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Diverging Art @divergingart.com · 21/09/2026

I went outside today and found some nice mushrooms. I had the idea of a sketchbook dedicated to all mushroom species I see. Now thinking about how to go about that.

Brown roll-rim mushroom (Paxillus involutus) from the side showing the gills

Brown roll-rim (Paxillus involutus), small light brown mushroom under two blades of grass.

Blushing bracket (Daedaleopsis confragosa), flat white mushroom on the underside of a tree branch.

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Diverging Art @divergingart.com · 11/09/2026

Cross-stitched pronoun patches from my workshop this weekend.

Cross-stitched lettering of pronouns: she/they in white on black, she/her in trans colours on black anf she/her in black on white with a needle in the fabric.

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Diverging Art @divergingart.com · 10/09/2026

Look at these amazing artists! If you're interested in the workshops but are busy this weekend - no problem, get a ticket anyway and watch the lessons whenever you like. I made this especially for neurodivergent creatives, as accessible as possible, and for just £15 very affordable too.

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Diverging Art @divergingart.com · 07/09/2026

A minute of stimming with colours (and card mixing sounds). I've started drawing random colours every week. No hex codes this time, but we have a light purple, a reddish brown and a pale yellow-orange. Create something, or just be inspired by the cards moving around. 🎨 #randomcolors #artinspiration

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Diverging Art @divergingart.com · 06/09/2026

That's the plan! I'm so excited! 😁 Times and details of our seven creative workshops and three live calls at the Diverging Art & Craft Fest next weekend - from and for neurodivergent creatives, no gen AI allowed, just hanging out and having fun. Get your ticket and join us!

Schedule for the Diverging Art & Craft Fest. Friday 11th until Sunday the 13th of September with seven creative workshops and three live calls.

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Diverging Art @divergingart.com · 03/09/2026

Only one week until the start of my new creative online event, I'm so excited! If you are neurodivergent and creative, check out the Diverging Art & Craft Fest! There are 7 project workshops that are low capacity and brain friendly, but so much fun. 🥳

Diverging Art and Craft Fest 11. - 13. September - you are invited! Event poster, photo with art supplies on a table and squirrels with a paint brush icon in the corner.

Seven photos in Polaroid style on dark purple background, showing different art and craft projects. The middle one reading: What's your relationship with your creativity like at the moment?

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Diverging Art @divergingart.com · 01/09/2026

Neurodivergent creatives, you are invited! The Diverging Art and Craft Fest is happening 11.-13. September, and has creative workshops from neurodivergent artists, especially for everyone who is overwhelmed by large events and too many options. We also have live sessions & a community chat. Join us!

Join us for the Diverging Art & Craft Fest - A new online event from and for neurodivergent creatives: 7 project workshops to keep, 3 Live calls to create together, 1 Private community forum - Get back into you creative joy! 11th - 13th September

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Diverging Art @divergingart.com · 26/08/2026

"Good morning, person contemplating" ...a dog walker said to me this morning while I was sitting by the river. I waved "Hello". The last heatwave had me stuck indoors for the past three days, and I was enjoying the fresh morning air and an overcast sky on an early and quiet Saturday morning. (1/3)

"Apple by the river" sketchbook drawing in coloured pencils, partly washed over - brown riverside with a green apple on the left, dark blue water with green spots on the right.

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Diverging Art @divergingart.com · 20/07/2026

Started a new project while on holiday - counted cross-stitch bookmark from a kit, and then continued during my lunch breaks at work. The heatwave has scorched the grass, but stitching outside is so relaxing!

Water fountain in a park, small cross-stitch project in the foreground slightly out of focus.

Small cross-stitch project on dark blue aide in the foreground with a mug of coffee sitting on the dry grass, wildflowers in the background.

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Diverging Art @divergingart.com · 02/07/2026

Touching grass is not enough, you have to squeeze moss! 🌱 Video from the Yorkshire Moors, where I looked at 3-5 different species of #moss, took over a 100 photos of plants and landscape - ID guides for work and my next oil painting. 💚 I love connecting to nature with my senses. How are you?

