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Happy Full Flower Moon!🌸🌸🌸 #fullflowermo Happy Full Flower Moon!🌸🌸🌸

#fullflowermoon #ladymay #welcomeastheflowersinmay #watercolormoon #fullmoonart
Funny story: When you make a water tarot deck…so Funny story: When you make a water tarot deck…sometimes the universe thinks it would be great fun to burst a pipe above your bedroom on Christmas Eve. You know, cause you like water so much! 😂😭🌊

It was a lot! But we are finally back in our house! It took much longer than we ever expected. One renovation turned into two, then three, etc. And house projects we’d been putting off suddenly took center stage. Like installing a new “old” bathtub in our bathroom.😁

And now it’s time to shift gears to other projects waiting in the wings: turning our old airstream into an art studio; making new art; making a new tarot deck; and starting a project that’s very near and dear to my heart that I haven’t revealed publicly yet….

But here’s a hint: It has to do with a secret garden.🍃🍃🍃💚💚💚

Stay tuned! So many things unfurling this year! 

#gladtobehome❤️ #stillsomuchtodo
My May Day tradition: hanging baskets on my front My May Day tradition: hanging baskets on my front doors. I’ve carried this tradition from coastal Annapolis Maryland (where the whole town blooms with May Day baskets like a giant garden party!) to the desert in Arizona and back to the mountains of North Carolina. The two little baskets look right at home on our farmhouse doors! 

Happy May Day! Happy Beltane! Happy Spring! 

#mayday #maydaybaskets #beltane #littletraditionsmeanalot
I am so dang excited to announce that I will be te I am so dang excited to announce that I will be teaching in the SEVENTH YEAR of Pull Pen Paint with @kialagives and an amazing group of other stellar guest teachers. 

Pull • Pen • Paint starts in March with a three-day virtual retreat weekend scheduled for March 17-18-19. Registration just opened and Kiala, the curator of this class, already has a lesson or two waiting for you where she teaches you how to make a handmade journal to use during the course. 

Pull • Pen • Paint is about learning to listen to your intuition more deeply by connecting to a long list of tools, techniques, and topics. We use tarot & oracle cards, astrology, numerology, human design, poetry, creativity, storytelling, signs, symbols, and systems to strengthen our inner wisdom. We learn to interpret these tools intuitively, journal using our insights, and create from a place of authenticity. Kiala has brought together more than 20 teachers from all walks of life to share their love of journaling, creativity, divination, and self-exploration to uncover the answers that live inside of us. It’s going to be an amazing journey together. 

I am so honored to be teaching alongside these amazingly magical creators:
@otm_academy 
@consie_atopserenityhill 
@ferociousink 
@jamiesawyer_336 
@tarotandmovewithjennifer 
@dr.vanessasage 
@spiralseatarot 
@joannapcolbert 

And, to top it off, we will have a variety of monthly sessions and virtual retreats (1-day and 3-day) that you can attend live online and be in conversation with the teachers and other students. It’s going to be a blast. I sure hope to see you there. Please click the link in my bio to check it out!!
#pullpenpaint #pullpenpaint2023 #intuitiveart #expandyourhorizons
I’ve sold out TWICE in one month! Thanks so much I’ve sold out TWICE in one month! Thanks so much for all the orders, and for your patience as I restock and ship out more!💙💙💙 #theflowtarot #waterelement #waterchild
Drum roll please…. Introducing MY NEW ART STUDIO Drum roll please…. Introducing MY NEW ART STUDIO! A 1962 Overlander Airstream!❤️❤️❤️

Don’t doubt that the universe has a sense of humor! Just days after I finished The Flow Tarot, the roof over my art room sprung a tiny leak. Fast forward a few months, and it was clear it couldn’t be easily fixed. I needed to move out to begin repairs. 

That’s when this little beauty came into our lives! She needs some TLC and renovations - she was apparently at the beach for a good part of her life (my water theme continues!) - but I love a project! Besides who could say no to this beauty?!

