Follow the Muse - Reinvigorate Your Art w/ a New Perspective  

Never out of control just come along with me and we shall "see" what we can "see". It is not just your art work that draws me in but your commentary - filterless.

Totally agree. The great thing is that you don't give up. ❤

I have now watched 20+ videos and listened avidly to your comments. You saved me from giving up on my art all together. You have confirmed that it’s alright to flounder around but stay with it however tenuously. I have embraced the small sketchbook template idea, finding it accessible and unthreatening. You have asked for comments on your ramblings. I enjoy them and find them pertinent and touchingly honest. Thank you seems an inadequate response to your generous spirit and sharing. Irena

I'm glad you don't filter! I enjoy and appreciate how candid you are.

Totally appreciate your unfiltered commentary Jackie ... it's so homy to witness your real thoughts and perspectives. It makes me feel like it's all cool to have random and varied thoughts whilst creating. It's freeing on such a great level. 😂

Jackie-Thank you for your video! You have taught me to work past the “ugly” phase, the difficult phase-when it’s just not working and come out on the other side with a beautiful, satisfying piece! I have also started a sketchbook practice because of you and it has made a world of difference to me and my artwork. Thank you!!!

I glean so much from watching and listening to you! I truly appreciate the energy, creativity, time and self examination. All of it helps me to understand my own processes and healing. Thank you!

Thank you for sharing your process and your thoughts. There were many times when I would have been pleased to have reached particular points in your journey. So during this video, you have produced multiple pleasing and stimulating works of art, which makes this video itself a work of art.

Always nice to see you develop a piece, hear your thoughts and occasional doubts. My internal dialogue is much more of doubt so I have a way to go. Love the grid journaling too, have learned so much from your videos. Thanks!

Love it❤so honest in all our struggles to get to who we are! It’s a journey! Thank you❤

van gogh fun fact...between the potato eaters and his last painting, trees and roots, five years passed. his amazing body of work was painted in FIVE YEARS!!! different but still jackie! thanks for sharing. :)

I loved your voiceover! Very real and it gives the viewer insight to the artists process. Thank you for sharing!

10/10 Definitely amongst my favourite videos of yours!!!! Here's what I loved - 1. Your commitment to the pieces - you continued to push the limits until you felt they were right for you. 2. The end result - and YES, different for sure but I'd pick out Jackie in a minute (or at least I'd be saying, "Jeez, these sure seem like Jackie's work", and finally 3. The voice over - it was joyous and rambling and perfect -- seriously there are some DEEP nuggets in there. I'm not only going to watch it a few times over the coming weeks I'm planning on sharing it with someone who desperately needs to watch and HEAR what you have to say. Be well my friend!!!! ♥♥♥♥♥

100% I get it. 😁 The fact is, when we creatives are creating, we are investing a bit of ourselves- a level of vulnerability- into our work. So while some might find it trivial-that I’d feel anything resembling fear or excitement about the order in which I glue my papers or, the combination of colors I’ve chosen… anyone who loves making art totally understands. I’m sure I’m not alone in appreciating that you share your process and your thoughts so candidly.

I had such a belly laugh with the “not sure if the check engine light was on😅 “ comment! And out of control? Oh yeah…….lots!

I get it Jackie. Perspective is everything, it’s key.

Creating like this feels like surfing must. In/out of control happens so quickly, and you might wipe out, or the wave can just peter out. But gosh it's fun!

what i liked--they were happy landscapes. sometimes landscapes look sad to me. love the color combo. love that there were no gloomy skies/clouds. the florescent red reminded me of a sunset one night in 1979. i lived in a beach community in san diego. the sunset that night was truly florescent red. the foam of the waves looked like they were lit from underneath the waves. your landscapes reminded me of that incredible sunset. it was a once in a lifetime experience.

Keep doing these, Jackie…..I receive new ideas and inspiration from each of your videos.

Wonderful as always Jackie and your ability to talk us through what we're watching is probably at least part of why you're at almost 10,000 people so interested in what you're doing -- even though we're watching *you* it's always just as much if not more about encouraging us ❤ You're right -- they're very different (and I don't think I would have known they were 'yours' if I hadn't watched the process) but, I think, cause for congratulation -- I've said this already but I'm reminded every time I watch you work how *wonderful* abstract art is -- that we can put together seemingly random bits of paint and paper and create a source of meaning that has never existed before --thanks as always for sharing your adventures 💚💙💜

Watching your videos helps to give me the permission I need to just keep going even when I think my painting is going off the rails and will be an epic fail :) Just keep going and eventually, eventually something clicks. Thanks Jackie !

trying new things is always exciting & inspiring.

