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@alysonhovanec6314 20 минут бұрын
Aww what my hands would give to be able to touch and flip through one of your stunning journals! ❤❤
@annaleehowell4792 46 минут бұрын
Love it Willa! ❤ ~Ana
@deb.e.mixedmedia 3 сағат бұрын
Excellent reminder! ❤
@willawanders Сағат бұрын
Yes!!! It’s easy to forget!
@KittehNow 5 сағат бұрын
AMAZING!❤!❤!
@SussexCoastStudio 6 сағат бұрын
I have just watched/listened to this video twice. Apart from being the perfect snack for my neurodivergent brain with great visuals and well-researched reasoning behind things, your recent series on overcoming perfectionism and the importance of play has given words for my lived experience over the past 5 years. This explains why simple mark making was so triggering 5 years ago, and why artistic self expression is clearly as important as nutrition and rest. Thank you for these wonderful videos!
@willawanders Сағат бұрын
I believe I too might be neurodivergent (ADHD). But I've never had myself formally diagnosed. Thank you for the nice compliments!
@artsyerinlife 10 сағат бұрын
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@sakameg 10 сағат бұрын
Fascinating!
@willawanders Сағат бұрын
I agree!
@susanorban3059 13 сағат бұрын
Good video. I have to say it was interesting watching you write some words on your pages and it appeared that you were writing backwards. From right to left?? I agree with with some of what CHAT said but not the parts saying millions or many thousands of years ago in regards to mark making. Thanks for your video❤
@willawanders Сағат бұрын
Yes! I often write backwards or I start at the center of a line of text-it has to do with positioning the text on the page of the journal in the space that I want the text to go!
@meganarline 13 сағат бұрын
Why did I pour out my dirty paint water?!!
@willawanders Сағат бұрын
I know, right!?
@miriammoyer7271 15 сағат бұрын
Sometimes that’s all I do is mark making. Thanks for the interesting content! Fantastic.
@willawanders Сағат бұрын
It is enough!
@miriammoyer7271 Сағат бұрын
@ so true!!
@earsybun 15 сағат бұрын
I enjoyed your art, it's beautiful, but I can't support any use of ChatGPT. Not many people are aware of the environmental cost of using AI like ChatGPT. I encourage anyone reading this to give it a search and see for yourself. Plus I just think it's not meaningful to hear what some robot compiles about something. I'd rather hear it from your own mind.
@sheilacook1395 15 сағат бұрын
Lively. Fun. Thank you❤
@willawanders Сағат бұрын
I’m so glad you feel that way!
@jayneelinor 17 сағат бұрын
Such a great share! I was just thinking that I want to do a session with paint/ink on fabrics and paper to restock my stash. I love mark making as well.
@sallybookbunny 17 сағат бұрын
Love this! Thank you!
@julineaguilar8908 17 сағат бұрын
Totally inspiring! Can’t wait to join Fodder School one of these days!!!
@Catefn 17 сағат бұрын
I’ve got a lifetime of engaging with music,visual art, dance/movement and creative writing for health and wellness. And I was a professional musician and educator-not immune to perfectionism and academic expectations, which can kill the spirit when practiced as a belief system.
@louloufabrique 17 сағат бұрын
Great little video. Merci Wendy 😀
@sheilamackenzie3869 19 сағат бұрын
You did a great job of defining how art is beneficial. I make art because I love it. Enter a life changing, pain filled injury and i do a lot of art as pain management. It is also neurological because the decreased pain while doing art, helps to rewire things to give further pain abatement.
@willawanders 16 сағат бұрын
That’s incredible! You are a warrior!
