Thank you so much to everyone who has sent so many lovely comments about my Phenology Wheels. It's been lovely to read them, but I'm behind on replying to everyone..🖌️☺️
🥰Amazing to see how beautifully this is done and created!!! Awesome work and an act of awareness, practicing being in the now every day. Thank you for showing your artwork. 😇
Dear Marion This is so inspirational 💚thank you so much for doing this video. (I recently saw this video and found your channel for the first time and since then my mind goes back to how lovely they look) since then I’ve just had a thought! Phenology wheels You have created.. Each month have their own remarkable Beauty. Concertina them on the lines and turn them into fans. I would welcome this to cool down in the summer. Could it be slightly adapted or adjusted ( if Prints of your phenomenal work were made available PDF, put them In a website shop?) People could DIY a paper fans at home with your wonderful designs 💫🙏
Every day: 1) go outside 2) notice what's happening in the world 3) be creative in a small enough way to avoid paralysis I cannot imagine a better prescription for mental wellbeing. Thank you Marion, I'll be starting one of these in January xx
You might not think you're an accomplished watercolorist, but I am. I make my living selling artworks and I can say you're better than 89%of the "watercolor" youtubers out there. Your entire channel is amazing.
Holy crap. Came for the cool wheel idea, and ended up getting a lesson on how to use a compass for free. I swear I took AP geometry in high school (about half a million years ago 😂) but I never learned how to use a compass like that! So awesome 👏🏻
Marion I've been a TH-cam junkie for years because I don't have a television. This is the best video I've ever watched. Thank you for your presence and for your generosity in sharing your beautiful world with us. Bravo.
Before coming to the comments, I had this exact thought! I've never seen anything like this before that wasn't digitally done. A truly wonderful and special way to record the beauty of nature.
LOVE this! As a former biologist, and now a nature therapist (and watercolor dabbler), this speaks to me on every level. I will absolutely be adapting this for me. Thank you so much for sharing that!
This was so inspiring. I'm in the US, currently helping my husband while he's dealing with cancer. Some days can feel so heavy and sad but this is a fantastic idea to take notice of the beauty around us. 🌻 Thank you!
@@marionsworld24 They do indeed. Thank you for your sweet comment. I shared your video with some friends and they both said you have a healing and calming voice and I agree. 🥰
Lovely! I’ll try it in ceramic wedge tiles, thanks for a lovely and inspiring video, and to the person supporting a sick husband, anything that shows life continues every day when things are rough can help. And looking back to those days recorded in your circles can support perspective. Get little breaks and maybe he might like to see it too.
Was talking to my husband about how beautiful your phenology wheel is and how I’d like to do one next year. I then suggested I could do a menopause wheel logging my mood swings each day 😂 We had a good laugh coming up with ideas for what I’d paint 😂 ❤
Marion, i am so glad to have found you. I love to learn new art…and what caught my attention was the word Phenology,,,and when i saw your art,,,all I can say is Wow…love it. So inspiring.
Wow! Your phenology wheels are *gorgeous*! I came to your videos to learn about embroidery and crafts. Your connection to nature is a lovely bonus. Your knowledge and appreciation of plants, birds, fungi, weather, etc, speak to my heart and make me smile. I'm always pointing out birds and clouds and whatever to friends and strangers. I want to share the beauty I see with everyone, and I love that you share your beautiful vision with us. Thank you so much! 😍❤
So beautiful, you should be very proud of what you have created. The colours are amazing and you can paint, I wish I could paint watercolours like you. I love the changing seasons and I walk everyday and appreciate what nature gives us. I love the sweet smells from the woods this time of year. You are so talented and it’s great that you share it with us and keep encouraging us to give anything ago. Thank you.
@@utenowak7154 From what I perceived of the wheels you shared with us, you must project the Muse Clio, the goddess of painting!! You’re far too humble in speaking of your talents!!! I would burst my buttons to be able to do HALF so fine a work!!
I’m envious of what must be your MOST EXTENSIVE garden!! The “sampler” you’ve shared with us is a joy to behold!! For most of my life I lived in the “Midwest” of the U.S. and came to love gardening, but these last many years I’ve lived in the southwest, and that, compounded by dry eye syndrome, has kept me within four walls where I can sorta make my own climate. Sadly, this isn’t conducive to gardening. Thank you BU N C H E S for reopening a nearly forgotten memory!!
This entire process was just fascinating. I grew up in a remote area high in the mountains. My mother used to jot down all kinds of tidbits about the weather and when certain flowers bloomed and when the elderberries were ready to pick for wine or jelly, first snowfall, first frost, when somebody got married, had a baby, when deer and turkey and elk appeared, etc. She was also an artist. She would have absolutely loved this and definitely would have come up with her own rendition. I had never heard of this before, and I hope one day I can try it myself. What a treasure! Thank you so much for sharing this with us.