Come along as I share my journey transforming her from a neglected airstream to my art studio and creative haven.🥰#iminlove 

#happycamper #airstreamrenovation #newstudiospace #creativelifehappylife
Check out this amazing YOUTUBE WALKTHROUGH of The Check out this amazing YOUTUBE WALKTHROUGH of The Flow Tarot by Lisa Papez @supportivetarot 🥹🥰❤️ 

Click the link in my bio to go directly to her YouTube page!💙

I made the Flow Tarot because I couldn’t find the watery deck I wanted. So it makes my heart so full to know that it resonates with others too! Thank you so much Lisa!!! It’s just amazing!!!!💙🌊💧

#supportivetarot #theflowtarot #youtubetarot #youtubetarotchannel #indietarotdeck #indietarot #waterelement
I close my eyes to old endings, and open my heart I close my eyes to old endings, and open my heart to new beginnings. Welcome 2023….

A variation on the watercolor I taught in last night’s amazing #artsymarathon2023 Just a beautiful outpouring of creativity to start the year off right! Thank you @kialagives for an amazing 23 hours of art and making! I’m blown away by all the artwork! Have a wonderful new year Artsy friends!🎨🎉💕

#artsymarathon2023 #artsymeetup #artsymeetupmarathon #watercolorwhimsy #winterwatercolor #happycreativenewyear
Celebrate New Years Eve with an Artsy Marathon! 🍾🎉🥳🎈

Come paint this magical watercolor winter scene with me! Learn some easy watercolor and lettering techniques to make your word of the year shine! I’ll be teaching and creating along with 25+ other amazing artists as we ring in the New Year with an Artsy Marathon! Click the link in my bio to join in the fun! Happy Artsy New Year!!🎉🎨🎉

#newyearseve #artsymeetup #artsymeetupmarathon #artsymarathon2023 #magicalpainting #enchantingart #watercolorwhimsy #watercolorwonder
Ring in the New Year with an Artsy Marathon! Come Ring in the New Year with an Artsy Marathon!

Come paint this magical watercolor winter scene with me! Easy paint and lettering techniques will set off your word of the year! I’ll be creating along with 25+ other amazing artists as we ring in the New Year with an Artsy Marathon! Click the link in my bio to join in the fun! Happy Artsy New Year!!🎉🎨🎉

#newyearseve #artsymeetup #artsymeetupmarathon #magicalpainting #enchantingart #watercolorwhimsy #watercolorwonder
Celebrate New Years Eve with an Artsy Marathon! 🍾🎉🥳🎈

Come paint a magical watercolor winter scene with me! I’ll be teaching and creating along with 25+ other amazing artists as we ring in the New Year with an Artsy Marathon! Link in bio! Happy Artsy New Year!!🎉🎨🎉

#newyearseve #artsymeetup #artsymeetupmarathon #magicalpainting #enchantingart #watercolorwhimsy #watercolorwonder
These colorful Watercolor Moon Calendars just land These colorful Watercolor Moon Calendars just landed in my Etsy shop! 

This 12-month desk calendar features original watercolors prints of the full moons across the year. The colors follow the spectrum of temperatures and seasonal changes through the year.

These beauties are 5 x 7 - perfect size for wall or desktop. They are printed on thick art paper…so they can easily be repurposed into a moon journals after the month is over!😉😊

Also, with each calendar I’ve  included an additional card explaining the names and keywords about each moon, the seasonal significance, as well as my thoughts about the colors i chose as I painted them. Thanks mom for the great suggestion!🥰 

Also, check out the moon stickers while you’re there - perfect for journaling, water bottles, laptops or wherever you need a little extra moonlight in your life! 

#originalart #etsyseller #moonart #fullmoonart #2023calendar #desktopcalendar #magicalmoons #watercolorart #watercolorartist #watercolorcalendar #calendar #etsyartist #etsyshop #etsyartistsofinstagram
Flow Mala necklaces made of Sea Glass, amazonite a Flow Mala necklaces made of Sea Glass, amazonite and lava beads are coming to my Etsy shop!

They are handmade by me and come with the mini print shown here! 

Shop updates at noon EST, Tuesday Nov 8. 

#etsyshopsofinstagram #flowtarot #malanecklace #seaglass #seaglassjewelry #waterelement #spiralshell #amazonite #amazonitejewelry #etsysellersofinstagram
Etsy shop reopening Tuesday 11/8 at noon! Guideb Etsy shop reopening Tuesday 11/8 at noon! 

