@mindywara.bsky.social
AuDHD Artist + Writer Curiosity fuels my creativity. Introspection gives it meaning. mindywara.com/art-link πMadison, WI
A quiet journey, intuitively mapped from a felt sense of gentle adventure, budding optimism, and humming anticipation.
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Just Beyond the Hills
watercolor on paper
Original painting and prints now available at https://bit.ly/Just-Beyond-the-Hills-MW
Mostly photos of my cats, because of course.
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Last project I'll be working on during swimming lessons this summer.
When my son started lessons, he was hesitant to get into the water. I'm so proud of the work he's put in!
Swimming may be over, but weaving while shuffling him around town is just amping up as we head back into the school year...
Close up photo of orange and red watercolor painting textures.
Close up photo of yellow and green watercolor painting textures with dark brown branching lines interrupting them on the page.
Close up photo of orange, red, green, and blue watercolor painting textures, some blending, some with harsh edges.
Photo of an watercolor painting featuring vibrant oranges, reds, yellows, greens, and blues around a dark brown branching abstraction in the center. Above the painting reads, Hephaestus, Mending in FireΒ honors the artisan-god and the quiet power he forges in exile from Olympus. While the other gods chase power through spectacle and domination, Hephaestus finds his strength in creation. He builds, repairs, and transforms - his materials, and himself - healing among the flames.
Getting up close and personal with my recent painting, Hephaestus, Mending in Fire.
I love this piece as a whole, but the magic is in the details and textures!
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Hephaestus, Mending in Fire
watercolor on paper
Original painting and prints now available at https://bit.ly/Hephaestus-MW
A woman in her thirties with glasses and brown hair wearing an wrist brace while showing it to the camera.
A photo of gold star charms, crystal chip beads, and safety pins splayed on a table with a jewelry pliers.
A photo of a small moon woven with white yarn against a patchwork background with star and gem charms dangling from fabric fringe.
A close up photo of star and gem charms dangling from fabric fringe.
Wearing my braces this week...
We're going to the ren faire this weekend, so most things are on pause while I make our costumes.
Oliver's into trinket trading, so I made 100+ charms to share & ended up triggering my tendonitis!
Hopefully if I baby my wrists now, I can leave the braces at home.
I recently learned that Lefthanders Day was yesterday.Β Being a lefty myself, this sent me down a rabbit hole.
So here it is - a day late, but full of all the best things - stories, history, science, tips...Β
If you're a fellow lefty, you might see yourself in this one https://f.mtr.cool/vpocirscjj
Mini Earth Day experiment!
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WIP
08.03.2025 01:11 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Waking up every morning of 2025 so far to the realization that
17.02.2025 15:01 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I'm pretty depressed lately. The constant reminders that the people of the nation I was born to have collectively chosen cruelty and stupidity are really wearing me down. We could and should be so much better than this. This empire is just proudly and nakedly evil.
06.02.2025 11:40 β π 1059 π 85 π¬ 71 π 4#mindywara #art #collage
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Abstract collage featuring a moss agate figure of a pregnant person layered over swirling black watercolor marks.
More than a Vessel
Multimedia collage
Depending on the time of day, I teeter between staying informed about our current hellscape and escaping into a fantasy world to survive.
04.02.2025 03:19 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0In a world that often rushes us, this process invites stillness and trustβreminding us that something beautiful is forming, even if we canβt see it right away. As the layers of pigment settle, the textures of the clay begin to reveal themselves, each one adding to the story beneath the surface.
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CDC dataβs βexplicit purposeβ is to guide researchers toward the places and people who most need attention, Patrick Sullivan, a former CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service officer, said. βItβs hard to understand how this benefits health.β
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
Abstract watercolor painting
Todayβs progress!
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Everything is on fire, but everyone I love is doing beautiful things and trying to make life worth living, and I know I don't have to believe in everything, but I believe in that. - Nikita Gill
A soft, small, hopeful thing.
27.01.2025 23:12 β π 889 π 295 π¬ 8 π 12My kid just left for his first friend sleepover and I donβt know what to do with myself. The possibilities are endless, so probably nothing at all.
25.01.2025 22:38 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Itβs almost time for the Neuro Nest Retreat! This is a FREE event featuring creative workshops for any skill level.
Iβll be hosting Following the Water: A Journey in Intuitive Painting, and Iβm excited to dive into the other creatorsβ workshops too!
open.substack.com/pub/neurokin...
Itβs easier to control a people who is hurt, scared, and grieving.
This is why the number of children and teachers murdered every school year has not impacted common sense gun reform.
Commisson progress!
09.12.2024 03:03 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
1 portrait
3 paints
β¨The magic of color theoryβ¨
Youβre a step ahead of me - Iβm still in the overthinking phase! π
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