I love the idea of keeping a phenology journal of some sort and this is a great system for it. When my sister and I were teens, our whole family spent quite a few days creating complex patterns with a compass (like your center designs). I have very fond memories of those. I would offer one piece of advice for anyone who needs/wants to buy a compass. Don't go cheap. The cheap ones don't always keep the distance one has set between the point and the pencil tip while one is drawing. I'm mostly talking about those created for students at dirt cheap prices. A good compass won't break the bank. You can also get compasses that will hold a wooden pencil or marker or such. Those types will need to hold the pencil/marker firm so it doesn't slip while you're drawing with it. I think focusing on - that is, being mindful of - phenology can put one in such a unique state of mind/mood. We went out last week and here, things are transitioning solidly into very late fall. It may seem empty of life or color or activity. But I focused on the colors of the native plants I was encountering: barberry leaves turning golden orange -- oak leaves with complex patterns of green, red, yellow, and brown -- yellow, orange and red berries from Coralberry, Carolina Horsenettle and Bittersweet -- light beige fuzzy aster seedheads -- the star shaped structures left behind on the stem after the seeds of Rough Blazing Star had blown. It's not that colorful wild riot of spring and summer flowers. But there's a beauty there. And when one takes in 'what makes this day different than the one before', one can track the slow rhythm and wheel of nature. I have to say, watching you showcase your phenology wheels from the previous months, it made my heart really happy. I can appreciate all kinds of art - but a focus on nature like this (with a fair bit of 'art' thrown in), speaks to me greatly. Thanks for sharing your process and showing us how we can do something similar.
Lovely message to read thank you. I had forgotten about the compasses that you put your own pencil into. The one I use is the one my husband had when he was at school.. They're so handy for drawing patterns. For something like this it means you don't have to work out the angles or the degrees.
Absolutely amazing. Your connection with nature dances right through the creation in every segment of each wheel. Thank you for sharing your beautiful work. Watching this video on a very cold, grey, snowy January day is uplifting.
I noticed for the first time, that our hummingbirds left our Michigan garden mid September. I never thought to keep track of my garden. Very interesting- thanks for this tutorial... it is brilliant!
Every month of your phenology wheel project is stunning, Marion! I'd love to do this next year, to get outside more and help me learn the names of plants, fowers, and trees. Thank you for the inspiring tutorial! ❤
These are absolutely beautiful! I can't tell at all that you were learning to use watercolor through all the months! They're all so fabulous! I especially love July's rose! It is so beautiful from beginning to end, and useing the different languages is genious!
Oh, Marion, this is art, love, hope and so much more...discipline,consistency You are a Master❤. Thank you for heart inspiration. I look up to you in Awe ,Gratitude and Grace.
This is so lovely! Your direction and guidance on creating the wheel is great, and your encouraging words about not being so perfect are so helpful. Thank you for sharing!
Beautiful. Simply Beautiful. natural, gentle, colorful, playful, evolving sweet, living, breathing Marion 🥰 and your wheels are lovely too. Thank you for the inspiration. 💐
Amazing Marion. You are so talented and inspire us all to give things a go even when we think we can't do something. Nearly 40,000 people love your gentle, encouraging manner with which you go about everything. A true TH-cam phenomenon. Thank you for being you ❤ xxx
Hi Marion! This is an amazing project! Each wheel is beautiful but all together are an outstanding achievement. Your artistry, patience and determination are superlative indeed. You're such an inspiration! Thank you so much!❤
Marion, I think your water color skills are marvelous! The Franology wheel is very interesting. I love nature and I never hear of a franology wheel before,but what a wonderful idea. The shy wheel is fascinating and 😍 beautiful. You never cease to amaze me with your talents and skills. Thank you so much for sharing with us. I look forward to your videos more than you can imagine. Living as I do in a facility, you are like a loved a trusted friend that comes to visit and brings sunshine into my life. Thank you so much for what you do. You never know who's life you may be touching and you've definitely touched mine. ❤
This is one of the most beautiful things I have seen on YT. Not just the paintings, I mean the whole idea AND your art. I like watercolouring and can’t wait to start in january ❤️ thank you very much.
This is so beautiful and I love how it connected you to your garden and crafting daily - two of my interests! Thank you for sharing this and explaining it so well!
What a beautiful and artistic way to expand your knowledge! You’ve learned and taught yourself so much doing this. You’ve learned to be diligent, to be more observant, and patience. You’ve learned other languages. You’ve expanded yourself as an artist and creator and you’re still not finished. Can’t wait to see the completed project. My favorite month was February. Those twigs are gorgeous. Simply amazing project Marion. Well done online friend from across the ocean.
Thank you. I learned so much just from the fact that I actually have managed to do it every day. There were a couple of times I had to catch up with the paintings because of one thing or another. But I made sure I recorded my data every single day. February's twig paintings were when I was really confident that I would carry on for the whole year! I loved doing them so much..
I love these wheels so much! My favorite is July! You are an amazing artist! I’m so looking forward to seeing the next months! Thank you so very much for sharing this amazing work with us!❤
Hi Marian, I am so totally blown away by your creativity and ability to do so many beautiful things!! You are a very inspiring woman and I love the way you are so excited about everything you do!! I am so grateful that your TH-cam channel popped up on my TV that day, I have been watching ever since! Thank you for all you do!
What a lovely way to keep a nature diary. To pause and take that moment to observe and reflect on the beauty that surrounds us, and then to record it in such a simple yet profound way is really moving. What a blessing your art is, for I know its healing power, not only for yourself, but for us also. Thank you Marion for sharing such loveliness, it always touches me and inspires. 😊❤
Creating anything at all has healing powers I think. I also think that absolutely everyone has creativity within them. Lots of people just don't realise it though.
This is fascinating and a wonderful way to stay in a mindful throughout the year even if it’s just a small part of each day. So much thought and creativity has been woven into these wheels. Thank you for sharing with us! ❤
OMG. I'm speechless. These are stunning. I could look at yours for hours, and I'm so inspired to give them a try myself. Thank you so much for sharing yours, and for teaching us how to do it too. What a beautiful project! I'm so excited to give it a try.
Thank you so much. I got soooo much out of this video. What a great way to see the world. A stunning daily Diary entry. Even a great story. What a fabulous way to go on challenging yourself.