@marthamanigross 20 сағат бұрын
I had thumb surgery in Nov, and have had complications which prevent me from using my hand for anything. I have started using watercolors in mixed media books after watching many MANY of your videos (thank you!). My lack of healing, and dealing with pain any time I use my left hand (even holding down the corner of the paper causes pain 😢) being able to paint then make marks over the painting has really helped with my mood. I’ve always had a need to create in order to be calm, stave off anxiety, and just be a happier person. The last few months have been really hard because I used to slow stitch and bead. Now I have an outlet and am calm. I’m doing a lot of mark making today because tomorrow I have an MRI. Thank you for sharing what you do, and your thoughts. The chat gpt stuff was interesting. 😊
@taketimetoseait396 15 сағат бұрын
Best wishes,
@marthamanigross 13 сағат бұрын
@ thank you 😊
@debzehr3244 22 сағат бұрын
Oh my goodness….positively informative/inspiring. 💖💖💖
@willawanders 21 сағат бұрын
thank you Deb! I never could have compiled all of the benefits of this practice without Chat GPT!!!!
@intentionallyinpired 22 сағат бұрын
The page with pink flowers and says there are days I feel weary touched my heart. Right now we have our very mentally ill son living with us. It gets painfully tiring. He’s destroyed our home. Granted it’s nothing drywall patch and paint won’t fix but it does feel suffocating at times. I feel desperately weary but know a day will come he will leave and I can get my home back but I want to make sure I don’t destroy the relationship in the meantime ..just enjoy the journey I guess and keep looking at the things that bring me joy. I literally started doing art because it brings me to a more peaceful place. I want my art and life to reflect Jesus and all he has brought me through along with my family and all they’ve gone through..thank you for sharing your beautiful art with us xoxoxox
@willawanders 22 сағат бұрын
My heart goes out to you. You are NOT alone. I hear that Rabbi Noah Weinberg often said, "The battle for life is the battle for sanity." That really stuck with me. Mental health challenges seem to be touching every family thee days. I hope you find peace in your art!
@HuLiLiLeilani 22 сағат бұрын
Great use of chatGBT for an art video! And I love the color of your dirty water too, great use of that too. That creativity is what makes you such a fun and effective artist.
@willawanders 22 сағат бұрын
I LOVE CHAT GPT! It is my new buddy!!! LOLLLLLL
@willawanders 22 сағат бұрын
Wanna make your own mixed media/art/junk journals? Let me hold your hand. willa-workshops.teachable.com/p/willa-journals
@Lindaheal Күн бұрын
Rewatched this many months after my original encounter. Loved it then, especially your inspiration for using those tiny scraps I find hard to let go of. After spending a lot of time immersed in your creative process, many details I missed the first time through landed for me. My original awe in response to the beauty of your work has been joined by deep appreciation for the thoughtfulness of your creative process, and delight at the unexpected leaps you sometimes urge me to make. Truly, to know you is to love you, and I do. Thanks for sharing the wonder of who you are, and what you get up to on your creative journey.
@willawanders 21 сағат бұрын
thank you Linda, I am feeling very seen right now!!!
@philnasmith9755 Күн бұрын
This was a very interesting video - I think you are a master at mixing colours and I learnt a lot. Thank you for sharing.🙏
@jeanieferretti4203 2 күн бұрын
I’ve been playing with my supplies for years just making anything. This is my therapy. Thank you for sharing your journey I appreciate you ❤️🙏🏻
@sallymitchell6423 2 күн бұрын
Can I please ask if the page has gesso on in the demo?
@willawanders 2 күн бұрын
I answer all of these questions in my online course, Watercolor for Relaxation! We would love to have you join us!
@mikilovett 2 күн бұрын
When you mentioned doing art for yourself I felt the Resistance inside of me to the very idea. It Let me know That I need to listen to that And do something about it! I'm checking out your workshop. So much of what you have said in various videos hit right on my issues. Thanks.
@willawanders 2 күн бұрын
When do you think that you developed a narrative in your mind that you aren't allowed to have fun? Or is it specific to art? Do you allow yourself other pleasurable activities in life? If so, what?