Guidebooks, malas, decks and pdfs will all be available, as well as some hand embellished art prints! 

Check the link in my bio and sign up for my newsletter for discounts!💙💙💙

#indietarotdeck #indietarot #etsyshopowner #etsysellersofinstagram #waterelement #waterelemental #watertarot #flowtarot
I’m so excited to be guest teaching in the Deck I’m so excited to be guest teaching in the Deck Creator’s Mastermind Cycle 7, October 21-23.
 
Are you ready to bring your dream deck into the world? Do you have an idea for a deck that you think will inspire people? Have you been making art for years and want to transform it into an oracle, inspiration, or tarot deck?

If so, then join us Oct 21-23 for the Deck Creator’s Mastermind with @kialagives. It’s a fun-filled, interactive journey through all the ways you can create, publish, market, and sell an oracle, tarot, affirmation, or inspiration deck that you create from your original idea.

In this cycle, I’ll be teaching alongside @otm_academy, @pixiecurio and @jamiesawyer_336. I absolutely could not have made the Flow Tarot without the Deck Creator’s Mastermind. It opened up so many possibilities for me as a deck designer!

As a teacher, I will be sharing my experiences taking my deck from a personal project to a public one; my surprises and stumbles; my experiences setting up and selling on Etsy; and tips on how you can move your deck into the public sphere. I’ll also be chatting about the Flow tarot guidebook, how I wrote and formatted it, and some formulas you can use to get started on your own guidebook.

Cycle 7 of the Deck Creator’s Mastermind with @kialagives is open for enrollment! We begin Friday October 21. Use the link in my bio to register!☀️

#indietarotdeck #indietarotcreator #indietarotdecklove #tarotcommunity #newtarotdeck #tarotlove #tarotcards #tarottribe #tarotfortransformation #tarotart #tarotgram #tarotasinspiration #Intuitivetarot #intuitivetarotreader #tarotstorytelling #watertarot #waterelement #watersoul #fourelements #flowtarot #deckcreatorsmastermind #tarotdeckcreator
The Flow Tarot Guidebook has arrived! Getting thin The Flow Tarot Guidebook has arrived! Getting things ready here for an Etsy shop update!! Stay tuned! (Annie, our porch cat, approves of the delivery!)

#etsysellersofig #etsyshop
#indietarotdeck #indietarotcreator #indietarotdecklove #tarotcommunity #newtarotdeck #newdeckalert #tarotlove #tarotcards #tarottribe #tarotfortransformation #tarotart #tarotgram #tarotstorytelling #waterwitch #seawitch #watermagic #tarotasinspiration #Intuitivetarot #intuitivetarotreader #tarotstorytelling #watertarot #waterelement #watersoul #fourelements #flowtarot
Woven wreaths for spooky season. Fall watercolors Woven wreaths for spooky season. Fall watercolors are my favorite. Already planning several more of these. #spookyseason #whimsicalart #chineselanternplant #moonwreath #watercolorartist #fallvibes #fairycoreaesthetic #autumnart
I seriously love my morning rituals! Walking throu I seriously love my morning rituals! Walking through my garden, picking the biggest dahlias, pulling from the Flow Tarot and daily journaling in my Writual Planner. It’s one of the most amazing tools for tarot lovers, and I’m honored to be an affiliate! Click the link in my bio and check out their 2023 Tarot Journal Bundle preorder sale, as well as all the goodies available for anyone looking to bring more ritual and sacred self care into their lives! 
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#flowtarot #indiedeck #watertarot #sacredselfcare #dailyrituals #writualplanner @writualplanner
Cappuccino and cards! Afternoon planning session w Cappuccino and cards! Afternoon planning session with the Flow Tarot. Big updates coming soon! 🌊🌊🌊

#flowtarot #indiedeck #watertarot #orchardcoffee @orchardcoffee
The view normally from the porch, and the rain app The view normally from the porch, and the rain approaching! Five minutes later, those mountains disappeared behind a wall of rain! #oldhouse #summerrain #porchlife
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