You do yourself an injustice, you can paint beautifully. I am so inspired to create some of these myself when I move back to the North East in January. Thank you so much for sharing these, they are absolutely stunning!
This is wonderful! Your video was in my recommendations and I was drawn to it by the thumbnail. I had never heard of a phenology wheel before, it's a beautiful way to record what we see in our surroundings! Thank you for sharing 😀
Oh, my, Marion, you've put so much deep thought into this beautiful video. Thank you for sharing your ideas so freely. Trying, persisting, getting out everyday, recognizing your improvement, accepting mistakes as little challenges, taking a breath and moving on - just exquisite - thank you!
You are so welcome. I'm glad you enjoyed it.. After a pause of a couple of days I decided to carry on into this year with more of a challenge for myself. I'll be posting the first half of how I'm doing January 2025 in a few days time 🖌️😊
Absolutely wonderful record of your time in the garden. I love how the idea is open to additions or other materials. It's a good lesson in slowing down too.❤
Phew! I hoped I made it easy. The main thing is if you use a compass you don't have to figure out angles or any measurements at all. The compass will do it for you 😊
Wow! I am amazed at how you developed each month! So beautiful, you inspire us to just try new things! I am always impressed with your gentle teaching style and your talent! Bless you for sharing with us!
These are not only beautiful expressions of nature and the wheel of the year, watching the video is grounding, centering, and quite meditative. Much appreciation.❤
Beautiful project! I am making a temperature quilt for my first year of retirement. I am not good at drawing and don’t think any amount of practice would make a difference so fabric art for me.
That is such a cool project! I could see someone uncover this in your basement 100 years from now and talk about your art and the weather of the past! Really really interesting!
This is absolutely beautiful Marion! What an amazing accomplishment you have achieved! You never fail to be so inspiring! Thank you for sharing your talent with us.❤️
Thank you for sharing your beautiful artworks with us! This video is so inspiring in a number of ways - to see the value of little daily practices building over time, and to appreciate and pay attention to the changes in the natural world throughout the year. I can't wait to see how you finish it off ❤
oh my God, my dear Marion, I can only agree with the previous speakers: wow wow wow!!! what a wonderful piece of work, I am completely speechless and amazed. you are so creative and talented. I didn't know that you could paint so well. but I'm not really surprised. you have such an incredible power of observation, attention to detail and warmth of heart... it is simply balm for the soul to be able to watch you. I must have watched the video about your garden 20 times or more and was so delighted. You let nature grow as it wants and give life space to unfold. Your magnificent garden is a small oasis and so are you with your TH-cam channel. Pure deceleration, love and inspiration and I would like to say: to some extent the healing of the feminine. I am so grateful to you and that you give us so much here with your insights and instructions. God bless you and your family. You are a beacon! Lots of love❤❤❤❤❤
My goodness.. thank you for this lovely message. I spent years working in nature conservation and I'm trying to re engage with nature again as I lost the interest after my husband passed away. This is an attempt to get back to what gave me peace before ...
These are so beautiful. What a wonderful way to memorialize the day. And based upon those leaves, your watercolor skills look extremely professional. I'm so glad you shared this.
What an achievement to have completed your whole year of wheels! Thank you for sharing your work and for the kind inspiration. I think it is just the perfect project for me to try this coming year but I'm going to give myself an easy lead in by starting now and doing the end of the current year then go on with 2025 when God willing I will have learned the habit and established a wee routine for myself. I love you and your channel Marion. God bless you and those you love. Vera in Northern Ireland ❤
This is fantastic. Two years ago I crocheted a Temperature afghan and it was definitely a labor of love. I have been looking for something along those lines but I can't face another crochet project of that commitment LOL. This is a wonderful idea. I have just started dabbling in watercolors and watercolor pencils with a water brush and I'm having fun with it. I'm sure other artists would gasp in horror at my techniques .. but we are our own artists and can do what we want lol. In the long run if I screw up it's only paper and water, nothing earth-shattering. I've even learned to embrace my mistakes and complete fails. It's just a stepping stone to gaining more knowledge and confidence. You have me contemplating on how I will tackle this lovely project for the beginning of 2025 🥰
You're doing something for your own self and it doesn't matter at all if someone else doesn't understand about it. I never expected to be showing everyone my wheels as I didn't think I'd be able to finish one month ,never mind all 12... but here we are!
Hello Marion, this was so inspiring. I have not been able to get to my gardens as I so desire for a year and recently told my husband I was going to start going out even if it was for 5 minutes, there are things to been seen in such a short span, and this video has spurred me onward, thank you so much. I will begin gathering my supplies this week and making my wheels for next year, to begin in January. The ideas are endless. Your wheels are stunning, thank you so much. And for the lesson of learning a new word, phenology, I have never heard that term. In Joy
That’s lovely Marion …I know you’re binding it into a booklet , I would put the year on it in the space above the month ,these things do get separated for whatever reason…we did these in school for art…we did building as they were getting built, trees, flowers, sky, insects, a farmyard field…daily tea/coffee/drinks, breakfast/lunch, baking, clothing, shoes,it’s so true you do get better at free hand drawing it can be anything…love it…..tfs always!..
Good idea. It's going to get a front and back cover eventually, but I really should sign and date them. When I started I had no idea that I would be doing them quite like this or that I'd be ending up with a book of them. The whole project just evolved!