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Diverging Art @divergingart.com · 07/06/2026

Nature & art in one picture from when I was out in the Yorkshire Moors this week. I had some time for a quick sketch. I think I spent more time at home picking the right shades of coloured pencils for this landscape, but that's part of the fun too. #sketchbook #pleinair #naturedrawing #landscapeart

Small sketchbook with a landscape drawing in natural muted colours laying on grass and moss, a range of coloured pencils next to it. A zipper pouch with a dalek on it is visible underneath the sketchbook.

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Diverging Art @divergingart.com · 02/06/2026

I've been so inspired by the abundance of wildflowers recently! 🖋️🪻 These are part of my 100-day project on A8 cards (anything, any medium). For these, I used the finest fine liner and the most blunt crayons I have. I just love doing these "messy botanicals"! #The100DayProject #AuDHDartist

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Diverging Art @divergingart.com · 01/06/2026

I have finished a project! Within a few weeks (not years)! 🥳 Sharing it again over here, because it was so much fun, and got me back into cross-stitch. ✨🪡 Are you struggling with too many unfinished projects? I've got a freebie on my website to help with that in a fun, no-pressure way, check it out!

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Diverging Art @divergingart.com · 30/05/2026

The last few cards of my 100-day project, this time with "messy botanicals" done in the finest fineliner and the bluntest pastels I had. Thinking about writing a blog post about how it went with lots of pictures. Would you like to read / see more of this? #the100dayproject2026

Three A8 cards with loose wildflower drawings in scribbly black fine liner and bold pastel marks. The open pen and a yellow and a green crayon lie next to the art on a black table.

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Diverging Art @divergingart.com · 20/05/2026

Art update! These turned out as a mini series within my 100-day project - #scapes on A8 mini index cards done in Graphitint pencil. What's your favourite? #tinyart #landscapeart #100dayproject #natureart #neurodivergentartist

Six small coloured pencil drawings on A8 cards laid out in three rows. From the top left: green landscape, curved shore seascape, red flower field, purple and pink clouds, mountains and lake, trees in a forest. The colours are limited, moody and dark, as these were done in coloured graphite.

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Diverging Art @divergingart.com · 18/05/2026

Neurodivergent and creative? I made something for you to help with the overwhelm from your ~107 unfinished projects. Get it for free here: divergingart.com/ssm/ 🐿️🥄🧮 (Includes printable pages for handwriting and a Notion template for fellow digital nerds)

Preview of the Squirrels & Spoons Matrix by Diverging Art (free PDF workbook and Notion template), titled "Less chaos, more creative joy!", graphic shows three pages on purple/turquoise background and the additional info: printable included, 34 pages + video guide

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Diverging Art @divergingart.com · 04/05/2026

I thought I might have missed the bluebell season, while I was ill and at home most of April, but I found these Spanish Bluebells on my way to work last week. #nature #bloomscrolling #bluebells #artinspiration #spoonielife

Closeup photo of a Spanish Bluebell, in light violet tones with green leaves in the background

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Diverging Art @divergingart.com · 03/05/2026

My current favourite art book: "The Artistic Anatomy of Trees" was first published 111 years ago! It's full of pictures combining botany with art, and I used it to reference my most recent #The100DayProject cards in black ink and black pencil. 🖋️🌳

The book "The Artistic Anatomy of Trees" and four A8 cards with drawings of different trees, done in fountain pen ink and black pencil that lie on top of the olive green book

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Diverging Art @divergingart.com · 30/03/2026

Normally, don't work in my day job on Mondays. But when I'm asked to help out with an extracurricular art class to bring in some teaching about biodiversity, I'm all in! Here's what I painted 🍃🍁 #SciArt #watercolor #leaves #biodiversity #nativetrees

Watercolour painting of different shaped and coloured leaves on a stack of paper. The leaves include: ash, apple, hawthorn, black poplar, hazel, sycamore and willow. Visible underneath the painting is a printed sheet showing a large variety of British native tree leaves.