@mikilovett 2 күн бұрын
I was raised by an unwell mother. Nothing I did or said was good enough, ever. She always had to be the best and made sure my sisters and I believed that we could never do anything well. She was an artist and quite skilled. So this makes doing art that much harder. I have done art, and done it well and sold pieces. For the last three and a half years I took care of my mom until she died last September. Now I'm having a difficult time getting back into art partially because I realized that the art I was doing before was the art I thought I 'should' be doing and not my own voice. I also have that belief that everything I do must be for sale. I think it's because that would be a measure of my worth. I know intellectually all of these things are lies, but the emotional and childhood trauma has not caught up with the mind. @willawanders
@marisastadtherr9547 3 күн бұрын
Thank you! Thank you for validating and giving me permission to just create! Journaling has helped me figure out myself so much!
@willawanders 2 күн бұрын
It’s the best thing, isn’t it?
@claireskey5439 3 күн бұрын
Dear Wendy ❤, I'm 52, my folks always ask me the WHY I have to do something, not just because, I always struggle with flow, and mhd. 😢 Thankyou so much.🤗🇦🇺❤️❤️❤️
@willawanders 2 күн бұрын
are they asking you that because they want to make nice conversation or asking you that as a dig? Is there a possibility that they are genuinely curious about the things that make you happy?
@susanorban3059 3 күн бұрын
Oh mygoodness what you have done on this video is pretty messy! I hearwhat you are saying tho. It IS hard to be messy when you have perfectionist tendency. That's me too!🎉
@willawanders 2 күн бұрын
I have found a balance of the messy and the precise that seems to work really well for me and I love that!!!!
@BethsVintageStitchedHome 3 күн бұрын
I'm sorry you went through what you did ❤ I totally understand and empathise, it's crushing. Thank you for speaking up x
@willawanders 2 күн бұрын
You are right. It is SOUL CRUSHING. I forgive them. They know not what they were doing. At least on my good days, that's what my mind does . . . "If one thing was different, everything would be different." Perhaps I needed to go through that to become the person that I am today. I can accept that a little easier when I try to wrap my brain around the connectedness of it all . . .
@BethsVintageStitchedHome Күн бұрын
@willawanders yes, I think when you go through trauma, you can let it make you bitter, or you can let it make you more empathetic. Goodness knows, it's not easy either way, but all we can do is try to be a better person 🩷 Sending hugs x
@iscraplife 3 күн бұрын
Yes to this! ❤❤❤
@Freedaaa 3 күн бұрын
Glad I found your channel. :-) xx
@willawanders 3 күн бұрын
Welcome!!
@rosalindoliva5777 4 күн бұрын
I absolutely love these videos. They are like therapy. Everything about them eases my soul ❤
@willawanders 3 күн бұрын
That makes my heart sing to hear you say that!
@NoShyira 4 күн бұрын
Good LORD I would wear a jacket or shirt with this pattern! So satisfying how you've used space and the mottled colours! I love it so much 💜
@willawanders 3 күн бұрын
It was a very satisfying pattern to create! 🎨
@dianearmstrong9393 4 күн бұрын
What paper are you using here?
@tvance3207 4 күн бұрын
What watercolor paper are you using in this art journal? @willawanders
@suesheehan5958 4 күн бұрын
Satsuki
@annaleehowell4792 4 күн бұрын
❤Love it! I watched your KZbin on PERFECTION. It's like a DISEASE. It can be HELLISH and I have ADD on top of it. You offer HOPE and INSPIRATION! Thank you for sharing that. My therapist always reminds me and constantly drives home the reality of 'expectations'. Just do it, have fun, learn what works for you, and what don't. It's crazy being our worse critic! ❤ TFS! ~Ana
@willawanders 4 күн бұрын
it really helped me to see other people openly discussing it. It freed me up to accept my imperfections and just make the art that I wanted to make without overanalyzing anything! I hope this helps you!
@junimondin 4 күн бұрын
Thanks for sharing this ❤
@nordicpink 5 күн бұрын
I wish I would’ve known that about the pen. I wondered why my brand new pen didn’t work when I went back to it. I’d only used it once.
