Mindy Wara

Translating experiences and emotions into a visual language using watercolor, cotton, and wool. IG: @mindywara

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Thanks for stopping by.

I don’t spend much time here anymore, but let’s connect on Instagram!

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So excited to finally share our new logo!

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Does it count as an unboxing if it comes in a bag? 🛍️

I popped into Fiddlesticks Knits recently and had to share some of these GORGEOUS fibers with you!

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One of the best parts of having an in-home studio is the opportunity to live with a rotating gallery of my artwork before sending them out into the world.

It allows me to see them off of the loom or easel in a different context.

When I am working on a piece, it is easy to get l

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When I first started working with watercolor, I preferred smooth, flawless pigments.

As I got to know my paints more intimately, I instead started reaching for my grittier, granulating paints.

Being able to see nods to characteristics of their original form in how they settle i

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I'm just going to leave this gorgeous purple eye candy here... 💜😍

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Making my own paints is so much easier than I imagined!

My husband and I ordered pigments from Natural Earth Paint as an anniversary gift to ourselves back in January and FINALLY found time to make our first batch.

The process of making our own paint checks all the boxes:

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Taking my gems collection explorations to the next level - making my own paints from Natural Earth Paint pigments!

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What is the first sign of spring where you live?

In Wisconsin, the return of robins always fills me a sense of new possibilities!

New ideas and experiments have been popping into my mind so quickly lately that I barely have time to get them down on paper before the next one com

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Letting intuition guide my inspiration for Bloodstone! Can't wait to get it onto it's dowel later today!

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How do you recycle your fiber scraps? I have two bins of scraps: long enough to use for something and too tiny to use, but don't want them to end up in a landfill

Let me know what you do with yours!

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I'm obsessed with this knotting technique I learned from Jenell over at Spruce and Linen - it adds so much organic texture so quickly! ❤️

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Why did it take me so long to do this???🤯

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A new spring inspired freebie will be dropping for the Collector's Community this week!

Membership is FREE and joining is easy! Visit https://t.co/7yn5Riiw0I and enter your email address.

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Adding some Egyptian knots to my monster-sized wall hanging!

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Does the size of your project impact your process?

Weaving is usually a completely intuitive process for me, but working on a much larger scale for the first time, I am feeling the need to plan more.

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Early progress on my largest wall hanging to date!

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I am deeply honored to have been nominated and share space with the other incredible ATHENA Award nominees this year!