps to know the most important fact..we are not alone,others share the same feelings and thoughts,it's how we reach out to others that is so important, and Wendy, you are doing a splendid job of reaching out to us. You offer advice, and comfort...even when your feeling lonely without James being there. Thank You ! Happiness, Cindy
Hi Wendy, I feel lonely sometimes too and I have to remind myself I am my own best friend. Like you mentioned, making the bed and tidying up are things I do for myself because I know it’ll make me happy later. It’s lovely to hear someone else feels the way I do too. You are so special and I adore what you share with us. ❤
I 100% feel this about just discovering things now that I'm 50 (just had my 50th birthday last week!) that I feel like should have been taught, told, or somehow figured out by now. Even though I think these things would have helped me immensely when I was younger, I wonder if I would have treasured the learning of them like I do now. It's really rather nice to still be learning things that are so simple and basic. Life sometimes beats us over the head with the hard lessons when we're younger, so it's nice to be getting to this stage where we're able to learn these gentle lessons with grace. We're not only more aware of self-care, but of realizing that little things like making the bed or tidying an area are self-care for our future selves. What a gift! 💝 As far as book recommendations, this one is not so much about creativity as it is about art advocacy: Why Our Schools Need the Arts. While intended for educators and people in the education system, I found it an incredibly inspiring and motivating book for artists that counters all of the nonsense catchphrases we're programmed with about art not being "a real job" or "starving artists" or what have you. This approaches the subject with studies, statistics, and science that prove that art is beneficial to human development, mental health, and society as a whole. HIGHLY recommend for anyone struggling with an inner voice that is not their own (or an external one) telling them that art isn't a worth their time. Very good for helping anyone wanting to verbalize to others in defense of their craft or just a reminder to one's self that they are on the right path.
I miss your videos when there’s a gap. They are so refreshing and wholesome! I always round off my weekend with your weekly video , it’s a little treat I give myself every Sunday night when Isnuggle into bed. Thank-you for sharing your life and work with us! Oh, and I think taking a magnesium supplement can be life changing! It solves so many niggles! I have chronically low blood pressure and it helps with that - although it can help with high blood pressure too.(It helps regulate how your body processes sodium). It helps with sleep and muscle aches, pains, and cramps, and even helps keep your gut doing what it should.
I love what you’ve done to your studio. It’s quite pleasing to my eyes and feels so calming (from where I sit). You’ve sent me some great inspiration and space in my mind to gently move into my own ‘creativity’. You’re a blessing! Thank you.
Hi Wendy , I adore our Tribe of Misfits heehee, also have a book called Simple Abundance ...I read She calls House Work HOUSE CARE instead BAM! Life change! I am like You and will light incense, turn of lights and music and dance about as I take Care of Our Home ...makes it more fun and also I can SEE the difference of the light x!! Thanks You so much for sharing Your LIGHT with us all here in Our Magical World xxxx I absolutely adores the Autobiography of a Yogi too! xx I love Your Paper Doll Fairies so sweet ! BREATHING>>>IN>>>AND OUT is so good heehee x There are a couple of times when we shallow breathe ...when stressed AND EXCITED!!!! James is so lovely ...You both deserve each other so much !!! xxxx My Darling and I love each other , but always used to get stressed out when We were getting reading to go to a Steampunk gathering or other Fancy dress event....now I make sure He has enough time in front of the Mirror as I do especially if We are putting on make up hahahaha
Two things called my attention in your video today. The fact that you said that it’s ok to feel sad when someone we love is not with us (you were referring to your daughter, I believe), because that means we love them. And that called my attention because we’re supposed to be happy all the time, when sadness is part of life. And the second thing is that you mentioned doing those small chores (that sometimes are so boring) sooner so that we don’t get home to a untidy space, which is even worse. I think that’s a wonderful piece of advice. I do that too, it saves me many hours and much unpleasant moments, because making the bed or doing the washing up when it’s needed is so rewarding afterwards when we need time to ourselves. Regarding books, all related to abstract art inspire me. Thanks for keeping me company. See you soon. Lots of love 💙❤️🖤💚💛💗♥️💜🧡
James' idea to position the desk at an angle to the window was really inspired. It transforms the space in the room. :) I read "Autobiography of a Yogi" in the late 80s when my yoga teacher recommended it. It was one the first "spiritual" books I read. It's a classic. At the moment I'm re-reading "Big Magic" by Elizabeth Gilbert (of Eat, Pray, Love" Fame). It's all about the creative process and I find it really inspiring, especially if I get stuck. :)
I miss my sons who r far away from me . We do keep in touch but I cry sometimes 😢. They grew up so fast . I’m proud of both of them . Glad u mentioned missing your daughter it helps .
Just this week I watched a TEDxMileHigh by KC Davis who spoke about basic care tasks as helping your own mental health, showing compassion to yourself by managing one small task.