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Diverging Art @divergingart.com · 28/03/2026

Hi, I'm Janina ♾️ AuDHD + Long Covid 🥄 🎨 Multi-curious artist 🖌️ Painting & printing, fibres & fabrics 🧶 🔬 Scientist (plants, fungi & enzymes PhD)🌱 🏳️‍🌈 Queer (bi, she/they), fiercely pro trans 🏳️‍⚧️ 🌍 Love for the planet & hate for the systems of oppression 🔥 Building a community of neurodivergent creatives

A tree in messy black ink and watercolour, sketched with lines in varying thickness, and painted over with shades of green in the crown and shades of brown for the trunk. On top of the page, a stripe of paint is visible, with a gradient from blue to purple to red, suggesting that this is only a part of a sketchbook page.

A white woman looking onto the camera with a friendly smile and purple and green hair with short sides. Her black T-shirt reads "protect trans lives". She sits on a sofa covered with a black kufiya, and black bat and spider plushies visible behind her.

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Diverging Art @divergingart.com · 22/03/2026

Another glimpse into my personal journal. While there is so much horror in the world right now, it's also spring here in the Northern Hemisphere. So I find hope in looking at these flowers, reading poems, taking the time to see the beauty and capturing some of it in my art. #art #quote #spring #hope

A corner of a journal page with the Mary Oliver quote "There is only one question: How to love this world?" from the poem "Spring". There are three yellow flowers above, two from the top and a bud from the side, and grass in many different shades of green at the bottom of the page. The artwork is done in fountain pen with black ink and coloured pencils, a grass green one is also on the picture.

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Diverging Art @divergingart.com · 19/03/2026

Two more cards from my 100-day project. The granulation of the paints doesn't come out much on the smooth surface, but I just love doing abstract landscapes. #art #artsky #landscapeart #watercolor #abstractlandscapes #100dayproject #natureart #neurodivergentcreative #audhdartist

Two abstract watercolour landscapes on A8 cards, on top of a black sketchbook cover with a small paint brush and palette in the background. The landscapes have blue - grey skies and green brown land.

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Diverging Art @divergingart.com · 18/03/2026

Yesterday's sunset through the trees, when I had enough energy to walk for an hour. Not so lucky today, but that's why I take pictures. #sunset #spoonielife #artinspiration

Sunset in light blue and orange with a yellow sunglow, photographed through several trees, so that the bare branches create a dark pattern.

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Diverging Art @divergingart.com · 16/03/2026

And here's the art inspired by my photos: two 100-day project cards. Added a quote in top of my colour testing from Rest is Resistance. Not all recent days turned out so well, but I like how these two go together. #art #ink #artsky #sketch #100dayproject #natureart #quote #neurodivergentartist

Artwork on two A8 cards with ink and water-soluble crayons: loose daffodil in yellows and greens on the left, same colours with quote on the right: "You must believe you have the power to refuse" by Tricia Hersey

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Diverging Art @divergingart.com · 12/03/2026

Found some inspiration on my way home (the art is currently drying). Hope this bright yellow brightens up your day a little bit. #artinspiration #bloomscrolling #daffodils #spring

A few bright yellow daffodils with an orange centre, one in the middle in focus, with a dark green, grassy background.

Two bright yellow daffodils with an orange centre, but showing the back of the flowers with a dark green, grassy background.

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Diverging Art @divergingart.com · 03/03/2026

I don't normally share things from this journal, but I thought you might appreciate some moss - haircap, peat, and feather moss - found in the Yorkshire Moors. #SciArt #moss #botanical #inksketch #coloredpencil #sketchbook #artjournal

Ink and coloured pencil drawing of three species of mosses (Polytrichum formosum, Sphagnum sp., and Pseudoscleropodium purum) and the word "moss" in a bubbly, mossy look. The drawing is in a sketchbook with some words around and six colored pencils in different shades of green next to it.

