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I’m off tomorrow morning to a week long yoga retreat with @alaricnewcombe up a mountain at the beautiful Le Tardoun (in the South of France). One of the things I love the most about this retreat is the early morning pranayama — a silence that has includes the sound of the river in the distance and the morning mist coming down over the pine forest. Another wonderful thing about this retreat is that there is no WiFi and no mobile phone signal. How rare is that these days? See you on the other side! 🧘‍♀️🧘‍♀️🧘‍♀️

Oh my goodness, I keep uncovering supplies I hardly use! 😬 Although I did use the Windsor and Newton inks a LOT when I took the wonderful Pen + Ink class with @juliacusworth ! #divyamspainteddiaries #thepainteddiaries

I’m not sure why the thin white paint pens are so much stronger than the thick ones. Must be something to do with physics...? I bought these WHSmith pencils ten years ago for a cartooning class and haven’t used them since. But, hey! The colours are really lovely. And sometimes it’s good to go with non-watersoluble, right? #divyamspainteddiaries #thepainteddiaries

I have had a long-time love affair with fountain pens and fountain pen inks. The Iroshizuku inks are my favourites. Could I use them in my art? (Answer: you bet!) #divyamspainteddiaries #thepainteddiaries

I hardly ever use these two. Why not? One reason is because oil pastels are so smudgy and you have to do stuff (spray them?) to fix them. But... they are so rich and creamy! #divyamspainteddiaries #thepainteddiaries

Prayer bowls in progress. Made out of air dry clay, inspired by the Libation Bowl seminar with @fern.and.oak.art at @artwitchacademy . I haven’t worked with clay since I was at school! It was fun in some moments and frustrating in others. I’m loving the perfectly imperfect way they turned out. Right now I’m waiting for them to dry before painting them. #artwitchacademy

Painted while hanging out with dear art friends @one.good.girl and @misty.granade ❤️ Their lovely company plus painting swatches was soothing for my soul. #divyamspainteddiaries #thepainteddiaries

The wind was certainly blowing quite strongly this season! I found myself feeling quite unsettled and disturbed, as though the wind was ruffling all my feathers. #microseasonscreativejourney

The four mandalas of my Reluctant Crone triptych: the Warrior Maiden, The Creator Seeker, The High Priestess, and The Crone. Credits: – PLEASE NOTE! The four tarot cards in the last photo are NOT MY OWN IMAGES. They are hand-drawn copies of the cards I pulled from The Dark Goddess Tarot by Ellen Lorenzi-Prince which gave me invaluable guidance on my journey. – Wolves by @freya.fennec . These are printables from the magical tuck shop of @artwitchacademy . – Some of the collage material used in earlier layers of the piece comes from the following magazines: Breathe Magazine, Simple Things Magazine and Womankind magazine.

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