Heather, what a curious concept this video was for me at my 3am bewitching hour. Hubby & I just returned home from a grueling stem cell transplant, so while I'm back in my studio, my brain & soul are fried. My creativity freezes, flashes, & floods, so your video gave some fascinating & wise perspectives in a therapeutic format. This is one video I'll return to again & again! Thanks so much!!
This video turned up on my feed and I thoroughly enjoyed it! I love your artwork, all of the gorgeous layers, love the one you didn’t like with the blobbies! Everything you said was good advice and one question I get asked is “what do you do with it ?” I want to say “if it has given me joy in the making, it has served its purpose”. It is a good feeling to rediscover art that you have made even if it’s because you see how your art has evolved! So happy to hear that you have beaten breast cancer, thank you for your inspiration!💕🇨🇦
OMG! One of the most powerful videos I've seen in a long time. I really enjoyed how you spoke humbly about the fundamentals of engaging the creative mindset. Somehow those pivotal moments in our life remind us of what's important and I needed to hear YOUR voice specifically right now. The reminder to create limitations has inspired me as I've been wondering where to take my focus in 2024 after an incredible year of exploring and learning; the 6 x 6 100-day challenge work is just the type of thing which will work perfectly especially combined with creating some boundaries. You caused me to look at the extensive art supplies I have around me and encourage me to use them rather than just store them for some unknown future that none of us is guaranteed. Before I drivel on and on, let me conclude with two things. First I loved all of the art you shared, even (and especially) that piece you said you didn't like (which was part of the "knowing" you shared - record what you like and why), and second I wish you well in your healing and continued self-expression. Thank you so much for sharing this part of your journey - it demonstrated incredible strength!
I love your thought process regarding what would be left for my family when I die. I recently was thinking that thought myself but didn’t get farther than realizing a lot would be unused art supplies….Use them! Aha! Thanks!
Beautiful designs. The idea of those challenges is something I'm going to take up. It helps you focus, experiment and expand. Very helpful video. You should do more. Stay healthy and happy, and keep creating. :)
Fantastic thoughts and advice .I love your wise words ,and your books are brilliant .I would love to know how you make your books , and attach all the pages they look really professional
I just want to thank you for this video. I love your art style and you really have inspired me with your suggestions. The small format also really appeals to me. The timing also couldn’t be more perfect. I was only today reflecting on my writing process and the need to accept the failures and disappointments as part of the process. Having just (today) completed a year-long writing practice, you have shown me how to translate the practice into a new medium. Thank you!
I never liked abstract art, but yours is beautiful. I love your vibrant colors, your work looked as if you planned everything. I would love to do it like you but I'm a realistic oil painter and my creative brain just doesn't want to allow me to do abstract art.
I really appreciate your take on being a consistent artist and not letting our ego or perfectionism cloud the joy of our creativity. Your art books are beautiful and very in. Thank you for sharing.
Your markers with the fine tips look really useful what are they called please I’ve had a brain freeze. Thank you for revealing so much of yourself and helping me to use stuff. I had a close call this year it’s limited what I can do now but I’m not going to stop playing. I love your work thank you so much for doing videos you’ve helped me a lot thank you xx
I have been saying Yes!!!, Yes!!! Yes!!! all the way through! LOL! And several years ago, I realized that I experimented a lot when making art and that calling it my Lab was more appropriate. I’m not sure when I realized that keeping most of my experiments was okay to do. I started this thing about learning to paint in 74. I was 28. I did toss a lot of those first efforts. I was learning rosemaling and it was pages and pages of tracing paper - whatever worked - before I tried my hand at painting on a permanent surface. I pretty much have made things work. On through the years, I’ve gone on to acrylics and watercolor, finding my love in the last. But, I still experiment a LOT. Those things that did not work out so well are good for something. :D I do hope for your future. Things are much different than when my mother had it.
Thank you for the insight into making my art easier to achieve. I enjoyed the video a great deal. Can you share where you purchased the fine tip refillable paint pens. Again thank you for sharing. Ludmila
Thank you for sharing your process. Art-making is a head game. I so enjoy hearing how other artists approach their work. Fear is often right at our elbow. Surviving cancer...an even bigger head game. From one breast cancer survivor to another, I send you gratitude as well as hugs and love. No one fights alone. 💗
Hi Heather. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. I'm right there with you when it comes art supplies - use them and find affordable ways to make your art. I upcycle packing material all the time and find it quite liberating when I'm less precious about my supplies.