I love to watch and listen. ❤ to see the works slowly come into being is fascinating and helpfuĺ. Thank you.

That was a terrific Jackie, thank you so much. I'm a master dyer and clothing maker, really choosing for 2024 to get back to my deep artist self who makes without an intention that people will like it or that I'll sell it. Going back to my true heart. And this is so helpful just hearing your narrative and watching your hands work. I'm so glad you took the risk to be vulnerable and do this video. Thank you!

Art and life a work in progress. Risk taking, willingness to make mistakes, fear of outcome, wondering whih way to go next. I loved loved loved your voiceover. so many beautiful and deep gems that you have shared freely. Stuff that is inspiring and fun. I love that it is unedited. I love the journey with its detours. Me, Im a deep one too. So many people just don't get me. But thats okay. The one on the right is my fave for reasons unknown. Thank you again for your generosity in sharing not just your art process but who you are in such a random way. Big hugs XXX

Désolée je ne parle pas anglais. Mais vous regarder travailler est un véritable bonheur qui contient beaucoup d'enseignements. Un grand merci à vous.

I love this! Thank you so much! Your perspective has freed up my mind and intentions in so many ways. "If you have a thing that you love, do it all the way" - this is probably the best advice I've ever gotten. Thank you! :)

Love your videos! Almost every time I start yelling at the video” Stop, it’s perfect” and you keep going, maybe a totally different direction and then I love the piece again! Yes these are different than your usual because it seems a very different color palette than you normally use. As a new artist I’m learning so much from you….and the best info from you is … keep going til you feel it’s right. And your commentaries are brilliantly funny and informative!! Thank You!

How cool, love Claire Dejardin too! Discovered her about 10 years ago! Didn’t know she was designing rugs.

You’re right! Totally bonkers! 😂 but how utterly fabulous! Thank you!!!!

I’ve tuned in on occasions to see you in progress and though I felt very anxious at the beginning of your video going through pile finding the perfect piece, I really enjoy your ability to help me & others to find our genuine self I love to see Art, I do some, but it’s a calling for many people who are like you, full of color and can’t stop, which is a good thing. Enjoyable video.

I love those 2 colors together

I really loved what you did with the gel plate. That was my favourite. The collage had several times where I might have stopped, and the final pieces were still good (but I would have liked some more of the original gel prints to still be visible). I loved your commentary. It's not just informative, it's also reflective.

Can very clearly see that the piece on the left is you. The right one is a more subtle you, but the orbs give you away 😊 It was interesting that you created bits, such as early on when you used the yarn as resist on the left to leave that bright red, and that half face on the right which you really liked, are mostly covered by the end. I'm not sure where I'm at with that myself. Still working on the covering stuff up. Still early days in working out my style regarding that bit. It's great seeing different aspects of your art, your different approaches and your different ramblings. ❤

Thank you for sharing😊. There were many parts that it hurt to lose, but the end result makes sense as itself - and as your work. The stripes, the revealing line from gelli tissue, a kind of stability from black and white and pops of colour - all look like your fingerprints, but shifted. Now I need to go bat.

Love Claire. And I love that you have the ability to just let yourself do whatever you want; going with the flow takes courage. I feel the same when something comes out unexpected, yet beautiful. Thx Jackie:)

Love what you are doing here! And I agree, that sometimes you just have to try different media, colors, shapes, tools etc - go outside the box - and see what you come up with. You may not want to incorporate everything that you try into your next work, but you probably find something to continue with! I do have a couple of questions for you: 1 - what are you using, gel medium or the more liquid matte/gloss medium/varnish for collating? 2- how do you keep the magazine paper from wrinkling up, especially since you are working on sketch book paper as opposed to a hard substrate. 3 - I am recording some short videos for a private workshop that I am leading (and emailing the link to the participants as I am not ready to share them with the public)iand wonder what app you are using to edit your videos - in particular how do you add the voice over. (I can speed up the video - know how to do that- but now need to add the voice over too.) Nothing that I have googled or searched has helped. I do not see that You Tube editing allows me to add the voice over. I can add music, so why not a voice file??? Thank you for any answers and insight you can provide . I enjoy your videos - which I discovered as I am also a fan of Louise Fletcher and have followed her for several years and taken a “Taster” workshop! BTW - are you familiar with Judy Woods - New Zealand , I think. You might enjoy seeing her work. - Alice Stone-Brooks

I get it! You're making perfect sense! 😊

Very inspirational to me. Love to hear your thought process!