Hello Wendy, Wow I read women who run with the wolves years ago and I can't remember it now so I'll have to find a pre loved one and read it again , I get my journaling and some art inspiration from you my friend, I crochet, knit , sew , draw , and do what ever different craft off u tube I can find ..or what speaks to me , I love your vlogs so much for so many reasons , you help fill my cup of loneliness for the beautiful country where I was born ..Nottingham England , I have lived in Australia since I was 16yrs old am now 70 and I've never been able to afford to visit home, I'm retired so home stays don't really work as I'm here all the time lol, but you've just taught me that I'm allowed to do absolutely nothing if I want to ( didn't even think to do that 🤔) but am going to plan some now .. I've been sewing lots of Christmas gifts as my wife and I have 6 children between us ( she has 2 sons, I have 3 sons abd 1 daughter ) we have 18 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren so it gets very exspensive with birthdays through the year and rediculious at Christmas !! , thiught I'd share with you that while at the machine sewing or cutting out I listen to audio books , it helps my mind to not wonder ( which I don't need when sewing unlike when doing art ) plus keeps me company , I can feel lonely even with my wife here all the time , I totally understand that need for alone time ( it's so different from feeling lonely) ... you so inspire me to stretch , eat better , share my feelings on paper , and I made a journal with your encouragement and I love it , it's a bit wonky but it makes it all the more appealing and beautiful...thank you wendy for helping me shine my light with more confidence , and have the courage to be just me and not worry what others think of me ..oh thank you for your door table idea, I got 2 of the extending legs from Ikea, took the legs off a table I found on the side of the Rd years ago , we screwed them on and got the right height for cutting fabric and other stuff , I found a fabulous adjustable chair second hand , so I think of you every time I stand or sit at it ...thank you afain Wendy, so look forward to your vlogs ( it's like having a visit with a close friend, which I have next to non these days lol, ) sorry I'm waffling now Lol.but bless you for making my days ..have a beautiful day/ weekend . Love from Australia 🌺❣️🌼🌺❣️🌼🌺❣️🌼
I really don't need to know where you are as long as you're well and safe. I feel that's your business ❣️. I enjoy when you get back ☺️. Everyone needs a get away without telling the world. Love y'all ❤️
I love your videos, your art, your authenticity and your words of wisdom, Louse L Hays book, 'You Can Heal Your Own Life', changed my life at the age of 32 and I have not looked back. As a writer, many authors have influenced me. One quote that has greatly impacted me and that I share often; We do not BECOME healers. We are. We do not become healers. We came as healers. We are. Some of us are still catching up to what we are. We do not become storytellers. We came as carriers of the stories. We and our ancestors actually lived. We are. Some of us are still catching up to what we are. We do not become artists. We came as artists. We are. Some of us are still catching up to what we are. We do not become writers, dancers, musicians, helpers, peacemakers. We came as such. We are. Some of us are still catching up to what we are. We do not learn to love in this sense. We came as Love. We are Love. Some of us are still catching up to who we truly are. Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estes 'Women Who Run With the Wolves'
I think you’re right-if we have a staycation we still do stuff, the family turn up, we go shopping etc Definitely need a vacation, even if it’s only an hour away, you do stop then and read, walk, sleep in etc
I absolutely love that concept of Misfit. I am definitely a Misfit! Thank you for your channel. You do remind me so much of myself even though I'm not an "artist" the same as you are. I have a goat farm and I sew, mostly patchwork quilts. Love you!
Ahh I feel so blessed to have access to your company. Listening to your words of inspiration tops-up my own batteries and gives me the energy to keep my own studio tidy, orderly and comfortable, and then continue creating after time pausing from life. A book I devoured with delight was "Steal like an Artist" by Austin Kleon. It was recommended at a time when I really needed the advice for hurdling self-doubt and resetting my goals. Thank you, Wendy, and also to James. 💖❤💚
I, too, love “Steal Like an Artist”. I did not pick up my love of art from childhood again til I hit 60 and it has been the best gifts I ever gave myself. Best wishes to you. Susan
Right now I’m loving both “Soul Color” & “Earth Color” by Emma Burleigh through Liminal 11. Has more of the spiritual side to our creative practices. 🌈🥰✨
I must say I am really enjoying a bit of your Wendy Wisdom, it is quite healing! I feel for you with the loneliness and I can totally relate to it. I wonder if it is more difficult for you because maybe you got used (for a time) to being so close with James on a daily basis in the van, and now that you only see him at weekends it must feel like quite a contrast. I used to work as a beautician before the pandemic but in the pandemic my business went bust. As you can image , as a beautician I spent most of my days chatting! And now that I don’t have that in my life anymore I have really felt a sense of loss. I don’t feel I want to go back to being a beautician because I do feel that phase of my life is completed really, but the aloneness of life afterwards can feel quite a contrast to life before. Sending you big hugs and watching your videos feels like a cup of tea and a chat with a friend ☕️🍰💕 xxxx
Just wanted to say how beautiful you have made your studio space! It’s been a joy to watch your progress and process! So, peaceful and cozy and lovely ❤
I luv being here. There is a magic in your energy. I am alive and driven. In here, I feel fairies and nymphs dancing and I too. I celebrate life and loving your share of dolls, journals, drawings, teas, incense, and fairy lights. I am gonna buy some pretty beads. Wear them all over and make art. ❤
Dear Wendy, This is the third watch of this, I think I wanted to revisit this video to ponder on it some more. Is James back yet? lol I think you might like the book, "Unicorns of Kilimanjaro." A large, old book full of photos of white unicorns with pretty trailing flowers over their horn in the green ranges and jungle. I am enjoying the spirit animal cards that you recommended. Funny how cards get picked out over and over. I just let the deck sit in my hand, and where the natural split is, I take this lower card. I have enjoyed thinking about times to slow down and times to speed up. I like the 8 card spread, and I find them in the same way. In bed now, after a day out we had a nice pub lunch, I'm getting better. It has been nearly 5 weeks in bed, give or take two or three days. It was tiredness, fatigue, chest infection, ear infection, and endometriosis, with peri-menopause. What a mix! I suppose my body is just needing the rest. Venturing out, hopefully to build up to walking again, will look forward to doing some art. Wrote over 50,000 words on my novel, while crook! So that was a great distraction. I convert hours into words too, so doing 8-10 hour days on it. It is for November, for NANOWRIMO, novel writing month. Laptop in the bed office as you call it. I need to get my November and December back, to get back to my art again, I don't feel like doing Christmas. I still feel like I haven't caught up things from March and September. I said to mum, Patrick and my best friend, I want to be a grinch. Paint myself green, not do a thing for anyone else, very unlike me...perhaps it is just the tiredness talking. I can' t help others if I have no cup with to fill. You say to give from the saucer, but the cup is empty, and the saucer isn't around! Listening to our bodies, being intune with a small action, and then the feeling, as you say, cleaning one little area. I tend to feel all the floods etc the bonkers now bit of the world, as you call it. It is taking a while, I'm not worried. Perhaps it is a C19 hanging around thing too that I had months back? My usual fatigue is often just at the end of a week, say the last 3 days... Thanks for letting me know about inhaling and exhaling, will try and find the book about it. Want to work on my Spring works, from September. Branches with flowers, against the sky. Lavender, jarosite opaque sky, serpentine genuine leaves, burnt umber branches, almond blossoms, buff titanium, and serpentine, A3, with taped edge to make it a square. I have drawn it up months ago! Love to you both, In kindred spirit, Eliza Australia 23rd of November 2022 7:59pm bed office.