My goodness Ellie... I'm not in your league! I'm passable but trying to be better.. at least I can see improvement even with these tiny slices of painting. My theme for November is Texture. That means I can pick things like paint and bricks etc... as long as it's in my garden that is 😊🖌️🎨
Now I know what to do with all the detritus I drag back to my house that sits there in piles for a while, then gets moved to other pile areas. What a wonderful find for today, thank you, wishing you all good nature for 2025 🐦
Oh My Goodness! Your work is fabulous! Thank you for sharing and so carefully explaining the process of creating the chart with circles and wedges. What a lovely way to practice art.❤
Questo calendario è spettacolare! È veramente emozionante vedere tutta la bellezza che la natura ha regalato in un anno! Complimenti per la sua arte e grazie per la condivisione! Un saluto dall’ Italia 🍁🍂🍃🌺
Thank you so much, Marion. I can't wait to start my own phenology wheel, and I hope to get my inspiration from my vegetable garden. I'm not a great watercolour painter, but I like to draw, so we'll see what comes out of it. Thanks for the instruction about how to make the framework. That really helped. 😊😊
What an amazing achievement Marion🎉 You truly are the most industrious person I've ever seen on TH-cam. I love your wheels on the months of the year. Your paintings are brilliant. Thank you for taking us on your journey. Love everything you do...whether it's embroidery, sewing, painting and even gardening...don't forget your baking and your sculptures out of fabric and beach finds.😅❤❤
The wheels are gorgeous Marion. Your paintings are so lovely and perfect colored. The wheel with the yellow rose shows the timeline line from birth to death so beautifully. Thank you again for such amazing inspiration.
Thank you so much to everyone who has sent so many lovely comments about my Phenology Wheels. It's been lovely to read them, but I'm behind on replying to everyone..🖌️☺️
I loved this! Are you able to provide a link to the compass set you have?
Any pair of compasses will do, I believe 😊@@copperblue7
🥰Amazing to see how beautifully this is done and created!!! Awesome work and an act of awareness, practicing being in the now every day. Thank you for showing your artwork. 😇
So beautiful. Really enjoyed this. You’re a gem! 🇦🇺
Dear Marion
This is so inspirational
💚thank you so much for doing this video.
(I recently saw this video and found your channel for the first time and since then my mind goes back to how lovely they look)
since then
I’ve just had a thought!
Phenology wheels
You have created..
Each month have their own remarkable Beauty.
Concertina them on the lines and turn them into fans.
I would welcome this to cool down in the summer.
Could it be slightly adapted or adjusted
( if Prints of your phenomenal work
were made available PDF, put them In a website shop?)
People could DIY a paper fans at home with your wonderful designs 💫🙏
Every day:
1) go outside
2) notice what's happening in the world
3) be creative in a small enough way to avoid paralysis
I cannot imagine a better prescription for mental wellbeing. Thank you Marion, I'll be starting one of these in January xx
That's lovely. Thank you for your comment. I'm so glad you like them 😊🖌️
Hee hee I have a note on my fridge telling me to go outside and get sunshine~vitamin D~Fresh Air. 😂💖
@@Gerry_Davies Me too!
You might not think you're an accomplished watercolorist, but I am. I make my living selling artworks and I can say you're better than 89%of the "watercolor" youtubers out there. Your entire channel is amazing.
Yes she is awesome and learns the medium fast. You can see when she relaxes and lets the colors flow. Beautiful ❤️
Love your channel.
Thank you so much Phillip. I never felt I had a particular style of my own. This little piece of painting every day has really helped me a lot.
@@phillipstroll7385 you are spot on. I was flabbergasted by the scope and beauty of Marion's work.
I agree - she is wonderful and she is sharing her talents with us that makes it even better - I say 95%.
Holy crap. Came for the cool wheel idea, and ended up getting a lesson on how to use a compass for free. I swear I took AP geometry in high school (about half a million years ago 😂) but I never learned how to use a compass like that! So awesome 👏🏻
And me!!
Marion I've been a TH-cam junkie for years because I don't have a television. This is the best video I've ever watched. Thank you for your presence and for your generosity in sharing your beautiful world with us. Bravo.
Before coming to the comments, I had this exact thought! I've never seen anything like this before that wasn't digitally done. A truly wonderful and special way to record the beauty of nature.
Oh that's high praise indeed Paula and I really appreciate it. Thank you so much for watching and enjoying my video ☺️💐🖌️
LOVE this! As a former biologist, and now a nature therapist (and watercolor dabbler), this speaks to me on every level. I will absolutely be adapting this for me. Thank you so much for sharing that!
That's brilliant. Thank you.
This was so inspiring. I'm in the US, currently helping my husband while he's dealing with cancer. Some days can feel so heavy and sad but this is a fantastic idea to take notice of the beauty around us. 🌻 Thank you!
Sending my best wishes to you both. Dark days need little rays of lightness sometimes. 💐
@@marionsworld24 They do indeed. Thank you for your sweet comment. I shared your video with some friends and they both said you have a healing and calming voice and I agree. 🥰
Inspirational
Lovely! I’ll try it in ceramic wedge tiles, thanks for a lovely and inspiring video, and to the person supporting a sick husband, anything that shows life continues every day when things are rough can help. And looking back to those days recorded in your circles can support perspective. Get little breaks and maybe he might like to see it too.
Was talking to my husband about how beautiful your phenology wheel is and how I’d like to do one next year. I then suggested I could do a menopause wheel logging my mood swings each day 😂 We had a good laugh coming up with ideas for what I’d paint 😂 ❤
That’s hilarious and these are gorgeous!