Very beautiful work, thanks for the video and the inspiration. Wow think about leaving your family a bunch of art rather than a bunch of art supplies. That is a wonderful way of keeping yourself going, sometimes I wonder why i'm doing this, and that is a great way to get unstuck. I really love the suggestion to do a 100 day project and limit the colour palette and use different tools. Challenging myself really keeps me focused and what a great way to play. Again Thank you so much.
I am so glad your YT page popped up for me. I love abstract art, and I love your little books and the idea of “making it a game “ . I am also going to start using up my stuff.. right after this home remodel winter project is done. But I can definitely find small blocks of time to work on this little notebooks. I will now be going through looking for all your videos to see if you have already shared how you made them. Are you working on one sheet then cutting down or cutting up and putting in the notebook before or after finishing. I am glad you beat your cancer DX and look forward to more of your videos. Thank you for your time in sharing with us. Merry Christmas ❤️🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼
The books I show in this video are made by printing on 9 x 12 sheets and then cut down to a smaller size for the pages. This gives me leftover off cuts for collage material to include in the book.
Hi. I just came across your video and I’d like to share how much I appreciate it. I’m not a paint/ paper artist but the video was so helpful to me nonetheless. Thank you for taking your time to share.
I have sold it at times, but I haven’t had the energy for the business part of art recently. It’s currently accumulating, so will have to work on my process to disperse it.
Hi Heather! Just discovered your channel through my love of gel printing. Can you do a video or point me to one that explains how you put your little gel printed books together? I e seen many book binding videos but would like to know how you do yours. Thank you! (p.s. gel plate printing was my salvation during and following lymphoma treatment. I was always surprised that no matter how discouraged or dark I felt, my art was always bright and it made me feel alive. I’m in remission and feeling fine. Thanks for sharing your story.)
I will work on putting a video together soon. I learned the sewing technique from SeaLemon on TH-cam from this video: th-cam.com/video/9O4kFTOEh6k/w-d-xo.htmlsi=n1n0gb0n5_abka8g
Heather I have only just found your channel this week. Your calm and well-measured approach to making art with serendipity appeals to me a great deal. I'd like to be able to work with very fine marks on the pages of my books and i'm wondering where to get some of the fluid acrylic fine tip pens you're using. I've been searching far and wide but don't see anything with that "pen-like" base. I have arthritis and I can't work with the bigger bottle-shaped applicators.
Thanks so much for this, Heather. New to your channel, subscribed, and love your work and your energy. I am a beginner in all aspects of art, and your work is an invitation to plunge ahead. Will return again and again to this video and others. QUESTION - for you, or anyone else who might know. I have tried to find the fluid acrylic fillable fineliners you use in the video without success. Where might I find them? 🙏
I gelli print these books on to 9 x 12 inch paper then cut them down into 5.5 x 9 sheets to make into book signatures. This gives me a lot of collage material from the off cuts.
Thank you so much for sharing. I can see by the other comments that your story has resonated with us all. Everything you said has made so much sense to me. Just before I found this video I was in my art room. I sat there and just didn't know what to do. So I came back out. And found this video on my YT. I LOVE all your art. It resonates with me. I tend towards abstract but love order. It's a strange combo. Bit I see some of alot of that in your journal pages. All of them beautiful. I also love the rules part. I think that will help me get on task and stay on task. Thanks again. I'll liking and subbing to your YT and will be looking at all your other videos. Susan in AZ🏜️🥰
Heather, what a curious concept this video was for me at my 3am bewitching hour. Hubby & I just returned home from a grueling stem cell transplant, so while I'm back in my studio, my brain & soul are fried. My creativity freezes, flashes, & floods, so your video gave some fascinating & wise perspectives in a therapeutic format. This is one video I'll return to again & again! Thanks so much!!
This video turned up on my feed and I thoroughly enjoyed it! I love your artwork, all of the gorgeous layers, love the one you didn’t like with the blobbies! Everything you said was good advice and one question I get asked is “what do you do with it ?” I want to say “if it has given me joy in the making, it has served its purpose”. It is a good feeling to rediscover art that you have made even if it’s because you see how your art has evolved! So happy to hear that you have beaten breast cancer, thank you for your inspiration!💕🇨🇦
Thank for your insight. Your work is beautiful and very inspirational . Sending good wishes for continued healing. 💕
You are so talented! What a clever way to get through a hardship. I pray for your health. Keep painting!
Thank you for this excellent pep talk- very timely
Beautiful colors.Lovely “windows” to your mind.