Thank you lovely Wendy, as always for your time, your effort, and for your ongoing wonderful sharing. It makes a difference. Re clearing your kitchen table, reminded me of this - 'Do something today that your future self will thank you for.' - And you did.
Although not a "how to" art book, I love, love, love "The Land of Stone Flowers: A Fairy Guide to the Mythical Human Being" by Sveta Dorosheva where she documents how fairies view humans. The book includes lots of her beautiful and creative artwork. I was so inspired by her work, I took a class with her, through Domestika, about drawing fairytale art. Really challenging and inspiring! (Thank you Wendy for your inspiration as well!)
Oh Wendy, I appreciate your florals but I do love your whimsical fairies with their sweet faces and dainty feet! They remind me of the fairies I am sure I saw living at the bottom of my grandma's garden as a child. Such a beautiful memory of an innocent stress free part of my childhood. Blessings beautiful soul 🥰🙏
You are the second person I know who has recommended The Women who run with the Wolves and its been on my TBR list for a long time, but it was so expensive it's had to stay there. Anyway I just went and had a look and not only was it in the black Friday sale at a better price than usual but, not only that, they also had some second hand ones that worked out just a few pounds cheaper than the sale price. It was obviously meant to be. So I treated myself 😊 Thank you Wendy. I hope you have a wonderful week, sending virtual hugs 💜
Beautiful as always Wendy. I’ve got some magnesium but forget to take everyday/week also Epsom salts is great if you have a bath or even a good 10 minute foot 🦶 foot soak dose wonders plus great for house/garden plants 🪴 🌱 If my older little dog Doddles isn’t feeling great she has a 5 min soak then she’s running around again in no time xX Much love 💕 ✌️🌍
I have also received so much from reading Autobiography Of A Yogi. He takes you there, to be sure! Susan Cain's 2 books Quiet and Bittersweet are wonderful. Also, Women Who Run With The Wolves...well, I see you just put that book on the video!! Ha! Love it!
Something I started to notice awhile ago was waking up with my fists quenched and my body feeling tight! Awareness of this made me seek peace before sleeping and I want to stretch before getting up! I am a book-alcoholic, I love art books and books about artists! Blessed and safe days!
I appreciate your sharing so personally. So many of us can relate. The effect of the world on us. The need to find magnesium to sleep, the need for off duty time, the need to get away enough to appreciate what we love for ourself, even a clean space. We all get lonely especially when our closest people are away. Finding your balance is the gift you give to yourself.
As always an inspirational vlog with much to digest and think about. I’ve just come back off holiday. I was so looking forward to going to our favourite place on the northeast coast of Northumberland, what a disappointing time it was. Where we stayed was ok, except near the end of our stay we had no hot tap water, leak in tank and my husband fell out of the shower on the 2nd day we were there and damaged his already doggy ankle.😱 we therefore, restricted on going walking on the beach or doing much of anything. Also a bag containing my art projects was left behind, so that didn’t help. We came back early as the weather turned very wet ….so all in all I don’t feel rested, or felt I’ve had a break. Our first holiday in 5years. 😥. Hey ho, so I’m back to trying to still empty boxes and set up my art space. I truly am exhausted beyond anything I’ve known before. Sorry for the long diatribe. Keep us going Wendy i need your input to help me stay sane😅😅😅😅❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️. Positive love Olive
I love your RUclips channel. I see you start a fairy and put it up for awhile. My view of it is, ok I gave birth to this fairy child and I wonder who she will grow up to be. You see her in the studio over and over until in the back of your mind you see who she’s turned into and finish her❤️ don’t you love the creativity of what we bring into the world.
Sometimes I feel like I live inside my head a lot, so the every day things sometimes get neglected. To get around this I've created a tracking system, because similar to you some things feel like a waste of time, or i just don't think about it, or they're just not in the forefront of my mind, but doing them makes me FEEL better and makes me more focused on the tasks that I love doing. I include things like drinking a litre of water, meditating for 10 min... they're just little prompts because I tend not to remember these things, even though they're important to me. As I complete them, I tick them off like a to do list.
Magnesium, I take it in the morning and things have improved but going to try trying at night and see if works better for me. Thank you Wendy for all that you cover, enjoy all👌😊
Hi Wendy. thank you for this video. I look forward to each and every video from you. I hear you when you miss your loved ones. Both my daughters are overseas in England with their families and I live in South Africa, so it's a long haul to visit them and very expensive so I don't get to see them as often as I would like to. Also the few friends that I have, have emigrated overseas to be with their children. You gave me hope to get back to being creative and I am learning to get back to it everyday.
I do love to visit with you whenever you “pop by”. I enjoy “The New Bohemians” by Justina Blakeney. It’s a visual feast that always leaves me feeling inspired. Thanks again for providing a safe place to land. Hope you’re replenishing the well.
I had to stop the video right at the beginning to say how much a lot of little girls would totally LOVE your paper dolls! I think you really ought to be selling those if you aren't already!!!
Thank you for your calming videos and for being an artist. Books that speak softly to my soul, that inspire me to be a better human and to be creative include Thich Nhat Hanh’s book, No Mud, No Lotus; Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer; Expressive Drawing by Steven Aimone and Watercolor is for Everyone by Katerina Ewing.
Dear Wendy, I don't have a favorite inspirational book right now. In fact I'm looking forward to a video of yours talking about this subject and perhaps pointing out few books like the one you showed in this one, or the ones metioned here in the comments. My inspiration in my creative process right now, I find mostly in your videos, because you are someone special and authentic that encounters the same type of situations in life and at the studio, as I do, and I'm sure many others as well. The things you talk about, your dilemmas, no matter how big or small, your solutions, are all important and "cups of inspiration" for me, so thank you as always for sharing these things with us. I want to add that the new table and its place are working great! Since you are left handed, you can work with better light and no shadows causing problems. You can have James sit right in front of you when needed and the width even allows for a little kiss like today. I'm glad for you two😊
I loved this video. Thank you...Wendy. Here are some of the books I would like to know more about: 1500 Color Mixing Recipes, The Secret Life of Things, and Living By Water...
