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This is a little altered mixed-media art journal filled with photocopies of photos and some mini-paintings from my trip to Sweden (check out this blog post) in August of 2022. In this video you can see me explaining and demonstrating how I created the travel art journal. Perhaps you find some inspiration for how to turn your own travel memories,…
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These photos were taken on the flower island of “Mainau” which is located in Lake Constance in the very south of Germany. A last gift of summer to fill the heart and the senses! Next project: painting dahlias… © Copyright Heather Hoeps
I love taking photographs of beautiful places while traveling. Usually I do not take any art supplies with me. On my recent trip to Sweden, however, I took a sketchpad, ink pen, pencil and water soluble crayons with me and discovered the joy of travel sketching and illustrating with ink and watercolors! Gamla Stan – Old Town Stockholm What I…
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“A week in August…” that is how it all started, with a creative diary writing project in which several participants across different countries journaled about their life the first week in August for more than 15 years. I was one of them and so was a Swedish woman called Inga, who I finally got to visit this year. And it…
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Whatever comes in life Even if it rocks you deep down Take a decision and make up your mind. Even if mountains will be put in your way The only thing which counts is a strong will. And a heart like a lion. Nothing will be unreachable then and respect will be your companion. -Petra Yasmeen Baroness von Schleinitz A…
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On June 20th, at the Summer Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, the Sun moved into the zodiac sign of Cancer. Today, on June 29th, 2022, the moon has joined the sun and gifts us with the energy of a new moon in Cancer. Having my natal moon sign in Cancer, which is actually ruled by the Moon, I feel very…
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I am excited to let you know that I am part of the “Transcendence: Art & Spirituality Summit” which is FREE to access from 20-25 June, 2022! Larissa Russell of Creative U invited me to share how I work in my tarot art journal to explore subconscious archetypal energies using oracle & tarot cards, expressing intuitive insights through intuitive art…
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I love celebrating the Seasonal Cycles, especially the Solstices and Equinoxes which mark significant turning points along the wheel of the year and are so rich with symbolism and meaning. Summer is my favorite season and this year I travelled up North to the Baltic Coast, close to the Danish border to celebrate Summer Solstice surrounded by beautiful nature, good…
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Launching 12 APRIL 2022! I am thrilled to introduce you to my Major Arcana Tarot Deck, the “INNER JOURNEY TAROT” This hand-made collage deck consists of the 22 major arcana cards of the tarot which represent the archetypal journey of the soul towards wholeness. While the cards draw their inspiration from the imagery of the Rider Waite Smith tarot, I…
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„You may shoot me with your words, You may cut me with your eyes, You may kill me with your hatefulness, But still, like air, I’ll rise.“ (Maya Angelou) I am heartbroken on this International Women’s Day 2022 but I keep focusing on Light and Love! I dedicate the collages in this post to the women of Ukraine! And to…
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What are dreams? “The dream is specifically the utterance of the unconscious.” (Carl Jung) I have always been fascinated by dreams, the meaning of dreams and kept a dream diary as a teenager when my dreams seemed to be especially vivid and mind boggling. One of them became a recurring dream which I dreamt in different variations throughout my…
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The Emotion of Creating I know a lot of you are interested in the connection between creativity and healing. I am happy to share with you the “Creative Soul Healing Podcast” episode 100 in which I speak with Larissa Russell the owner of Creative U about healing through creativity and how having been through a journey of healing brings us to…
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I’m a Presenter for A Year In Color 2021, join us! Do you need more color in your life? A new spark to ignite your creativity? Enjoy free access for a short time to 26 inspirational classes plus unlimited full access to 52 classes for an Earlybird price with 20% off! Do not miss out and register to join us…
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Happy September, beautiful Souls! I am happy to announce my new little mini series on YouTube: “Art & Soul with Heather” Over the next few weeks I like to share with you some of my favorite exercises or practices on how to work with different types of imagery – from magazines pages, to different types of coaching cards, oracle- and…
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Hello Beautiful Soul! I’m super thrilled to announce that I’ll be one of the 28 teachers for the Make Create Express online workshop this year!! 🥳 Make Create Express is a year long mixed media adventure that kicks off with a FREE Creative Retreat weekend on the 10th & 11th of July! I’ll be offering a lesson about how to…
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