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Diverging Art @divergingart.com · 02/03/2026

I might have accidentally started a #100dayproject ✨ I was using these A8 cards while travelling, and then I just kept going. Will I do 100 of them? Who knows? Do you want to see more of them? Let me know! #100dayproject2026 #audhdartist #smallart #neurodivergentartist #SpoonieCreative #artist

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Diverging Art @divergingart.com · 24/02/2026

I got lots more pictures to post from my travels but I have to recover a bit first. #spoonielife #audhdartist #travelsketch #smallart

Mini ink and wash sketch of a forest on top of a small blue sketchbook, with a tiny travel brush and a water brush next to it, all on a black tablet on a white bed sheet.

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Diverging Art @divergingart.com · 19/02/2026

I walked in a forest and found some pretty lichen (Cladonia fimbriata), what a beautiful colour. #lichen #fungi #fungifriends #artinspiration

Cladonia fimbriata - a mint green lichen with trumpet like structures on a forest floor with brown pine needles and some moos.

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Diverging Art @divergingart.com · 18/02/2026

Wow, we had over 3000 people checking out our collecting so far! We didn't want anyone missing out or being too overwhelmed by the possibilities, so we extended the access to these free art resources for another week (until Feb. 22nd)! Find everything here: www.bethchien.com/creativeadve...

Black rectangle on white background with portrait photos of 11 women in a grid, large yellow text on top saying One more week, small black text at the bottom: choose your creative adventure

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Diverging Art @divergingart.com · 15/02/2026

Small travel sketch. Are you curious what else I have in my travel art kit? #smallart #inksketch #landscape

Art on a train table: small ink sketch on a card - mountain landscape with a house; black fountain pen and crayons next to it and an open zipper pouch with art supplies behind.

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Diverging Art @divergingart.com · 14/02/2026

On this day of commercialization of romantic relationships, I hope you can find a way of self-love through art - whether that is devoting 3 hours to a painting, reading a poem, or just stop to take a quick picture of a flower. #artlove #selflove #creativelife #sunsetcloud #skyscape

Unedited photo of a pink cloud in the middle of a blue sky with birds flying in a V-shape barely visible and a bare tree silhouette in the lower right corner.

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Diverging Art @divergingart.com · 13/02/2026

I'd love to try them all! Then, there's me with the Squirrel and Spoons Matrix that helps when you're overwhelmed by too many projects. 😅 Everything is free and available to sign up for until Monday the 16th of February! -> www.bethchien.com/creativeadve...

Janina Hossbach - The Squirrels & Spoons Matrix - Sort through your project chaos and unlock creative joy - Free PDF workbook and Notion Template - Clarity for your creative projects - 34 pages, printable included, plus video guide

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Diverging Art @divergingart.com · 13/02/2026

Barbara shows you how to add gold to your art - elevate with some sparkle (11/12)

Barbara Boren - 7 Gold Techniques to Elevate Your Art - Kick up your Artwork a notch by adding some Sparkle with Gold - Elevate With Gold Sparkle

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Diverging Art @divergingart.com · 13/02/2026

Dawn shows you some fun tools to create abstract art - anything but brushes (10/12)

Dawn Baja - Want the Tools that changed my Art? - Creating abstract art is easier than you think...and I can show you how! - Tools to Create Abstract Art

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Diverging Art @divergingart.com · 13/02/2026

Rachel brings you an Art Journal Jumpstart for self-care (9/12)

Rachel Mims - Art Journal Jumpstart - Turn Creativity Into Self-Care - A free online class designed for anyone who wants to start a creative practice to reduce stress, process experiences or navigate life changes. No experience needed - just curiosity and a willingness to explore.

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Diverging Art @divergingart.com · 13/02/2026

Amber helps you find the best papers for Gel printing and Collage (8/12)

Amber Bennison - Paper Matters - Your guide to the best papers for Gelli Printing and Collage - Is your paper holding you back? Free Guide for Collage and Gel Printing

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Diverging Art @divergingart.com · 13/02/2026

Dawn gently guides you into Mixed media Nature Journaling (7/12)

Dawn Whitehead - Mindful Nature Moments - Mindful Connection through Mixed Media Nature Journaling - Join my FREE mini course to gently guide you into mixed media nature journaling - slow down and reconnect, no pressure, no perfection

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Diverging Art @divergingart.com · 13/02/2026

Sharon shows you how to create incredible stamps with moldable foam (6/12)

Sharon Collins - Foam Fabulous Stamps - Creating unique stamps for printing - Free Video Lesson! Learn how to heat, mold and create stamps using items from around your house.