*Don't forget to let me know your book recommendations in the comments too for a future video. Thank you! xx*
Craft a Life You Love by Amy Tangerine
I saw you already have Clarissa Pinkola Estes "Women Who Run with Wolves" she is fantastic - have a few books on tape of hers as well "Warming the Stone Child", "Mother Night", "The Dangerous Old Woman" and "The Power of the Crone" all very healing and validating
I got a very large book from the library. Old Masters. It went way back in time and told about each one and gave a lot of information that I didn’t know about them. It was an interesting read. Also a book on Matisse. That was eye opening too.
Now I will look for the War of Art.
I loved this chatting video. Inhale, exhale. Thank you for sharing with us.
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And now the Pinkola Estes ones. They sound interesting.
@@Wildflowerafternoons women who run with wolves had been on my tbr for a while and when Wendy mentioned it I went to Amazon and its in their black Friday sale but even better they have some second hand ones that are in good condition that work out a couple of pounds cheaper, if you're interested.
@@_jo-jo_ thank you!
In Misfitland, we are never alone.
I love this idea!!!
In Misfitland, creativity defines us with joy.
People who don't make art often don't know that most of us are, at any given time, facing a series of deadlines. Catching up the small life-maintenance tasks like cleaning and tidying up the living space gives such a feeling of balance, like spinning plates on the ends of sticks! Thanks for the reminder to breathe- we needed that!
Thank for for the reminder to do the things which nurture us. I am rewatching this video, and this message is one I needed to hear right now. Extreme fatigue is so debilitating, and can make it difficult to focus on what we need to reenergize properly. It is so joyous to have a hot drink and sit with you for a bit. I find it soothing and comforting to just curl up with an art friend, one of my "tribe". You are a valued addition to my life (and one of the most inspiring people on YT). Much love and light.
I absolutely love the book “Life Is Better When You Draw It” by Koosje Koene. It’s a brand new book and it talks about making art as a daily practice, I’ve been so inspired by it!
I absolutely love it and recommend it for beginners and experienced artists alike 😊
I was wondering, Wendy, if you ever considered writing a book, either instructional (like drawing fairies) or inspirational, as you always have so much wisdom to share with your followers every week ❤️😘😘😘
Wonderful idea. An art book for wellbeing, journalling, guidance/instructional., wisdom, hygge, etc.
After I started studying Buddhism I became aware I go through most of my day holding my breath or shallow breathing. I put a Mindfulness Bell app on my phone to remind me to breathe in and breathe out. It has made a profound difference in being aware of the tension in my body. Love your videos. Excited for the fairy bags. ❤️
so true, and if we remember to breathe properly it is a gamechanger,... x maybe i need an app too!!!
Thank you
Excellent advice!
I agree, we’ve all been seriously affected by this pandemic and it nasty restrictions.
The Artist's Way.... this book has got me out of dark moments on several occasions.
Great book. I first discovered through the library before I brought my own copy. I find mornings pages helpful and going on Artist 's dates.
I revisit The Artist’s Way every few years. I learn something new and make wonderful discoveries each time. Morning pages changed my life.
"Loneliness" - Ive found a remedy for her. Ive been intentionally setting time to sit with the one inside who feels lonely. I ask her how old she is. I ask her if she'd like some company. We usually color together. I bring out coloring books that make her excited. I sit and enjoy her love of colors. We play for hours. Loneliness dissipates and after months of practicing this...I can honestly say my "Loneliness" has dramatically reduced. This is an inner child technique and Ive been reading a lot of Bethany Webster to help me access the inner child and learning so much! Sending big hugs to your inner little! xOOO love from hawaii
So glad i have you in my (virtual) life. You are a joy!
I feel I can see a blue aura around you Wendy, which is so true to how you are. Such an inspiring, lovely, caring person. Thank your for sharing all your thoughts, and your artistic process. I am now 66 years young, and think I may have Asperger's syndrome, which would explain a lot about my life in the past, and how it is now. I have always felt I was different, but I did not want to be like everyone else at the same time! xxx
I always love watching your videos. I thank you a million times for your calming words and presence . Have a blessed week.
Thank you for mentioning that you miss your little girl. My son moved out yesterday & I am having a rough day. ❤
oooch , yes, I feel you xxx soft hugs Amy x
Comme je vous comprends Amy ! C'est un moment si difficile !... plein de bisous 😚 😚 😚 😚 😚
The balance between inhale and exhale caught my attention. Wendy, many times I have to tell myself mentally to breath in deeply and exhale slowly as I notice I find myself breathing too shallow.
You are a very special lady who has helped me many times with all you positive reinforcement in my lowest days and my up days too. There are times you touch on topics that have brewed in my mind but had no one to voice what I’m feeling and to let me know all will be okay or it’s okay to feel what I’m experiencing at the time.
Loneliness comes to all of us, it’s all on how we handle those feelings. I’ve found that sometimes a good, long soak, then crawl into bed with a favorite show and fall asleep works for me. Or, taking my dog for a walk, cooking a good and healthy meal, or getting lost in a journal page. I live alone so the loneliest time can be at night but that doesn’t happen as often these days. While I do keep up with current events I restrict the time watching news as it’s so depressing most of the time.
I too, make an effort to keep my kitchen in proper order and most times make my bed everyday. Something about putting a good face in the day when that simple thing is done each morning. Mundane duties need to be done just so things do not get out of control. I just told my youngest grands that daily duties need to be done with a happy heart even though they are not something we all like to do.
Have a beautiful week my dear friend. James will be home soon and a small time away always makes the coming together that much better. You are so right when you tell us not everything in social media is what it seems, people tend to forget that… each relationship has its ups and downs. You are a lucky lady as he a lucky man. Love between to people is such a beautiful thing. I just saw and older couple walking toward the grocery store the other afternoon and he was being so attentive to his lady and making sure she was walking safely next to him and holding hands. It made me tear up and wished I had someone like that too. 74 now and alone most of my years. Love come and gone but blessed anyway. Peace and love my sweet friend.