@JosieLake-r2w 5 күн бұрын
Fabulous video. I am an internal medicine physician who is a type A anxious mom who takes care of a lot of anxious women and this is 💯 true. I encourage all of my patients with anxiety to get involved with some form of art. This could be anything from paper arts to gardening to music to wood working - ANYTHING creative. The three “feel good” hormones in our brain are released and our cortisol levels drop. Busy people need to let go of the guilt of spending time on a hobby and understand that self care is an important part of continuing your stamina for success. Love this video so much!
@willawanders 3 күн бұрын
I'm so glad to hear that you are sharing these concepts with your patients!
@stacylinn3102 5 күн бұрын
This video hit home for me too! I always try to make everything look perfect in my crafting and I absolutely wish I could just let go of that and create freely💓
@willawanders 3 күн бұрын
have you ever tried mixed media art? There's a lot of messy aspects to it that facilitate letting go, like creating painted paper collage fodder. Messy and fun and there's nothing perfect to even strive for!
@stacylinn3102 3 күн бұрын
@ I haven't tried that yet but I have lots of paints and watercolors and markers so that will be my next adventure 🥰🙌🏽
@creativebeanart 5 күн бұрын
Your commentary about body size hit home, I've been there myself. Its a relatively recent issue in human history and it wasn't until the early 20th century did the obsession with being thin kick off, blame Chanel for this because prior to this, the female form in all its curviness was somewhat celebrated. Anyway, i digress. I really like your art expression and its what I'm trying to explore myself, let loose the ugliness, messiness and the imperfection, although I've noticed my art has a tendency towards the ordered with a splash of messiness, if that makes any sense. And your last line was the most profound....just make art!
@willawanders 3 күн бұрын
Yes, that makes total sense to me!!!!
@youtubechannel9190 5 күн бұрын
Oh, by the way, the title and sentiment for my journal which I’m doing for January FS4 is embrace imperfection!❤️🤗✌🏼
@willawanders 3 күн бұрын
It's worth doing!!!!
@youtubechannel9190 5 күн бұрын
Well Wendy, I think you’ve hit a bigger sore spot than you could ever have imagined! I started January’s lesson late, so Ian still playing with it. Talk about a light going off!!! Liz has pretty much changed my perception of art and how you can achieve it. What a relief! Between you and her, I now realize that I’m allowed to play and it really doesn’t matter what the outcome is. It’s not about the outcome, it’s about playing and the way it makes me feel. When did we forget that? When we had to become adults I would guess. Thank you for doing this video and being so transparent with your thoughts. I don’t think you could have imagined how many people I’m sure you have helped. One question- WHERE did you get that marvelous number stamp?
@willawanders 3 күн бұрын
That stamp is something that Liz turned us onto in both FS2 and now FS4. I don't have a link to the supplier, but I'm sure there must be a link to something similar in the comments on that video where Liz uses it in the Teachable classroom!
@youtubechannel9190 3 күн бұрын
@@willawanders She said her sister got it at some market and she lets Liz borrow it.
@youtubechannel9190 3 күн бұрын
I can't find one that big anywhere.
@tracyleboeuf3268 5 күн бұрын
Thank you Wendy! Just thank you!❤
@willawanders 3 күн бұрын
You are SO welcome!!!!
@Sunione 5 күн бұрын
Hi Wendy……today I was feeling lousy. I dealt with that by binge watching your channel because I get so much insight from your videos. For instance, something you said (not sure in which video) that was impactful and triggered a very strong response was that, creating art could be considered “entertainment”. How come I never saw it that way? What did I think I was doing? 😂 Flipped a switch! The guilt and pressure I was experiencing while creating began to melt! Thank you again….
@willawanders 3 күн бұрын
Let me know what you told yourself making art was . . . I am so curious now!!!!
@Sunione 3 күн бұрын
@ Not sure to be honest. I will give it more thought……..
@deb.e.mixedmedia 5 күн бұрын
Yes to all of this! I have a similar experience to yours. Yes, just make art ❤
@willawanders 3 күн бұрын
YESSSSSSSSSS