You could just use colours for symptoms, or symbols depending on your ability. Just make yourself a key so you don't forget, love that brain fog lol 😅
My goodness! :)
I thought about incorporating markers for my mood too! Itd be interesting to see how it changed with daylight hours, etc
I wanted to do this but a mood blanket! because I have pmdd.
You absolutely need to do this!
Just…WOW! If you put the “ pattern” of all months as a coloring book in your web shop, I will DEFINITELY buy them all!!
That's a great idea! I still need to complete the year up to the 31st. December first though!
These should be in a book…like The Diary of an Edwardian Lady…🥰
I'm already turning the first ones into book pages. You'll see what happens with it in January I should think.
@@marionsworld24, I can't wait, but I think he means a published book, so we can all buy it and ooh and ahh overthe gorgeous watercolors.
My goodness, Marion, you are hugely gifted. What beautiful paintings. You constantly amaze and inspire me. I’m enchanted.
😊🖌️
Marion, i am so glad to have found you. I love to learn new art…and what caught my attention was the word Phenology,,,and when i saw your art,,,all I can say is Wow…love it. So inspiring.
Wow! Your phenology wheels are *gorgeous*! I came to your videos to learn about embroidery and crafts. Your connection to nature is a lovely bonus. Your knowledge and appreciation of plants, birds, fungi, weather, etc, speak to my heart and make me smile. I'm always pointing out birds and clouds and whatever to friends and strangers. I want to share the beauty I see with everyone, and I love that you share your beautiful vision with us. Thank you so much! 😍❤
Thank you so much! I do notice the things around me and doing this wheel has meant I focused even more on particular things.
So beautiful, you should be very proud of what you have created. The colours are amazing and you can paint, I wish I could paint watercolours like you. I love the changing seasons and I walk everyday and appreciate what nature gives us. I love the sweet smells from the woods this time of year. You are so talented and it’s great that you share it with us and keep encouraging us to give anything ago. Thank you.
If you want to do it too, just start practicing. I started about a year ago and I see emprovement every few months.
@@utenowak7154 From what I perceived of the wheels you shared with us, you must project the Muse Clio, the goddess of painting!! You’re far too humble in speaking of your talents!!! I would burst my buttons to be able to do HALF so fine a work!!
I’m envious of what must be your MOST EXTENSIVE garden!! The “sampler” you’ve shared with us is a joy to behold!! For most of my life I lived in the “Midwest” of the U.S. and came to love gardening, but these last many years I’ve lived in the southwest, and that, compounded by dry eye syndrome, has kept me within four walls where I can sorta make my own climate. Sadly, this isn’t conducive to gardening. Thank you BU N C H E S for reopening a nearly forgotten memory!!
I’m not sure how this video came up in my feed, but I’m happy it did! These are stunning! Wow…. 🤯
☺️💐
This entire process was just fascinating. I grew up in a remote area high in the mountains. My mother used to jot down all kinds of tidbits about the weather and when certain flowers bloomed and when the elderberries were ready to pick for wine or jelly, first snowfall, first frost, when somebody got married, had a baby, when deer and turkey and elk appeared, etc. She was also an artist. She would have absolutely loved this and definitely would have come up with her own rendition. I had never heard of this before, and I hope one day I can try it myself. What a treasure! Thank you so much for sharing this with us.
I can't relay just how impressed I am, this just made me so happy.I am excited to attempt one, thank you for showing us.😄
I love the idea of keeping a phenology journal of some sort and this is a great system for it. When my sister and I were teens, our whole family spent quite a few days creating complex patterns with a compass (like your center designs). I have very fond memories of those. I would offer one piece of advice for anyone who needs/wants to buy a compass. Don't go cheap. The cheap ones don't always keep the distance one has set between the point and the pencil tip while one is drawing. I'm mostly talking about those created for students at dirt cheap prices. A good compass won't break the bank. You can also get compasses that will hold a wooden pencil or marker or such. Those types will need to hold the pencil/marker firm so it doesn't slip while you're drawing with it.
I think focusing on - that is, being mindful of - phenology can put one in such a unique state of mind/mood. We went out last week and here, things are transitioning solidly into very late fall. It may seem empty of life or color or activity. But I focused on the colors of the native plants I was encountering: barberry leaves turning golden orange -- oak leaves with complex patterns of green, red, yellow, and brown -- yellow, orange and red berries from Coralberry, Carolina Horsenettle and Bittersweet -- light beige fuzzy aster seedheads -- the star shaped structures left behind on the stem after the seeds of Rough Blazing Star had blown. It's not that colorful wild riot of spring and summer flowers. But there's a beauty there. And when one takes in 'what makes this day different than the one before', one can track the slow rhythm and wheel of nature.
I have to say, watching you showcase your phenology wheels from the previous months, it made my heart really happy. I can appreciate all kinds of art - but a focus on nature like this (with a fair bit of 'art' thrown in), speaks to me greatly. Thanks for sharing your process and showing us how we can do something similar.
Lovely message to read thank you. I had forgotten about the compasses that you put your own pencil into. The one I use is the one my husband had when he was at school.. They're so handy for drawing patterns. For something like this it means you don't have to work out the angles or the degrees.
I learned so much geometry and how to make beautiful designs. This would be a great chill project for children.
Absolutely amazing. Your connection with nature dances right through the creation in every segment of each wheel.
Thank you for sharing your beautiful work. Watching this video on a very cold, grey, snowy January day is uplifting.
I noticed for the first time, that our hummingbirds left our Michigan garden mid September. I never thought to keep track of my garden. Very interesting- thanks for this tutorial... it is brilliant!