Hi Mags, I am 74 as well and my great love left in 1997 after 7 years so I really do relate to the many years living alone. I really disliked it at first but now I wouldnt have it any other way. Much love.
dearest soul Mags, your coments and sharings are heard and appreciated thank you x softest hugs for your day xxxx let's continue to breathe together x
@@theunexpectedgypsy thank you sweet fairy girl. Love you loads 😘
@@janillingsworth7478 I too am at peace being alone. Thankfully I do have my son and his beautiful family to visit and spend time with but when everything gets too overwhelming I can come home. Also, my son is pretty intuitive and knows when it’s time to take the fam and go home when they visit my home. I am truly blessed. 😘
You art is so beautiful. Have you ever thought of creating a tarot or oracle deck
My favourite book so far: Art & Fear (Observations on the perils and rewards of artmaking) by David Bayles & Ted Orland. My favourite quote from that book: "Adams was right: to require perfection is to invite paralysis. The pattern is predictable: as you see error in what you have done, you steer your work toward what you imagine you can do perfectly. You cling ever more tightly to what you already know you can do - away from risk and exploration, and possibly further from the work of your heart." Thank you to you and your channel - very inspirational and entertaining!
Brilliant book, a long time fave.
That is a great quote - thank you for sharing!
Almost midnight and I sit alone in my kitchen trying to pull myself together... and fortunately I remembered this channel, I got back and the Artist talking to me in the video reminded me to start with small things one after another to deliver myself safely and peacefully from the kitchen to bed xxx thank you! Time to sleep and have some dreams for me now :)
Wendy, how about workingwith a potter and making some fairy mugs? I would love one.xx
Women who run with the Wolves !!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE that book - my copy never far 💞💓💞
Me too!
I believe the Pandemic has made so many of us lonely, and frightened. It helps to know the most important fact..we are not alone,others share the same feelings and thoughts,it's how we reach out to others that is so important, and Wendy, you are doing a splendid job of reaching out to us. You offer advice, and comfort...even when your feeling lonely without James being there. Thank You ! Happiness, Cindy
Hi Wendy, I feel lonely sometimes too and I have to remind myself I am my own best friend. Like you mentioned, making the bed and tidying up are things I do for myself because I know it’ll make me happy later. It’s lovely to hear someone else feels the way I do too. You are so special and I adore what you share with us. ❤
I totally understand loneliness. Eventually it becomes the norm. I have learned to breathe. Thanks for sharing your space
Wendy, loved video.....and I can understand your missing James. You are such an inspiration. ❤❤❤
Thank you dear Wendy for sharing your thoughts and inspiration for creating much love from Adelaide South Australia
Forgot to mention a book - The Temple of My Familiar by Alice Walker got me through a very difficult time in my life
I 100% feel this about just discovering things now that I'm 50 (just had my 50th birthday last week!) that I feel like should have been taught, told, or somehow figured out by now. Even though I think these things would have helped me immensely when I was younger, I wonder if I would have treasured the learning of them like I do now. It's really rather nice to still be learning things that are so simple and basic. Life sometimes beats us over the head with the hard lessons when we're younger, so it's nice to be getting to this stage where we're able to learn these gentle lessons with grace. We're not only more aware of self-care, but of realizing that little things like making the bed or tidying an area are self-care for our future selves. What a gift! 💝
As far as book recommendations, this one is not so much about creativity as it is about art advocacy: Why Our Schools Need the Arts. While intended for educators and people in the education system, I found it an incredibly inspiring and motivating book for artists that counters all of the nonsense catchphrases we're programmed with about art not being "a real job" or "starving artists" or what have you. This approaches the subject with studies, statistics, and science that prove that art is beneficial to human development, mental health, and society as a whole. HIGHLY recommend for anyone struggling with an inner voice that is not their own (or an external one) telling them that art isn't a worth their time. Very good for helping anyone wanting to verbalize to others in defense of their craft or just a reminder to one's self that they are on the right path.
I miss your videos when there’s a gap. They are so refreshing and wholesome! I always round off my weekend with your weekly video , it’s a little treat I give myself every Sunday night when Isnuggle into bed. Thank-you for sharing your life and work with us!
Oh, and I think taking a magnesium supplement can be life changing! It solves so many niggles! I have chronically low blood pressure and it helps with that - although it can help with high blood pressure too.(It helps regulate how your body processes sodium). It helps with sleep and muscle aches, pains, and cramps, and even helps keep your gut doing what it should.
*Okay, I'mr reading 2 of our recommendations right now! Simultaneously! Hahha! and Thankyou!! xxx*
I love what you’ve done to your studio. It’s quite pleasing to my eyes and feels so calming (from where I sit). You’ve sent me some great inspiration and space in my mind to gently move into my own ‘creativity’. You’re a blessing! Thank you.
I feel like you are here with me in my kitchen taking a tea and talking about life... Thanks. Kisses
Hi Wendy , I adore our Tribe of Misfits heehee, also have a book called Simple Abundance ...I read She calls House Work HOUSE CARE instead BAM! Life change! I am like You and will light incense, turn of lights and music and dance about as I take Care of Our Home ...makes it more fun and also I can SEE the difference of the light x!! Thanks You so much for sharing Your LIGHT with us all here in Our Magical World xxxx I absolutely adores the Autobiography of a Yogi too! xx I love Your Paper Doll Fairies so sweet ! BREATHING>>>IN>>>AND OUT is so good heehee x There are a couple of times when we shallow breathe ...when stressed AND EXCITED!!!! James is so lovely ...You both deserve each other so much !!! xxxx My Darling and I love each other , but always used to get stressed out when We were getting reading to go to a Steampunk gathering or other Fancy dress event....now I make sure He has enough time in front of the Mirror as I do especially if We are putting on make up hahahaha
Two things called my attention in your video today. The fact that you said that it’s ok to feel sad when someone we love is not with us (you were referring to your daughter, I believe), because that means we love them. And that called my attention because we’re supposed to be happy all the time, when sadness is part of life. And the second thing is that you mentioned doing those small chores (that sometimes are so boring) sooner so that we don’t get home to a untidy space, which is even worse. I think that’s a wonderful piece of advice. I do that too, it saves me many hours and much unpleasant moments, because making the bed or doing the washing up when it’s needed is so rewarding afterwards when we need time to ourselves.
