You are Divine - Mixed Media Art - Tamara Laporte

[erinbrookemcdonald]

WE ARE DIVINE! Finally someone who gets it!

BLESS PEACE LOVE RESPECT

erinbrooke

[mliefje]

You're great!

Thanks for sharing!

Love your vids and creativity!

[HardWearJeans]

you put a sparkle in my day!

[willowing]

@HardWearJeans yay! :D

[HardWearJeans]

U put a sparkle in my day !

[renatallm]

Hello Tam, you are so funny and great!!!!! I just have one cuestion: What is the name of the tool did you use for melt the beeswax? Im living in Mexico City and I can´t find it!!!!! thankyou in advance for your kind reply,

Renata

[willowing]

@renatallm hi renata, it's a quilting iron, you can buy them on ebay! x

[renatallm]

Hello Tamara, You are so funny and great! Well I have just one cuestion : What is the name of the tool did you use for melting the beeswax? Im living in Mexico City and I can´t find it!!!!!! Thankyou very much in advance for your reply!

Renata

[Spiritobliss]

Hi Tam, please can you tell me what you used here on the face? It looked like a flesh coloured watercolour pencil, followed by either a yellow looking water soluble crayon or pastel and then white acrylic? I would love to know as I am struggling with getting that lovely smooth flesh tone that you achieve so easily.

[willowing]

@Spiritobliss oooh, it's hard to remember! i do have a variety of pinkie/ flesh coloured watercolour pencils - i'm sorry i can't exactly remember which colours i used, did this vid quite a while ago, but from the watercolour crayons i use the one called: orangish yellow. good luck!

[panzerthecat]

I miss your vid's! Please post more. Pwease? *blinks eyes cute*

[willowing]

@panzerthecat aww. thank you! i've been trying to get one up for ages! but life keeps getting in the way! oxoxo hopefully soon.

[gemmab71]

Hi Tamara! I love your videos. I spend hours watching them with my daughter. Thanks for showing us your paintings, they are really amazing. I would also like to know where can I buy nice scrapbook papers and rubber stamps. I am from Barcelona and I can´t find them. So I guess I will have to by them in Internet. Thank you very much!!!

[willowing]

@gemmab71 thanks gemma! glad you enjoy my videos! i buy those materials here in art shops and craft shops, but you should be able to buy them online too! just do a google search and have a browse around! good luck! xoox

[mxikna]

Why do you use wax to cover your work?

[willowing]

it smells nice, protects your painting and gives an interesting looking varnish. :)

[willowing]

i send you love.

[listhelower77]

really pretty:)

as usual... hehe

& i was wonderinq, whats ur email?

if you want you can send it by mail...

i just wanted to ask you if you could doa picture of me? so if you give me your email, i could send you the pic ! :)

[willowing]

all information (email address) and commission information can also be found on my website (willowingp[dot]org) looking forward to your email! xoo xthank you x

[listhelower77]

...LOVE YOUR WORK & STYLE. do you live in england,or where? and where did you qet inspration for this? :)

[willowing]

hi lis, apologies for my late reply!! been ridiculously busy with everything! :0) - i live in hove. i get inspiration from many things; life, the universe, other artists, if you want to read more about my influences go to my website (willowing[dot]org) and read the 'about' section. :)

[listhelower77]

Okay , thankyou very much ! i will definatley be qoinq on your website . i am qoinq to be away from home for 1 week , so i will do as much as i can :) But i will definatley be coming back ! :)

[sabia74]

i absolutely love your attitude towards life and your work! i know you've heard this hundreds of times but you are so inspiring! my daughter and i are absolutely in awe watching your videos...and learning SO much! never stop sharing andTHANKYOU for being so original and awsome!!

Cristina ( from milliande )

[willowing]

thanks again for this cristina! x

[misphotod]

I see you're another suziblu fan ;) I love the way you've personalized it to really make it your own. This piece is very, very pretty!

[misphotod]

ps. Do you happen to do ATCs or ACEOs??

[willowing]

i have done some in the past, but not doing many currently :) x

[willowing]

thank you for recognising that i have my own style! :DD

[misphotod]

Definitely -- I think everyone is born with his or her own style. I'm grateful I found your art through browsing suzi's channel; I don't even remember how that happened but I'm glad it did. ;] And same here with the ATCs... that community seems to have fizzled almost out of existence but I do miss it.

[didz1982]

Hi Tam...

I have just discovered u....and absolutely luv ur vdo's...(i thank god, i found u...)

i luuv to paint, though i m still a beginner...

i always suffer from the question what to draw + i m not very good at drawing...

can u plzz give ideas, how to get inspired and how to put it in paper...

thank you...

luv

dida

[misphotod]

Hi didz... I know you aren't asking me, but I've struggled with the same question lately. One thing that's helped me to figure out what to draw is to first journal or scribble about how I'm feeling or what I'm happy/sad/anxious/etc about and then draw a character that can put those feelings into an image. Or look around you and try to find something beautiful about something others might not stop to appreciate... like a sparkle in some yarn, or a pretty edge on a countertop, or a flower...

[didz1982]

hey that really helps....thank you very much for your reply, i really appropriate it!

let's see....i will begin will a clean page and try to note my feelings....

[willowing]

thanks for your sweet reply to dida! x

[misphotod]

Yay, I'm so glad! I get "stuck" so often that I'm glad I could help someone else out. Thanks to you too, willowing, for adding to my ideas... we have a lot in common! I'll be bookmarking your etsy store, for sure. Best wishes with your creating -- your work is really lovely. :) And good luck to you too, Didz!