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Diverging Art @divergingart.com · 13/02/2026

Nina helps you to level up your watercolour skills, bringing in depth and dimension (5/12)

Nina Suggs - The One Magic Trick To Improve Your Watercolor - Take Your Paintings From Flat To Dimensional - A free course that will teach you how a simple value shift will make your paintings full of depth and dimension.

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Diverging Art @divergingart.com · 13/02/2026

Sarah has some fun and unusual ideas how to use your stencils (4/12)

Sarah Gray - Stencils Unlocked - Explore the creative potential of your stencils - A 4-day free course designed to unlock the creative potential of your stencils!

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Diverging Art @divergingart.com · 13/02/2026

Beth with a creative scavenger hunt you can do from the comfort of your home (3/12)

Beth Chien - Everyday Explorations: Home Edition - A creative scavenger hunt - your surrounding reimagined - Stop waiting for inspiration. Let your surroundings lead instead.

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Diverging Art @divergingart.com · 13/02/2026

Jen with Art Journaling for self-love (2/12)

Jen MacIssac - Back To Me - Art for loving yourself - Flipbook with simple and accessible art prompts and journal reflections

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Diverging Art @divergingart.com · 11/02/2026

Happy International Day of #WomenInScience! I'm not in research anymore but just taught our international students practical microbiology. Nothing to do with the purple going on here, but also so much fun! They did well, and I hope some will become great scientists. 💜👩‍🔬🧪

Woman with bright purple hair and safety goggles, wearing a lab coat, purple scarf and purple gloves, holding a measuring cylinder with a purple liquid.

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Diverging Art @divergingart.com · 09/02/2026

✨ Choose Your Creative Adventure ✨ We are live with a limited-time collection of free art resources from 11 artists around the world. Explore everything at www.bethchien.com/creativeadve... 👉 Sign up for lifetime access to the resources you choose. ⏰ But only available February 9th to 16th!

Choose your creative adventure - title of the graphic with a collage of creative project photos and text that says: Free art resources from independent artists - ebooks, videos, prompts, and workshops you can explore at your own pace. https://www.bethchien.com/creativeadventure

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Diverging Art @divergingart.com · 08/02/2026

Inspiration comes from anywhere. In this case, a newly thrifted backing book with photos looking so delicious that I decided to dedicate a sketchbook page to bake illustrations 🍰🧁🍩 #sketchbook #inspiration #foodillustration #art #baking #inkandwash

Sketchbook showing a filled cookie labelled Viennese Whirls in ink & wash; fountain pen, red coloured pencil and small paint brush next to it, and corner of a book with a rainbow cake and other bakes on the cover laying across on top.

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Diverging Art @divergingart.com · 06/02/2026

Just a few more days and we open the doors to this collaboration: 🎨 free art resources for you 🌍 artists from around the world ⏰ limited-time access ⇾ filled with workshops, lessons, and inspiration you can explore your own way - no pressure, just play! #artsky #creativity #creativeadventure

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Diverging Art @divergingart.com · 05/02/2026

I often do my art in tiny pockets of time. These are digital seascape sketches I did in just 5-10 min during lunch breaks with a single oil brush in Procreate. Instant calm and sensory joy 🖌️ #seascape #art #digitaloil #sketching #procreate #digitalsketch #scape #AuDHDartist #spoonie

Digital oil seascape sketch of a moody sky, indigo blue sea and green foreground with a hint of purple

Digital oil seascape sketch of a moody sky, indigo blue sea on the left brown land on the right and a sandy beach in a U-shape towards the bottom foreground.

Digital oil seascape sketch of a bright yellow flowering gorse bush in front of a blue sky with clouds and a dark blue sea, and with olive green tones in the foreground.

Digital oil seascape sketch with a high horizon line, bright turquoise water with waves coming to the front on the right, and a sandy beach with some green grass on the bottom left.

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