Regarding books, all related to abstract art inspire me.
Thanks for keeping me company. See you soon. Lots of love 💙❤️🖤💚💛💗♥️💜🧡
I appreciate you Wendy for your comforting, gentle style
thank you cat xxxxxxxx I appreciate you too x
The war of art is one of my favorites.
Thankyou for being you. I am as well a bit "odd and artsy". You are simply a delight to be with.
James' idea to position the desk at an angle to the window was really inspired. It transforms the space in the room. :) I read "Autobiography of a Yogi" in the late 80s when my yoga teacher recommended it. It was one the first "spiritual" books I read. It's a classic. At the moment I'm re-reading "Big Magic" by Elizabeth Gilbert (of Eat, Pray, Love" Fame). It's all about the creative process and I find it really inspiring, especially if I get stuck. :)
the Artists Way by Julia Cameron is one book I have read for many years and return to over and over
Love all the 🧚♀️ fairies.. but' little miss Grace' is my favorite!.. thanks for sharing your real-ness!... you're precious!...
Thanks for sharing! I enjoy watching you create! ❤😊
I miss my sons who r far away from me . We do keep in touch but I cry sometimes 😢. They grew up so fast . I’m proud of both of them . Glad u mentioned missing your daughter it helps .
Just this week I watched a TEDxMileHigh by KC Davis who spoke about basic care tasks as helping your own mental health, showing compassion to yourself by managing one small task.
Hello Wendy,
Wow I read women who run with the wolves years ago and I can't remember it now so I'll have to find a pre loved one and read it again , I get my journaling and some art inspiration from you my friend, I crochet, knit , sew , draw , and do what ever different craft off u tube I can find ..or what speaks to me , I love your vlogs so much for so many reasons , you help fill my cup of loneliness for the beautiful country where I was born ..Nottingham England , I have lived in Australia since I was 16yrs old am now 70 and I've never been able to afford to visit home, I'm retired so home stays don't really work as I'm here all the time lol, but you've just taught me that I'm allowed to do absolutely nothing if I want to ( didn't even think to do that 🤔) but am going to plan some now ..
I've been sewing lots of Christmas gifts as my wife and I have 6 children between us ( she has 2 sons, I have 3 sons abd 1 daughter ) we have 18 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren so it gets very exspensive with birthdays through the year and rediculious at Christmas !! , thiught I'd share with you that while at the machine sewing or cutting out I listen to audio books , it helps my mind to not wonder ( which I don't need when sewing unlike when doing art ) plus keeps me company , I can feel lonely even with my wife here all the time , I totally understand that need for alone time ( it's so different from feeling lonely) ... you so inspire me to stretch , eat better , share my feelings on paper , and I made a journal with your encouragement and I love it , it's a bit wonky but it makes it all the more appealing and beautiful...thank you wendy for helping me shine my light with more confidence , and have the courage to be just me and not worry what others think of me ..oh thank you for your door table idea, I got 2 of the extending legs from Ikea, took the legs off a table I found on the side of the Rd years ago , we screwed them on and got the right height for cutting fabric and other stuff , I found a fabulous adjustable chair second hand , so I think of you every time I stand or sit at it ...thank you afain Wendy, so look forward to your vlogs ( it's like having a visit with a close friend, which I have next to non these days lol, ) sorry I'm waffling now Lol.but bless you for making my days ..have a beautiful day/ weekend . Love from Australia 🌺❣️🌼🌺❣️🌼🌺❣️🌼
I loved your waffle thank you and happy creating!!! Or doing nothing! 😃😃😙😙💗💗♥️
❤️🪷❤️🙏Thank you!!!
Glad to see you and catching up. Thanks and have a great week
I really don't need to know where you are as long as you're well and safe. I feel that's your business ❣️. I enjoy when you get back ☺️. Everyone needs a get away without telling the world. Love y'all ❤️
Thank you, Wendy for sharing wisdom (and fairies) with all of us and for being YOU. LOVE IT ! =: )
awww thank you too for keeping me company xxx
Maravillous the painting of the girl, excellent
I love your videos, your art, your authenticity and your words of wisdom, Louse L Hays book, 'You Can Heal Your Own Life', changed my life at the age of 32 and I have not looked back. As a writer, many authors have influenced me. One quote that has greatly impacted me and that I share often;
We do not BECOME healers. We are.
We do not become healers.
We came as healers. We are.
Some of us are still catching up to what we are.
We do not become storytellers.
We came as carriers of the stories.
We and our ancestors actually lived. We are.
Some of us are still catching up to what we are.
We do not become artists.
We came as artists. We are.
Some of us are still catching up to what we are.
We do not become writers, dancers, musicians, helpers, peacemakers.
We came as such. We are.
Some of us are still catching up to what we are.
We do not learn to love in this sense.
We came as Love. We are Love.
Some of us are still catching up to who we truly are.
Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estes
'Women Who Run With the Wolves'
I think you’re right-if we have a staycation we still do stuff, the family turn up, we go shopping etc
Definitely need a vacation, even if it’s only an hour away, you do stop then and read, walk, sleep in etc
I absolutely love that concept of Misfit. I am definitely a Misfit! Thank you for your channel. You do remind me so much of myself even though I'm not an "artist" the same as you are. I have a goat farm and I sew, mostly patchwork quilts. Love you!
I like the way you are connecting with nature and your own inner peace.
Ahh I feel so blessed to have access to your company. Listening to your words of inspiration tops-up my own batteries and gives me the energy to keep my own studio tidy, orderly and comfortable, and then continue creating after time pausing from life. A book I devoured with delight was "Steal like an Artist" by Austin Kleon. It was recommended at a time when I really needed the advice for hurdling self-doubt and resetting my goals. Thank you, Wendy, and also to James. 💖❤💚
I, too, love “Steal Like an Artist”. I did not pick up my love of art from childhood again til I hit 60 and it has been the best gifts I ever gave myself. Best wishes to you. Susan
Love reading poetry, Mary Oliver's poetry, has inspired lots of bird and nature painting.