[willowing]

so weird! i thought i responded to your comment here dida! misphotod gave you some great ideas i saw! i enjoy looking at my favourite artists and art and getting inspired by their work, also, sometimes, i see something on tv or in a magazine/ newspaper and draw inspiration from that! good luck! x

[SylphSylvan]

There are hardly better moments than this: watching delightful and charming Tam while eating an oatmeal cookie with chamomile-mint tea, accompanied with giggles and grins :-)) Lovely, adorable painting--she glows! Thank you Tam, for your sweet reminders for us! *Angel kisses and hugs*

[willowing]

hello divine one! :) thank you for your lovely comment. how are you angel? love to you, big love. x

[willowing]

big hugs. thank you!

[tomashache]

great art stuff!

:)

[willowing]

thank you so much! :) x

[Ginasart]

your painting was devine and if someone buys it thier heart is devine .thank you ive always wanted to be told im devine love ya lots gina

[willowing]

hi gina, i'll tell you again; you are divine angel. x thank you for being here. x

[pteranodonfilms]

Mmmm....divinity. Sugary egg whites.

[willowing]

this made me smile. :) <3

[tictacgal2]

Another beautiful painting Tam. Wish so bad I could afford to take your class. :( Can you tell me what you start drawing with? I use a H pencil but when I fill the color in, the pencil smears in too. Doesn't look good to me. Any suggestions? Thank you Tam.

Terry

[willowing]

hey terry, it's annoying when the pencils smudges, same for me too, but i do do it that way. a couple of ways to deal with it; use non-watersoluble black pencil (although can't rub that one out well) or use acrylics to cover up the smudging, which is usually what i do! :) x

[teresaprevo]

Greetings Tam!

Love the new art....

Hugs & Blessings!!

[willowing]

thank you dear teresa. x

[GoodQueenLaura]

Tam,

I almost deducted one star for that horrible awful 70's music you played at the beginning. Thankfully you redeemed yourself with the bellydance, etc. music. I loved the video!

[willowing]

ha ha! oh no you're not a 70ties fan?! i get all giddy listening to it. but you see, i like wham too! eesh. hee hee. thanks sweets, and i shall try not to use that kind of music anymore (but now with youtube taking down all vids that have copyrighted music in it, i have a limited choice!) x

[RiddleSpider]

Thanks for a great video, it's been a long hard week in many ways. Finding a new video from you was a nice addition.

[willowing]

thank you angel. <3

[ingridgans]

Oh, that was beautiful. And is, and always will be. Divine piece of bees wax cheese :) Better not keep it in the kitchen. Love to you.

[willowing]

thanks ingrid. and hee hee re cheese in the kitchen. x

[thecaptainbase]

nice one love the sounds

[willowing]

thank you! :)

[willowing]

thank you angel! :) x

[debcoart]

xoxoxoxoxoxoxox

[willowing]

love love love love

[theartsychik]

I just love you! You are so wonderful and so is this video! HugsssssssTam! Thanks for sharing your divine self with all of us. =-)

[willowing]

you warm my heart with your comment angel, thank you for watching and being here. means a lot to me!! xoxo

[shellrosecreations]

Beautiful video and artwork! ( I'm laughing at myself....For a second, I thought that was a hunk of cheese at the end! Must be wax, right?)

[willowing]

ha haaa! that is SO funny, particularly because i LOVE cheese, it's my fav food, lol. yes, it is beeswax. ha ha, that made me laugh outloud! thanks sweets! xoxo

[shellrosecreations]

Heeheee, can you tell I've never worked with bee's wax?  I was thinking..."HUH? What's she gonna do with that CHEESE?" But, I'm a quick learner and realized that was not a cheese-TOOL you were working with! HAHA

[willowing]

seriously, if you knew how much i like cheese! it's just such a funny coincidence! :) x

[TopazPearleGirl]

You are divine!

Thanks for another wonderful and inspiring video!

[willowing]

no you are! ;)

thanks sweets! x

[Neferkit]

Beautiful

[willowing]

*kiss* thank you!

[carmadillotanzen]

It's so fun watching you make art! I'm inspired!  :)

[willowing]

oooh great! i love inspiring people! thank you!x

[MercuryRizing777]

Tam, you have a beautiful way of putting things, as your art is as beautiful as the words you speak.

[willowing]

your comment makes me smile, thank you so much. x

[ginnykaren]

Your art is divine!

xoxo

[willowing]

thank you! and YOU are divine dearest ginny! x

[vwilbeck]

I bought a bunch of supplies today. So excited about the class!! Thanks for another brillant video. Big hugs!!

[willowing]

ooh exciting! :) only 1 more day! yay! xoox

[TheBonnieRose]

You are my hero! <3

*sparkles*

[willowing]

big love to you darling. thank you for being here. x

[artandsoul2]

Thank you...I needed to hear that today. Now, if it could only sink into my brain...I AM DIVINE!!! Absolutely!! :)

[willowing]

*hugs* it's a tough one to accept sometimes, but it's true; you are divine!! :D

[angiecat33]

yay! two more days! whee! can't wait! fun weekend coming up guys! :-D :-D ;-D

Divine weekend even! yay!!!

[willowing]

ha ha! great angie!! yes, the weekend will be divine!! :D

[jewelzybug]

This is completely fabulous! I AM DIVINE! :)

[willowing]

you ARE divine!!! xoxox

[BxFirebird]

totally awesome!

[willowing]

thank YOU! so are you! :D x

[wildbrain03]

BTW! I love that you do so many brunettes!

[willowing]

it's pitch black hair!! :) and yes, i have a thing for that kind of hair lately! also, the curly/ wavey here, i can't stop doing it, in future times they shall call it my; curly black wavy hair phase! ;)

[wildbrain03]

I can hardly contain myself! Only two more days! Cant wait!

[willowing]

ha ha! thanks sweets! i'm so looking fwd to it too! x