Good job bc you are really being vulnerable and allowing the process to unfold.

I loved the one on the right.

Wow, thanks for your insightful thoughts! I seriously have been struggling with switching mediums, meaning, kind of beating myself up to continue and ‘master’ a certain technique or medium. But, I realize that the kind of artist I am is explorative and needed t to shift gears often from sheer curiosity. I always want to try something’s else, it infuses me. Ideas and inspiration. Occasionally, the different ‘experiments’ and explorations collide and a cohesive piece is born! And I’ve learned though, that it can’t be the goal because then my true expression doesn’t come through.

They're amazing, although I loved them right after you used the yarn. Pushing the limits absolutely makes for more creativity. You are so full of ideas and I absolutely love your videos.

I love your process.. you are a great inspiration!

I Loved it, I thought it was awesome and the colors you chose were stunning.

Just subscribed! Watched the whole thing while painting. You're an inspiration. Keep being real ❤😊

Obrigada por compartilhar seu processo criativo, é muito inspirador e divertido! Adoro seus vídeos ! ❤ beijos do Brasil 🇧🇷

yes, they look like a different of you. i really like them. i want to play more. but i get stuck knowing how to start. i do best when i have a goal. & play has no end goal; it;s very open-ended.

What a great video and voice over - totally unfiltered and the outcome is fabulous. So many times, while watching, I was thinking... no, no don't do that ... but then , ta da, it worked out. A testament to the value of play and following your instincts. Hope you feel better.

I so enjoy watching your process and hearing your thoughts. Your line about the ‘check engine light going on’ was brilliant and I’m totally borrowing it for when I hit total frustration (in anything)! 🤣 I’ll be grabbing my Gelli plate for this afternoon’s creative session and you’ve given me inspiration for more experimentation. Thank you and have a great week! Steph

What an absolutely fun video! I liked the left one best, but then you applied your great stuff to the right and made it fly! Thank you for all your audible processing, it helps with many areas of life. Very appreciated.😻

I am enjoying this so much. You just gave me an idea for my junk Journal I am using a limited palette and what I'd like to do now is cut up the roloffs and add them to the journal. Thank you for the inspiration.

i think the black & white (dots & stripes) are what tells me that you made these collages.

Oh wow, so good to see all the stages and reinventions. Reminds me to keep going until it sings to me or I have had enough! Love what you ended up with. ❤

I needed an art buddy while trying out an idea to explore how much to stretch toward an abstract style. This vid was the perfect companion. You voiced many of my rambling thoughts while encouraging further exploration. Thank you! Your pieces looked great too. Congrats! djb

I totally get the different perspective. Thank you for your voice over/discussion. It’s really helpful. I did the “5 minute ugly art challenge” and it was revolutionary to me. It’s exactly what you’re talking about, to me, as I start my journey. Thank you for your videos. I really enjoy your channel.

I could watch your art process for hours and hours! It is really inspiring and interesting to see how you always come out as ‘you’. Beautiful ! I hope to get to ‘me’ at some point as well even though right now I am still enjoying my own eclectic art journey. As always: thanks for your videos!🍀💖

And please don’t censor yourself - your gift to us is letting us ‘inside.’

Que loco, estaba estresada!!! mirando como cambiaban los focos, no hallaba el momento que no se viera esa cara en uno y en el otro la ceramica.... me encanto el de la derecha. No ha sido facil, cuantas horas???? gracias por compartir.

Im fairly new to your channel Jackie, and captivated by the way you keep at your pieces letting them evolve. I have been enjoying watching your work process, and your voice over. The grid videos are great fun, and l have been making them myself. Thank you for sharing your journey, its and inspiration. Love from west coast Scotland

I love them. You may think you are unraveling, but I think you are processing, creating as you go. I mean you love the process. I look back at some of my work and wonder how I did it. It is like another person crept in and took me over. I see so many wonderful stages here that would have been awesome if left as they were, but again I think it is the creating that you enjoy. Question, I keep looking for this elusive celadon green you keep using to no avail. Another question, do you find your work becoming too thick with all the layers? Does the surface get lumpy and bumpy? I am trying to work through this issue currently and was going to just go with very thin layers, but now after watching this, I am encouraged to go with many layers again.

the black/white papers give it away that you made these.

I love your work. I'm new to abstract art and collage and gelli plates. Do you use only acrylic paint? What kind of tissue paper do you use? Thank you