Hello from Michigan too!❤
Your dedication to completing this beautiful year-long project, shows us what a truely amazing and gifted person you are. Thankyou for sharing.
Marion, I am speechless. Your imagination, creativity and talent blows me away!!
Love! Love!
Every month of your phenology wheel project is stunning, Marion! I'd love to do this next year, to get outside more and help me learn the names of plants, fowers, and trees. Thank you for the inspiring tutorial! ❤
These are absolutely beautiful! I can't tell at all that you were learning to use watercolor through all the months! They're all so fabulous! I especially love July's rose! It is so beautiful from beginning to end, and useing the different languages is genious!
Oh, Marion, this is art, love, hope and so much more...discipline,consistency
You are a Master❤.
Thank you for heart inspiration. I look up to you in Awe ,Gratitude and Grace.
So very beautiful! Every page is special. Thank you, Marion, for sharing your talents and for your gentle encouragement to everyone.❤️
You and your beautiful painted wheels are so inspiring in so many ways!!! Thank you so much for sharing!
This is so lovely! Your direction and guidance on creating the wheel is great, and your encouraging words about not being so perfect are so helpful. Thank you for sharing!
Beautiful. Simply Beautiful. natural, gentle, colorful, playful, evolving sweet, living, breathing Marion 🥰 and your wheels are lovely too. Thank you for the inspiration. 💐
Amazing Marion. You are so talented and inspire us all to give things a go even when we think we can't do something. Nearly 40,000 people love your gentle, encouraging manner with which you go about everything. A true TH-cam phenomenon. Thank you for being you ❤ xxx
Crikey. Thank you Debby
Hi Marion! This is an amazing project! Each wheel is beautiful but all together are an outstanding achievement. Your artistry, patience and determination are superlative indeed. You're such an inspiration! Thank you so much!❤
The science teacher and artist in me love this!!!❤
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I love this so much - thank you for your generosity in sharing and a magical glimpse into your back yard. What a gift! Very inspired!!
Marion, I think your water color skills are marvelous! The Franology wheel is very interesting. I love nature and I never hear of a franology wheel before,but what a wonderful idea. The shy wheel is fascinating and 😍 beautiful. You never cease to amaze me with your talents and skills. Thank you so much for sharing with us. I look forward to your videos more than you can imagine. Living as I do in a facility, you are like a loved a trusted friend that comes to visit and brings sunshine into my life. Thank you so much for what you do. You never know who's life you may be touching and you've definitely touched mine. ❤
I'm so glad you find enjoyment in seeing what I'm up to Jayne 😊🖌️
I'm so happy TH-cam showed me this video. It's calming and beautiful. I can't wait to add watercolor nature to my life. ❤❤
This is one of the most beautiful things I have seen on YT. Not just the paintings, I mean the whole idea AND your art. I like watercolouring and can’t wait to start in january ❤️ thank you very much.
This is so beautiful and I love how it connected you to your garden and crafting daily - two of my interests! Thank you for sharing this and explaining it so well!
What a beautiful and artistic way to expand your knowledge! You’ve learned and taught yourself so much doing this. You’ve learned to be diligent, to be more observant, and patience. You’ve learned other languages. You’ve expanded yourself as an artist and creator and you’re still not finished. Can’t wait to see the completed project. My favorite month was February. Those twigs are gorgeous. Simply amazing project Marion. Well done online friend from across the ocean.
Thank you. I learned so much just from the fact that I actually have managed to do it every day. There were a couple of times I had to catch up with the paintings because of one thing or another. But I made sure I recorded my data every single day. February's twig paintings were when I was really confident that I would carry on for the whole year! I loved doing them so much..
I love these wheels so much! My favorite is July! You are an amazing artist! I’m so looking forward to seeing the next months! Thank you so very much for sharing this amazing work with us!❤
Hi Marian, I am so totally blown away by your creativity and ability to do so many beautiful things!! You are a very inspiring woman and I love the way you are so excited about everything you do!! I am so grateful that your TH-cam channel popped up on my TV that day, I have been watching ever since! Thank you for all you do!
Thanks so much Meludy. I'm glad you've carried on enjoying my videos 😊🖌️🎨
Can’t wait to see the finished year and compiling it all in a book. I’ve started prepping my wheels for 2025.
What a lovely way to keep a nature diary. To pause and take that moment to observe and reflect on the beauty that surrounds us, and then to record it in such a simple yet profound way is really moving. What a blessing your art is, for I know its healing power, not only for yourself, but for us also. Thank you Marion for sharing such loveliness, it always touches me and inspires. 😊❤
Creating anything at all has healing powers I think. I also think that absolutely everyone has creativity within them. Lots of people just don't realise it though.
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This would be lovely to give the month to somebody as a birthday present
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I loved this Marion. Thank you for brightening a difficult day for me.
Oh I hope you're okay Sarah..
This is fascinating and a wonderful way to stay in a mindful throughout the year even if it’s just a small part of each day. So much thought and creativity has been woven into these wheels. Thank you for sharing with us! ❤
OMG. I'm speechless. These are stunning. I could look at yours for hours, and I'm so inspired to give them a try myself. Thank you so much for sharing yours, and for teaching us how to do it too. What a beautiful project! I'm so excited to give it a try.
Thank you so much. I got soooo much out of this video. What a great way to see the world. A stunning daily Diary entry. Even a great story. What a fabulous way to go on challenging yourself.
Always in joy watching you show, you're a wonderful teacher. You open a person eyes to see the beauty in everything you do.
