Wendy, you are a true gift in multiple ways. You give and and add so much to me and others that enrich our lives. With so much gratitude for doing and sharing this lovely video! I was a delight to see many things from FS 1 and 2. I loved every minute. Watching this is a reminder to revisit the amazing classes.

I’m So glad I found your video channels and Instagram. You inspire me beyond words, heartfelt words!!! Bless You!!!! …. 21:38 and thank you for being you and giving back, sharing your creativity, inspiration, and so much more.💖💖

Wow…I just discovered your KZfaq’s! This one was…OMGosh….sooo needed! I need and want to get back to my art, play and making! I do it sewing things by hand now but sooo miss the FLOW of ART….PAINT! My therapy! Thank you sweet girl!❤

Oh Wendy! What a fantastic KZfaq video. It is definitely going to my saved file to watch again and again. Great explanation of the Flow state and how important it is for us. Thank you

I love love love when you do videos.

Thank you so much, Wendy, for this JJJ gift to us. VERY helpful and encouraging. 💖💖💖

Love the flow state idea. It’s like “glimmers”. JJ & everything around it creates that for me. It helps me breathe. And a consistent creative community was missing for me before discovering JJ. Love it & really love your page! ❤❤ tfs

Thanks Wendy 😊 What a great video ❤

Never really thought about there being a scientific reason why I enjoy paper crafts so much! I laughingly said it’s cheaper than a therapist and it’s true! Thanks for your thoughts and I love your journal

I love everything about this post. Your art is always gorgeous and definitely gets my creative juices flowing. And I have been a student of flow for some time, so your reflections and experiences really resonates for me. Flow is a bit like orgasm for me - if I'm actively pursuing it, it definitely becomes elusive, or just vanishes entirely. So cultivating the conditions that support it, like you do with having the elements of your journaling at hand and easily available, definitely works best for me. Your fodder school concept is turning out to be a major game changer for me, and this video deepened the idea pool nicely. Thank you so much for this, I'll be rewatching often to spark my flow.

Thank you so much Wendy for this video, was touching.

Who knew?? I was so deep in flow yesterday that I took a break from art to put dinner in the oven, went back to my art room, and forgot all about it for like 2 hours. My folios are amazing, dinner...not so much!! I loved your video!!

Loved this so much. Thank you.

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This was a great video. Sometimes something comes along just when you need to hear it. Thank you!

I always called the flow state my zone. I always get there when I am creating, or gardening, or walking. thank you for the inspiration

Have just found your channel. So glad I have - Flow State makes so much sense.

What a surprise to see you this morning. I already did my page but it was nice to listen to you describe Flow. Thank you for keeping us motivated to create and write more.

Thank you so much for this wonderful “flow” video.

Thank you for this, Wendy. I had never heard of a flow state but it makes perfect sense now. I’ve fallen a bit behind in FS3 (my first time in FS) and looking at all the artwork produced has been somewhat intimidating. I am grateful for the reminder that it’s ok to grow slowly, to struggle, and have low expectations at first. There is no growth in anything, music, athletics, etc. without the struggle and mistakes. So thank you for that reminder. On this frigid midwestern day I will be getting back on track and playing with the Dec. challenge. ❤️

I REALLY enjoyed this and I was working along side of you. Thank you for this!

Great video, Wendy. There are hundreds and hundreds of KZfaq videos out there of people making junk journals, but not much about how they actually use them. I love how you fill the pages with your handwriting!

This happened to me only once when I was sitting quietly drawing. I just sat drawing shapes for pottery pieces. The next thing I know is it is an hour later and I have drawn a page of beautiful pots which I went on to make. I had no idea till now it is an actual thing. Thank you for sharing this.

I love it that you talked about flow state in this video! I have always found it fascinating. WAY back in my youth I would lose all sense of time while working in a photography darkroom for my art classes- when I learned the term flow it perfectly described that happy state. Cheers for using it to help lift yourself up when feeling down. What a great lesson!

Hi Wendy! Excellent video, and cheers to healthy brain chemicals! ❤

Wendy at the end, it will be ok… For this terrible moment in our lives will make us grow in a different way for years to come. I still do not understand why we have to go through such agony but at the end we will know why… slavanout… I miss your lessons in FDS… Merci 😊

Thank you. I needed to hear this. I was just working on Meghan Quinlen’s month in FS3 and found myself frustrated because I have left the last three months of FS3 unfinished. Looking at others Instagram and Blogs and videos of their GLORIOUS art has me frustrated and overwhelmed. So I picked it apart tonight: why?? Why have I collected all the supplies but haven’t completed a project yet? I see the value of sticking w one color palette. But I am a beginner mixed media artist. So it is still taking me a minute to hone my colors; nothing matches quite yet. And because things don’t match, I can’t use flowers we did in Oct w papers we just created. I love what you said about making it easy on yourself to create by having all your bits and bobs-in your color palette-around you. So tonight, I just let it go. I worked on the Gelli plate and didn’t have an agenda. Instead of copying others, I let whatever color come! I went into flow state and just made a ton of papers. By the end I was calm and had a new color palette that I love.

Thanks, Wendy; I am going to assemble some bits and pieces, to use in a junk journal and then work to see what happens!

I love this! I’m also obsessed with achieving flow state and rarely do because of interruptions.

Wow, never heard of this flow state, but I do experience it every time I’m in my craft room. Journaling, memory keeping, paper crafting while listening to podcasts. Love your writing! Isabel

This is great!!!! So true and you have inspired me to move on with a commission i have been sorta stuck in❤❤❤❤❤

As you know I just love love love your art. I was wondering if you have a video where you talk about developing your personal color palette, or give advice on doing that?

I love the color palette that you used!

Love your style and your projects. If you’d like to learn more about FLOW state, I highly suggest Rian Doris on KZfaq. He has FLOW all figured out. Thanks for sharing your creativity gift with us! Love ya!

Thank you so much for this video Wendy! I’ve only recently come to know “flow state”, and starting to understand how my crafting is such a big part of it! You do such lovely work, always an inspiration! (A side note question: Where did you find the beautiful golden artichoke dish in the back ground!? It’s fantastic! ❤

Thank you for this inspiring video. I have a question about materials: what is the applicator you are using for the fine lines of glue? How wonderful to be able to just put glue where you want it!!

I hope to join fodder school sometime soon.

I saw some paper in your stash that's brown & looks like you cut circles out of it could you tell me how you did it or if you have a video