OMG! One of the most powerful videos I've seen in a long time. I really enjoyed how you spoke humbly about the fundamentals of engaging the creative mindset. Somehow those pivotal moments in our life remind us of what's important and I needed to hear YOUR voice specifically right now. The reminder to create limitations has inspired me as I've been wondering where to take my focus in 2024 after an incredible year of exploring and learning; the 6 x 6 100-day challenge work is just the type of thing which will work perfectly especially combined with creating some boundaries. You caused me to look at the extensive art supplies I have around me and encourage me to use them rather than just store them for some unknown future that none of us is guaranteed. Before I drivel on and on, let me conclude with two things. First I loved all of the art you shared, even (and especially) that piece you said you didn't like (which was part of the "knowing" you shared - record what you like and why), and second I wish you well in your healing and continued self-expression. Thank you so much for sharing this part of your journey - it demonstrated incredible strength!
Thank you so much for your thoughtful response. I appreciate your encouragement and I’m glad the video helped you!
You inspired me to just using my supplies ❤
Excellent! I think art supplies art amazing, but they need humans the give them life and purpose.
I love your thought process regarding what would be left for my family when I die. I recently was thinking that thought myself but didn’t get farther than realizing a lot would be unused art supplies….Use them! Aha! Thanks!
Love to learn more about those fine liners !
Here’s the link for purchase: www.dickblick.com/products/fineline-empty-applicator-ink-pens/
Thank you for all your videos - hope you do more!
Beautiful designs. The idea of those challenges is something I'm going to take up. It helps you focus, experiment and expand. Very helpful video. You should do more. Stay healthy and happy, and keep creating. :)
Excellent work and presentation.
Heather, thanks for sharing! ❤
You are so welcome!
beautiful spreads! needed inspo, subscribed for more. ty.
Just discovered your channel… love your style and your books…
I love your work, it’s so my kind of art! 🙌🏻
Fantastic thoughts and advice .I love your wise words ,and your books are brilliant .I would love to know how you make your books , and attach all the pages they look really professional
I just want to thank you for this video. I love your art style and you really have inspired me with your suggestions. The small format also really appeals to me. The timing also couldn’t be more perfect. I was only today reflecting on my writing process and the need to accept the failures and disappointments as part of the process. Having just (today) completed a year-long writing practice, you have shown me how to translate the practice into a new medium. Thank you!
I'm so glad!
I never liked abstract art, but yours is beautiful. I love your vibrant colors, your work looked as if you planned everything. I would love to do it like you but I'm a realistic oil painter and my creative brain just doesn't want to allow me to do abstract art.
❤❤❤awesome info and art work ❤❤❤thank you❤❤❤
I really appreciate your take on being a consistent artist and not letting our ego or perfectionism cloud the joy of our creativity. Your art books are beautiful and very in. Thank you for sharing.
Your markers with the fine tips look really useful what are they called please I’ve had a brain freeze. Thank you for revealing so much of yourself and helping me to use stuff. I had a close call this year it’s limited what I can do now but I’m not going to stop playing. I love your work thank you so much for doing videos you’ve helped me a lot thank you xx
Here is a link to the fineline pens I fill with fluid acrylic: www.dickblick.com/products/fineline-empty-applicator-ink-pens/
I have been saying Yes!!!, Yes!!! Yes!!! all the way through! LOL! And several years ago, I realized that I experimented a lot when making art and that calling it my Lab was more appropriate. I’m not sure when I realized that keeping most of my experiments was okay to do. I started this thing about learning to paint in 74. I was 28. I did toss a lot of those first efforts. I was learning rosemaling and it was pages and pages of tracing paper - whatever worked - before I tried my hand at painting on a permanent surface. I pretty much have made things work. On through the years, I’ve gone on to acrylics and watercolor, finding my love in the last. But, I still experiment a LOT. Those things that did not work out so well are good for something. :D I do hope for your future. Things are much different than when my mother had it.
Thanks for sharing! I love the idea of an art lab!
Thank you for the insight into making my art easier to achieve. I enjoyed the video a great deal. Can you share where you purchased the fine tip refillable paint pens. Again thank you for sharing. Ludmila
Thank you for sharing your process. Art-making is a head game. I so enjoy hearing how other artists approach their work. Fear is often right at our elbow. Surviving cancer...an even bigger head game. From one breast cancer survivor to another, I send you gratitude as well as hugs and love. No one fights alone. 💗
Thank you 💗
What wonderful advice and insight. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and your beautiful work.😊
Beautful work! Hoping the best for your health ❤
Thank you
Hi Heather. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. I'm right there with you when it comes art supplies - use them and find affordable ways to make your art. I upcycle packing material all the time and find it quite liberating when I'm less precious about my supplies.