I bless you
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You do yourself an injustice, you can paint beautifully. I am so inspired to create some of these myself when I move back to the North East in January. Thank you so much for sharing these, they are absolutely stunning!
WOW!!! WOW, WOW,WOW!!! Thank you for sharing! This is such a unique way to track the weather and nature!! I love this!
I’m a professional painter and you tube scroller! I found your video today and thought it wondrous! What a fantastic thing to make. Thank you Marion x
Wow, thank you! I'm glad you like it Georgina..
What a wonderful idea and record. So beautiful and a delightful way to focus on some gratitude for the day.
This is wonderful! Your video was in my recommendations and I was drawn to it by the thumbnail. I had never heard of a phenology wheel before, it's a beautiful way to record what we see in our surroundings! Thank you for sharing 😀
I have loved watching every single second of this video. ❤❤❤
I hope you might want to make one yourself...😊🎨🖌️
@ I would like to try but I probably would forget each day…. And then I’d be disappointed, plus I have lots of project I need to finish.
Oh, my, Marion, you've put so much deep thought into this beautiful video. Thank you for sharing your ideas so freely. Trying, persisting, getting out everyday, recognizing your improvement, accepting mistakes as little challenges, taking a breath and moving on - just exquisite - thank you!
You are so welcome. I'm glad you enjoyed it..
After a pause of a couple of days I decided to carry on into this year with more of a challenge for myself. I'll be posting the first half of how I'm doing January 2025 in a few days time 🖌️😊
What an amazing almanac of artistry!
Absolutely wonderful record of your time in the garden. I love how the idea is open to additions or other materials. It's a good lesson in slowing down too.❤
You are an inspiring teacher for us all ! Your instructions were so easy to understand. I love your Phrenology Wheel & each theme ! 💙
Phew! I hoped I made it easy. The main thing is if you use a compass you don't have to figure out angles or any measurements at all. The compass will do it for you 😊
Wow! I am amazed at how you developed each month! So beautiful, you inspire us to just try new things! I am always impressed with your gentle teaching style and your talent! Bless you for sharing with us!
You have done Mother Nature proud with this Phrenology Wheel. Like her, this is a true work of art. Thank you for sharing the magick with us 🖤🍂🖤
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These are not only beautiful expressions of nature and the wheel of the year, watching the video is grounding, centering, and quite meditative. Much appreciation.❤
Thank you Michele. I really appreciate your message.
Thank you for sharing your beautiful wheels. You truly are an inspiration to try new things and not worry so much about perfection!
Thank you for presenting such a beautiful work, it is just the inspiration to light a cold January day,.
Beautiful project! I am making a temperature quilt for my first year of retirement. I am not good at drawing and don’t think any amount of practice would make a difference so fabric art for me.
Fabric art is good!😊🪡🧵
That is such a cool project! I could see someone uncover this in your basement 100 years from now and talk about your art and the weather of the past! Really really interesting!
What a beautiful project to plan to start in the New Year. I had never heard of this before. Thank you yet again, Marion, for your inspiration.
This is absolutely beautiful Marion! What an amazing accomplishment you have achieved! You never fail to be so inspiring! Thank you for sharing your talent with us.❤️
Thank you for sharing your beautiful artworks with us! This video is so inspiring in a number of ways - to see the value of little daily practices building over time, and to appreciate and pay attention to the changes in the natural world throughout the year. I can't wait to see how you finish it off ❤
Thank you so much!
This is one of the coolest things I've seen for doing regular (daily) artwork. This is fabulous and lovely. How creative!
Your talent never ceases to amaze! I'm looking forward to seeing all your phenology wheels together in book.
I've started to prepare the first pages already 😊
@marionsworld24 excellent!!
Wow! Stunning way to chronicle a year for future reflection. So lovely, Marion. Thanks for sharing. 😊
Marion you are such an amazing artist. You always amaze me with everything you do. Such a talented lady! Thank you for sharing your art with us.
oh my God, my dear Marion, I can only agree with the previous speakers: wow wow wow!!! what a wonderful piece of work, I am completely speechless and amazed. you are so creative and talented. I didn't know that you could paint so well. but I'm not really surprised. you have such an incredible power of observation, attention to detail and warmth of heart... it is simply balm for the soul to be able to watch you. I must have watched the video about your garden 20 times or more and was so delighted. You let nature grow as it wants and give life space to unfold. Your magnificent garden is a small oasis and so are you with your TH-cam channel. Pure deceleration, love and inspiration and I would like to say: to some extent the healing of the feminine. I am so grateful to you and that you give us so much here with your insights and instructions. God bless you and your family. You are a beacon! Lots of love❤❤❤❤❤
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My goodness.. thank you for this lovely message. I spent years working in nature conservation and I'm trying to re engage with nature again as I lost the interest after my husband passed away. This is an attempt to get back to what gave me peace before ...
This was an absolute treat! Your wheels are exquisite! What a beautiful memento for the year! & what an achievement! 🥳✨🎨🍁🍂🌷
Wow! That is really all I can say, WOW!❤❤❤
These are so beautiful. What a wonderful way to memorialize the day. And based upon those leaves, your watercolor skills look extremely professional. I'm so glad you shared this.
What a beautiful piece of data. So much information in a beautiful format. Well done Marion, that’s something to keep forever xxx
You, amazing lady are an absolutely accomplished watercolorist. Your work is exquisite & this idea is extraordinary 🥹🙏🏼🤩 soooo inspiring ✨️Thank you!
