I am coming to the end of a roll of the best ever masking tape. It is normaql masking tape size but it is a lasticky stuff with low tack. It sticks on perfectly and can be reused over and over but t never damages my paper. Unfortunately it has no branding and I remember not where I got it many moons ago and my searches so far have been fruitless :-( The tips are useful in the meantime, especially sticking tape on ur clothes first, thanks!

So, so lovely darling gal!🦄

I was just laughing at the end of the video Helen when the picture fell off the wall. I know what you're saying about slowing down but I think you have so much energy and it must be hard! You just make me smile with your enthusiasm! I look forward to what comes next.❤

Hi Helen I just found you on KZbin.I love your smile the way you teach is very simple and you just want to get started right away.

What is that wonderful black brushpen you are using to make the shapes?? The one with the brush tip that’s orange on the outside… I woud love to know ❤

Super idea. Thanks 😊 Love that book ❤

Thanks Helen for another great video. I’m not surprised you want to look back through your sketchbooks…they’re so beautiful!

Thank you for sharing your sketchbooks and thoughts on mixed media 😊

Bonjour de France. Serait il possible de vous voir créer une petite page ? Bravo et merci d'avance.

THANK YOU for sharing this! I have seen several types of this kind of thing but this one is exactly what I have been looking for.

Beautiful 😍 thank you for sharing 🩵

😊 Just discovered you, already feeling inspired!!!! 😊

thanks you for the inspirational quotes !

I absolutely loved doing this! I have so many scraps laying around and this turns them into something very inspiring. Thank you for sharing this with us!

Thank you Helen. Loving watching your videos 😊

Interesting and inspiring!

have a good summer Helen !

Perfectly said! I’m going to try that list. Enjoy some time off! I love your videos and classes. Which reminds me I have a class still to watch. Perfect timing!

Beautiful share Helen! 🦄

Thank you Helen. Really interesting to see how you work to inspire a painting 😊

I cannot tell you how timely this video is! It is just what I needed to hear following an 'enforced' rest. ❤️

Love this! Where do you get such big sketchbooks?

Sometimes I wonder why we have to give ourselves permission to REST and then explain and apologize when we do? As you said, to have more energy we need to rest, which essentially is doing less or stopping something. (I like the journaling suggestion) Very inspiration message! Thank you!! And please... take this time for yourself... and rest. Looking forward to see what changes you made after you have properly rested. Your energy is infectious and appreciated!

What a wonderful idea, thank you so much! I’m going to do a Start-Stop-More-Less-list right now 😋

Thank you for sharing your ideas and process of re-energizing your creativity. I feel like I have hit a wall from time to time, rest and plenty of garden time helps, but I am going to give your lists a go. See you after your partial break!

I would love to know what song was being played at the end of the video, if anyone knows! :)

I found this way of thinking about change useful. I am going to write it down in my journal & have a go at using it.

I love this! Thanks for the advice and inspiration!

Art is a meditation 💚

Message received, Helen! Thank you so much for these suggestions. As a chronic “Do-er”, I appreciate these words- refresh, nurture, replenish. My small business is very physical (working with horses), yet I often allow myself to feel guilty for being tired in summer, a time when working outside is a necessity. But your vlog has prompted me to think about how I can reframe those feelings, perhaps increasing my strength and stamina by pruning the to do list. Brilliant! ❤

Another InSightful Share Helen🙏🏽🥰 Summer for Me is a Time of Play, Chilling, DayDreaming, luscious Naps & Restoration Allow YourSelf this, You Deserve it💙 May You have a Blessed, Restful, Gentle, Playful, Nurturing, Adventurous, Spontaneous, Laughter Filled time off🙌🏽💃🏽🌺🦄🦚🌈🌞🌊🎈💛

Thank you! This hit the spot- so appreciate all you share!

Your face when your artwork slid down from the wall! It was a picture lol 😄🤭 could be a message from the Divine: work on me, experiment with me because I'm not finished...yet 😁 enjoy your break Helen, I will definitely be here when you post again in September for sure. I do understand what you mean though about 'endoftermitis'...I was exhausted after I graduated from Uni and basically slept for a week afterwards 🥱💤 little or no energy for anything else. We need to listen to our body for there is the deepest wisdom 💚

your work is stunning, I love the vibrancy, and the tip to write and dissect the creative process is fascinating, something I haven't done before but will definitely try.

Helen, thank you for an inspiring video. Sounds simple: start, stop. Less, more . But it's doing something good for self, that we all need. Have a great summer.

I love this Helen, I have felt the change lately, the pulling away from some things and rediscovering my love of fabric, I have a question for you and any other artists here, I really want to delve into the feminine and flow so much more, and to build up my patreon and KZbin, so that can be background income, what do you do when having a 'drought' type period in finances, how do you stay in that flow of creation?

Third video I'm watching. (only discovered you tonight). I love how you don't scare beginners or intermediates away. It's all explorative and exciting. As it should be.

Really useful advice! Thank you. Art work falling off the walls is trying to tell you something... You're face! You've made me chuckle 🤣

Lovely to see you, Helen. I am on a bit of hiatus in my art making due to a health hiccup. I am embracing my "fertile void" right now. I hope you have an enjoyable summer and I look forward to seeing your vibrant self again soon. Take care

I always learn so much listening to you! Your humor and knowledge is wonderful, so positive! Thanks for being my inspiration! Karen Dirmish, learner!

Thank you Helen for this. Was just the nudge I was looking for. I am so happy you listened to your inner voice. I am from a journalism/acting background too, which has gone stale and I am being drawn once again to art. xx

I love your book. Soo inspirational. ❤

I will miss you popping into my life with your encouragement and look forward to renewed energy and inspiration from you soon! Enjoy your summer! Meanwhile I will be viewing older videos I missed. 🎨 Thank you for sharing with all of us!

Take care of yourself and come back full of energy and ideas. Merci 😊

Thank you for this timely video, it was just what I needed to see this morning. We are the creators and curators of our lives.

Great video and good advice. Thanks.

This method could really be applied to anything, I love it! I may do it for life in general 🥰 Thank you Helen!

Enjoy your summer break with lots of walks, wine and whimsy xxx

Dear Helen, I am so thankful for this video and the message it carries. We are always led to believe Summer is a time of high energy (it is for some, for sure) but for those of us affected in this way, it can feel hard to keep up. I hope you relish those pockets of time - you deserve them. I have only recently discovered your channel in the last couple of weeks (I think I was sent here by Laura Horn), I had surgery for breast cancer last week and I have binge watched every video during my recovery. Your enthusiasm and knowledge, the fact that you are self taught and all of your wonderful tidbits of creative inspiration have all fed into my filling up and starting to feel well. My summer will be full of hospital appointments but after a little reflection on your change model, I have a list of little things I would like to do and things I should steer clear of. It’s wonderful what a little moment of thought and contemplation can bring. I will be buying your book in appreciation! Thank you. 💕

I have less content creation on my list too. It is just making me tired...and I lost my flow by thinking about the next reel for instagram. I want to look at trees more, eat ice cream and be in the now. love your video, cheers from Berlin💜