Very beautiful work, thanks for the video and the inspiration. Wow think about leaving your family a bunch of art rather than a bunch of art supplies. That is a wonderful way of keeping yourself going, sometimes I wonder why i'm doing this, and that is a great way to get unstuck. I really love the suggestion to do a 100 day project and limit the colour palette and use different tools. Challenging myself really keeps me focused and what a great way to play. Again Thank you so much.
So love you sharing your thoughts and your beautiful art! Your suggestions really helped me to think differently!
I am so glad your YT page popped up for me. I love abstract art, and I love your little books and the idea of “making it a game “ . I am also going to start using up my stuff.. right after this home remodel winter project is done. But I can definitely find small blocks of time to work on this little notebooks. I will now be going through looking for all your videos to see if you have already shared how you made them. Are you working on one sheet then cutting down or cutting up and putting in the notebook before or after finishing. I am glad you beat your cancer DX and look forward to more of your videos. Thank you for your time in sharing with us. Merry Christmas ❤️🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼
The books I show in this video are made by printing on 9 x 12 sheets and then cut down to a smaller size for the pages. This gives me leftover off cuts for collage material to include in the book.
Hi. I just came across your video and I’d like to share how much I appreciate it. I’m not a paint/ paper artist but the video was so helpful to me nonetheless. Thank you for taking your time to share.
You are so welcome!
Nicely done! You’re creative, thoughtful and resilient AF!
Thank you so much 🤗
wow!!!!!
WoW! What an inspiring video! ❤ thank you so much! I hope you are cancer free now. May I ask how you make those books, please?
I will work on a video detailing my book making process.
Love this! Can you talk about what you do with your artwork? Do you keep it/store it, how do you manage that? Give it away? Sell it?
I have sold it at times, but I haven’t had the energy for the business part of art recently. It’s currently accumulating, so will have to work on my process to disperse it.
Hi Heather! Just discovered your channel through my love of gel printing. Can you do a video or point me to one that explains how you put your little gel printed books together? I e seen many book binding videos but would like to know how you do yours. Thank you! (p.s. gel plate printing was my salvation during and following lymphoma treatment. I was always surprised that no matter how discouraged or dark I felt, my art was always bright and it made me feel alive. I’m in remission and feeling fine. Thanks for sharing your story.)
I will work on putting a video together soon. I learned the sewing technique from SeaLemon on TH-cam from this video: th-cam.com/video/9O4kFTOEh6k/w-d-xo.htmlsi=n1n0gb0n5_abka8g
Heather I have only just found your channel this week. Your calm and well-measured approach to making art with serendipity appeals to me a great deal. I'd like to be able to work with very fine marks on the pages of my books and i'm wondering where to get some of the fluid acrylic fine tip pens you're using. I've been searching far and wide but don't see anything with that "pen-like" base. I have arthritis and I can't work with the bigger bottle-shaped applicators.
Glad you like the videos! I got the pens from Blick Art Materials: www.dickblick.com/products/fineline-empty-applicator-ink-pens/
Thanks so very much for sharing this link! @@heathergateswilsonart3232
Thanks so much for this, Heather. New to your channel, subscribed, and love your work and your energy. I am a beginner in all aspects of art, and your work is an invitation to plunge ahead. Will return again and again to this video and others. QUESTION - for you, or anyone else who might know. I have tried to find the fluid acrylic fillable fineliners you use in the video without success. Where might I find them? 🙏
You can find them here: www.dickblick.com/products/fineline-empty-applicator-ink-pens/
@@heathergateswilsonart3232 Thank you, Heather...really appreciate the link. Love how you're using them.
Where San I find your refillable acrylic pens you have in your video?
Here’s the link: www.dickblick.com/products/fineline-empty-applicator-ink-pens/
Did you paint into a booklet format or paint and then cut the substrate into booklet size?
I gelli print these books on to 9 x 12 inch paper then cut them down into 5.5 x 9 sheets to make into book signatures. This gives me a lot of collage material from the off cuts.
Hi Heather, do you have link for your fine liners for purchase?
Here is the link: www.dickblick.com/products/fineline-empty-applicator-ink-pens/
Thank you so much for sharing. I can see by the other comments that your story has resonated with us all. Everything you said has made so much sense to me. Just before I found this video I was in my art room. I sat there and just didn't know what to do. So I came back out. And found this video on my YT. I LOVE all your art. It resonates with me. I tend towards abstract but love order. It's a strange combo. Bit I see some of alot of that in your journal pages. All of them beautiful. I also love the rules part. I think that will help me get on task and stay on task. Thanks again. I'll liking and subbing to your YT and will be looking at all your other videos.
Susan in AZ🏜️🥰
Thank you! I’m glad you found it helpful