What an achievement to have completed your whole year of wheels! Thank you for sharing your work and for the kind inspiration. I think it is just the perfect project for me to try this coming year but I'm going to give myself an easy lead in by starting now and doing the end of the current year then go on with 2025 when God willing I will have learned the habit and established a wee routine for myself. I love you and your channel Marion. God bless you and those you love. Vera in Northern Ireland ❤
Great idea Vera.
They can be started at any time. I've always thought a birthday year would be a good time to start and finish too..🖌️🎨
WOW!! This is a BEAUTIFUL collection of your daily painting! Thank you for sharing this!!
Such beautiful work Marion, thank you so much for sharing this with us 😊
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I'm glad you like it, thank you. It's been an enjoyable project to do.
My goodness … I’m blown away. Absolutely gorgeous. Thank you for sharing. Your watercolours are beautiful. ❤
This is fantastic. Two years ago I crocheted a Temperature afghan and it was definitely a labor of love. I have been looking for something along those lines but I can't face another crochet project of that commitment LOL. This is a wonderful idea. I have just started dabbling in watercolors and watercolor pencils with a water brush and I'm having fun with it. I'm sure other artists would gasp in horror at my techniques .. but we are our own artists and can do what we want lol. In the long run if I screw up it's only paper and water, nothing earth-shattering. I've even learned to embrace my mistakes and complete fails. It's just a stepping stone to gaining more knowledge and confidence. You have me contemplating on how I will tackle this lovely project for the beginning of 2025 🥰
You're doing something for your own self and it doesn't matter at all if someone else doesn't understand about it. I never expected to be showing everyone my wheels as I didn't think I'd be able to finish one month ,never mind all 12... but here we are!
This is beautiful 😍 will be lovely framed individually & on the wall all together ❤
Hello Marion, this was so inspiring. I have not been able to get to my gardens as I so desire for a year and recently told my husband I was going to start going out even if it was for 5 minutes, there are things to been seen in such a short span, and this video has spurred me onward, thank you so much. I will begin gathering my supplies this week and making my wheels for next year, to begin in January. The ideas are endless. Your wheels are stunning, thank you so much. And for the lesson of learning a new word, phenology, I have never heard that term. In Joy
I'm glad you feel inspired by it Vivian
That’s lovely Marion …I know you’re binding it into a booklet , I would put the year on it in the space above the month ,these things do get separated for whatever reason…we did these in school for art…we did building as they were getting built, trees, flowers, sky, insects, a farmyard field…daily tea/coffee/drinks, breakfast/lunch, baking, clothing, shoes,it’s so true you do get better at free hand drawing it can be anything…love it…..tfs always!..
Good idea. It's going to get a front and back cover eventually, but I really should sign and date them. When I started I had no idea that I would be doing them quite like this or that I'd be ending up with a book of them. The whole project just evolved!
Ah Marion, you make me want to paint again. You do it so well, be proud.
My goodness Ellie... I'm not in your league! I'm passable but trying to be better.. at least I can see improvement even with these tiny slices of painting. My theme for November is Texture. That means I can pick things like paint and bricks etc... as long as it's in my garden that is 😊🖌️🎨
@@marionsworld24 But Marion, these are lovely, plus you actually see the projects through, and so can trace the improvements. Brilliant.
Now I know what to do with all the detritus I drag back to my house that sits there in piles for a while, then gets moved to other pile areas. What a wonderful find for today, thank you, wishing you all good nature for 2025 🐦
Thanks Mary. Happy detritus dragging for this year 😊
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At last! I have been intrigued by this forever! Thank you for such a great explanation.
Oh My Goodness! Your work is fabulous! Thank you for sharing and so carefully explaining the process of creating the chart with circles and wedges. What a lovely way to practice art.❤
Fantastically gorgeous! Love them SO much!
Questo calendario è spettacolare! È veramente emozionante vedere tutta la bellezza che la natura ha regalato in un anno!
Complimenti per la sua arte e grazie per la condivisione! Un saluto dall’ Italia 🍁🍂🍃🌺
Thank you so much, Marion. I can't wait to start my own phenology wheel, and I hope to get my inspiration from my vegetable garden.
I'm not a great watercolour painter, but I like to draw, so we'll see what comes out of it.
Thanks for the instruction about how to make the framework. That really helped. 😊😊
Drawing will be perfect Karin. Vegetables too. If I'd been growing veggies I'm sure they'd have found their way in 😊🖌️🎨
It is beautiful, Marion!!! As are you, sweet lady.
Well done!!!❤🎉
What an amazing achievement Marion🎉 You truly are the most industrious person I've ever seen on TH-cam. I love your wheels on the months of the year. Your paintings are brilliant. Thank you for taking us on your journey. Love everything you do...whether it's embroidery, sewing, painting and even
gardening...don't forget your baking and your sculptures out of fabric and beach finds.😅❤❤
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Industrious! Great description! 😊
Thank you so much for sharing your process. I’ve not heard of phenology wheels before and now I am enchanted.
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These are beautiful! Thank you for sharing this with us and how to do them.
The wheels are gorgeous Marion. Your paintings are so lovely and perfect colored. The wheel with the yellow rose shows the timeline line from birth to death so beautifully. Thank you again for such amazing inspiration.
I wasn't sure that one was going to work. The first few days there was hardly any change. But in the end it came out well 🖌️🎨
This is very interesting and you have made it so beautiful 🌺
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Wow! These are amazing. Thank you for encouraging people to have a go with simple materials and at whatever skill level they are.❤ Australia
What a beautiful idea and how stunning it turned out.