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Tamara Laporte

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Mixed media artist, teacher and author. I don’t see all IG msgs. For enq pls email hello@willowing.org - Join A Year of Magic & Fairy Tales:

Where is the lie? 😆

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Where is the lie? 😆

How are you today friends? Here it’s raining and raining and raining so much that there are floods in the little village I live near! I’m in full on hunkering down mode with warm clothes and blankets while prepping my sessions for A Year of Magic & Fairy Tales. 🧚✨🦄 It’s always so interesting to me to see the prototype next to the lesson version. I never used quite the same colours/ materials and it provides unexpected interesting twists! This is called ‘Wish Upon A Star’ and we plant the seeds for our wishes/ hopes/ intentions for the year in the ground she stands on. 😊 How are you? Sending love. ♥️♥️♥️

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How are you today friends? Here it’s raining and raining and raining so much that there are floods in the little village I live near! I’m in full on hunkering down mode with warm clothes and blankets while prepping my sessions for A Year of Magic & Fairy Tales. 🧚✨🦄 It’s always so interesting to me to see the prototype next to the lesson version. I never used quite the same colours/ materials and it provides unexpected interesting twists! This is called ‘Wish Upon A Star’ and we plant the seeds for our wishes/ hopes/ intentions for the year in the ground she stands on. 😊 How are you? Sending love. ♥️♥️♥️

I’m so excited to share this new magical character with you! Here is my take on the Fairy Godmother archetype. She feels like a wise, starry grandmother who carries whole galaxies of kindness in her eyes. ✨

I realised I haven’t painted many older faces before, I didn`t always feel good at them and so creating her was a bit of a challenge and it also felt surprisingly moving. There can be so much beauty in the softness of older faces; the lines, the life lived. I wanted her to feel powerful, warm, and full of that gentle, cosmic “you’re safe with me, darling” energy. Like so many of our own beautiful grandmas made us feel.

It made me think about how rarely we see older women portrayed as magical, radiant, enchanting … and how deeply needed that is (Hello society erasing older women!). So here she is in all her twinkly glory. 🌙💫 How did I do? 😊

She’ll be part of our big creative journey in A Year of Magic & Fairy Tales, and I can’t wait to guide you through painting her step by step.

ps. Blues/ Lavenders/ Deep Purples seem to be my colour obsessions right now! 😉

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I’m so excited to share this new magical character with you! Here is my take on the Fairy Godmother archetype. She feels like a wise, starry grandmother who carries whole galaxies of kindness in her eyes. ✨ I realised I haven’t painted many older faces before, I didn't always feel good at them and so creating her was a bit of a challenge and it also felt surprisingly moving. There can be so much beauty in the softness of older faces; the lines, the life lived. I wanted her to feel powerful, warm, and full of that gentle, cosmic “you’re safe with me, darling” energy. Like so many of our own beautiful grandmas made us feel. It made me think about how rarely we see older women portrayed as magical, radiant, enchanting … and how deeply needed that is (Hello society erasing older women!). So here she is in all her twinkly glory. 🌙💫 How did I do? 😊 She’ll be part of our big creative journey in A Year of Magic & Fairy Tales, and I can’t wait to guide you through painting her step by step. ps. Blues/ Lavenders/ Deep Purples seem to be my colour obsessions right now! 😉

🎨 NEW CLASS RELEASES! 🎨

Exciting news! This year, we’ve released a selection of A Year of Light 2025 classes early, ready for you to buy individually! Yay!
These classes are now available—and yes, they’re included in our Black Friday sale! Use code BLACK50 to get an incredible 50% off these brand-new releases!

Explore all the newly added classes, the ones labelled as ‘new’ are the newest releases

✨ Catch these Black Friday Deals with these codes:
🌟 37% off A Year of Magic & Fairy Tales: MAGIC37
🌈 40% off A Year of Light: LIGHT40
🎨 50% off Self-Study Courses: YAY50
📚15% off Signed Books: BOOKS15
🖼️ 20% off Original Art: PAINT20
🪩 40% off Full Life Book Courses: ALLLB40
🔷40% off Kaleidoscope Courses: ALLKS40

You’ll find everything here:

https://willowing.org

Infuse your creative journey with some fresh inspiration!

Wishing you a season full of art and joy!

Love always,
Tam & Team x

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🎨 NEW CLASS RELEASES! 🎨 Exciting news! This year, we’ve released a selection of A Year of Light 2025 classes early, ready for you to buy individually! Yay! These classes are now available—and yes, they’re included in our Black Friday sale! Use code BLACK50 to get an incredible 50% off these brand-new releases! Explore all the newly added classes, the ones labelled as ‘new’ are the newest releases ✨ Catch these Black Friday Deals with these codes: 🌟 37% off A Year of Magic & Fairy Tales: MAGIC37 🌈 40% off A Year of Light: LIGHT40 🎨 50% off Self-Study Courses: YAY50 📚15% off Signed Books: BOOKS15 🖼️ 20% off Original Art: PAINT20 🪩 40% off Full Life Book Courses: ALLLB40 🔷40% off Kaleidoscope Courses: ALLKS40 You’ll find everything here: https://willowing.org Infuse your creative journey with some fresh inspiration! Wishing you a season full of art and joy! Love always, Tam & Team x

This song always makes me cry. 💕

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This song always makes me cry. 💕
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