Right now I’m loving both “Soul Color” & “Earth Color” by Emma Burleigh through Liminal 11. Has more of the spiritual side to our creative practices. 🌈🥰✨
Watching you dance makes me smile. It's so sweet and so relatable.
Love the new table Wendy! Looks good in there!
Fits perfect!
I loved Grayson Perry - Playing to the Gallery. Lots of food for thought in one wee book.
I must say I am really enjoying a bit of your Wendy Wisdom, it is quite healing!
I feel for you with the loneliness and I can totally relate to it. I wonder if it is more difficult for you because maybe you got used (for a time) to being so close with James on a daily basis in the van, and now that you only see him at weekends it must feel like quite a contrast.
I used to work as a beautician before the pandemic but in the pandemic my business went bust.
As you can image , as a beautician I spent most of my days chatting! And now that I don’t have that in my life anymore I have really felt a sense of loss.
I don’t feel I want to go back to being a beautician because I do feel that phase of my life is completed really,
but the aloneness of life afterwards can feel quite a contrast to life before.
Sending you big hugs and watching your videos feels like a cup of tea and a chat with a friend ☕️🍰💕 xxxx
Just wanted to say how beautiful you have made your studio space! It’s been a joy to watch your progress and process! So, peaceful and cozy and lovely ❤
Your videos are always so inspiring, hopeful and honest Wendy. Enjoy every single one.
I luv being here. There is a magic in your energy. I am alive and driven. In here, I feel fairies and nymphs dancing and I too. I celebrate life and loving your share of dolls, journals, drawings, teas, incense, and fairy lights. I am gonna buy some pretty beads. Wear them all over and make art. ❤
Love it! Happy creating in all that magic! xxxxxxx
I love listening to you chat ❤
good job Pamela as there seemed to be a lot in this one!! tee hee!!! xxx
Dear Wendy,
This is the third watch of this, I think I wanted to revisit this video to ponder on it some more.
Is James back yet?
lol
I think you might like the book, "Unicorns of Kilimanjaro."
A large, old book full of photos of white unicorns with pretty trailing flowers over their horn in the green ranges and jungle.
I am enjoying the spirit animal cards that you recommended. Funny how cards get picked out over and over. I just let the deck sit in my hand, and where the natural split is, I take this lower card. I have enjoyed thinking about times to slow down and times to speed up. I like the 8 card spread, and I find them in the same way.
In bed now, after a day out we had a nice pub lunch, I'm getting better. It has been nearly 5 weeks in bed, give or take two or three days. It was tiredness, fatigue, chest infection, ear infection, and endometriosis, with peri-menopause. What a mix!
I suppose my body is just needing the rest. Venturing out, hopefully to build up to walking again, will look forward to doing some art.
Wrote over 50,000 words on my novel, while crook! So that was a great distraction. I convert hours into words too, so doing 8-10 hour days on it. It is for November, for NANOWRIMO, novel writing month. Laptop in the bed office as you call it.
I need to get my November and December back, to get back to my art again, I don't feel like doing Christmas. I still feel like I haven't caught up things from March and September. I said to mum, Patrick and my best friend, I want to be a grinch. Paint myself green, not do a thing for anyone else, very unlike me...perhaps it is just the tiredness talking. I can' t help others if I have no cup with to fill. You say to give from the saucer, but the cup is empty, and the saucer isn't around!
Listening to our bodies, being intune with a small action, and then the feeling, as you say, cleaning one little area.
I tend to feel all the floods etc the bonkers now bit of the world, as you call it.
It is taking a while, I'm not worried. Perhaps it is a C19 hanging around thing too that I had months back? My usual fatigue is often just at the end of a week, say the last 3 days...
Thanks for letting me know about inhaling and exhaling, will try and find the book about it.
Want to work on my Spring works, from September. Branches with flowers, against the sky.
Lavender, jarosite opaque sky, serpentine genuine leaves, burnt umber branches, almond blossoms, buff titanium, and serpentine, A3, with taped edge to make it a square. I have drawn it up months ago!
Love to you both,
In kindred spirit,
Eliza
Australia
23rd of November 2022
7:59pm bed office.
You two are so lovely💜🎈🥰🍀💫
awww thank you xxx
Thank you lovely Wendy, as always for your time, your effort, and for your ongoing wonderful sharing. It makes a difference. Re clearing your kitchen table, reminded me of this - 'Do something today that your future self will thank you for.' - And you did.
Although not a "how to" art book, I love, love, love "The Land of Stone Flowers: A Fairy Guide to the Mythical Human Being" by Sveta Dorosheva where she documents how fairies view humans. The book includes lots of her beautiful and creative artwork. I was so inspired by her work, I took a class with her, through Domestika, about drawing fairytale art. Really challenging and inspiring! (Thank you Wendy for your inspiration as well!)
Hi Wendy, Wendy from the Netherlands, thank you for your video, us Wendy's we'll make it on our own! Greetings.
Oh Wendy, I appreciate your florals but I do love your whimsical fairies with their sweet faces and dainty feet! They remind me of the fairies I am sure I saw living at the bottom of my grandma's garden as a child. Such a beautiful memory of an innocent stress free part of my childhood. Blessings beautiful soul 🥰🙏
You are the second person I know who has recommended The Women who run with the Wolves and its been on my TBR list for a long time, but it was so expensive it's had to stay there. Anyway I just went and had a look and not only was it in the black Friday sale at a better price than usual but, not only that, they also had some second hand ones that worked out just a few pounds cheaper than the sale price. It was obviously meant to be. So I treated myself 😊 Thank you Wendy. I hope you have a wonderful week, sending virtual hugs 💜
happy reading JO! Glad you got your book!!! xxx
Thank you for your video💚
I like your shirt and overalls🎉
Thank you😊
Beautiful as always Wendy.
I’ve got some magnesium but forget to take everyday/week also Epsom salts is great if you have a bath or even a good 10 minute foot 🦶 foot soak dose wonders plus great for house/garden plants 🪴 🌱
If my older little dog Doddles isn’t feeling great she has a 5 min soak then she’s running around again in no time xX
Much love 💕 ✌️🌍
I have also received so much from reading Autobiography Of A Yogi.
He takes you there, to be sure!
Susan Cain's 2 books Quiet and Bittersweet are wonderful.
Also, Women Who Run With The Wolves...well, I see you just put that book on the video!! Ha! Love it!
Oh yes "The Autobiography of a Yogi " is fascinating x
So true, your reminders love this video 😊
Something I started to notice awhile ago was waking up with my fists quenched and my body feeling tight! Awareness of this made me seek peace before sleeping and I want to stretch before getting up! I am a book-alcoholic, I love art books and books about artists! Blessed and safe days!
Loved and agree about bhreathing, it´s a powerful tool we have, a key. Have Have a good week, dear Wendy! Hugs from stormy BA
I love your channel and your voice is so sweet and soothing ! thank you for some peace! xoxoxo from Sarasota fl
I appreciate your sharing so personally. So many of us can relate. The effect of the world on us. The need to find magnesium to sleep, the need for off duty time, the need to get away enough to appreciate what we love for ourself, even a clean space. We all get lonely especially when our closest people are away. Finding your balance is the gift you give to yourself.
Your just a bright light for the soul thank you so much for being on you tube 💫
I hope your cups overfloweth this week Wendy! ☺ Thank you for a lovely gentle video with lots of reminders about self care. x
thank you xxx you too xxxx
PS I should also have said I adore your cutout fairies. I used to love cutting out paper dolls and dressing them. Can’t wait for your tote bags.🥰🥰🥰🥰
You are a real Artist⭐ dont be sad you are not alone✨💚🌞
As always an inspirational vlog with much to digest and think about. I’ve just come back off holiday. I was so looking forward to going to our favourite place on the northeast coast of Northumberland, what a disappointing time it was. Where we stayed was ok, except near the end of our stay we had no hot tap water, leak in tank and my husband fell out of the shower on the 2nd day we were there and damaged his already doggy ankle.😱 we therefore, restricted on going walking on the beach or doing much of anything. Also a bag containing my art projects was left behind, so that didn’t help. We came back early as the weather turned very wet ….so all in all I don’t feel rested, or felt I’ve had a break. Our first holiday in 5years. 😥. Hey ho, so I’m back to trying to still empty boxes and set up my art space. I truly am exhausted beyond anything I’ve known before. Sorry for the long diatribe. Keep us going Wendy i need your input to help me stay sane😅😅😅😅❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️. Positive love Olive
a perfect time to plan a staycation !!! that should restore you and wishing you happier times for sure!!! xxxxxxxx soft hugs x
I love your RUclips channel. I see you start a fairy and put it up for awhile. My view of it is, ok I gave birth to this fairy child and I wonder who she will grow up to be. You see her in the studio over and over until in the back of your mind you see who she’s turned into and finish her❤️ don’t you love the creativity of what we bring into the world.
Thank you Miss Wendy! I always take magnesium, and I also take melatonin before bed. It really helps.
Thank you for your Vlogs love them x
Sometimes I feel like I live inside my head a lot, so the every day things sometimes get neglected. To get around this I've created a tracking system, because similar to you some things feel like a waste of time, or i just don't think about it, or they're just not in the forefront of my mind, but doing them makes me FEEL better and makes me more focused on the tasks that I love doing. I include things like drinking a litre of water, meditating for 10 min... they're just little prompts because I tend not to remember these things, even though they're important to me. As I complete them, I tick them off like a to do list.
Thank you Wendy, As always thought provoking and inspirational. I love your beautiful fairies ❤️❤️
Magnesium, I take it in the morning and things have improved but going to try trying at night and see if works better for me. Thank you Wendy for all that you cover, enjoy all👌😊
OOOOooooo tote bags with your art on it will be amazing Wendy, great idea. 😀.
You said you had trouble with drawing hands but they looking mighty good in painting of woman’s face in middle of video!
Such kind wisdom … really appreciate your gentle kindness with yourself and us …. 💕🧚♀️💫✨💕🙏🏻
Hi Wendy. thank you for this video. I look forward to each and every video from you. I hear you when you miss your loved ones. Both my daughters are overseas in England with their families and I live in South Africa, so it's a long haul to visit them and very expensive so I don't get to see them as often as I would like to. Also the few friends that I have, have emigrated overseas to be with their children.
You gave me hope to get back to being creative and I am learning to get back to it everyday.
I love the paper dolls. I love your faces
You are so adorable! 💕
I do love to visit with you whenever you “pop by”. I enjoy “The New Bohemians” by
Justina Blakeney. It’s a visual feast that always leaves me feeling inspired. Thanks again for providing a safe place to land. Hope you’re replenishing the well.
I had to stop the video right at the beginning to say how much a lot of little girls would totally LOVE your paper dolls! I think you really ought to be selling those if you aren't already!!!
Always so calming Wendy, love it.
Thank you for your calming videos and for being an artist. Books that speak softly to my soul, that inspire me to be a better human and to be creative include Thich Nhat Hanh’s book, No Mud, No Lotus; Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer; Expressive Drawing by Steven Aimone and Watercolor is for Everyone by Katerina Ewing.
Dear Wendy, I don't have a favorite inspirational book right now. In fact I'm looking forward to a video of yours talking about this subject and perhaps pointing out few books like the one you showed in this one, or the ones metioned here in the comments.
My inspiration in my creative process right now, I find mostly in your videos, because you are someone special and authentic that encounters the same type of situations in life and at the studio, as I do, and I'm sure many others as well. The things you talk about, your dilemmas, no matter how big or small, your solutions, are all important and "cups of inspiration" for me, so thank you as always for sharing these things with us.
I want to add that the new table and its place are working great! Since you are left handed, you can work with better light and no shadows causing problems. You can have James sit right in front of you when needed and the width even allows for a little kiss like today. I'm glad for you two😊
I loved this video. Thank you...Wendy. Here are some of the books I would like to know more about:
1500 Color Mixing Recipes, The Secret Life of Things, and Living By Water...