making my mark, one stroke at a time
i’ve been toying with some ideas for small present packages, I’ll visit this one during a 3D day in my weekly class. pro tip: I’ve got a scan of a full page of printemps that I’ve drawn in black. saved … Read More
challenge 244 from the Diva, “tripoli triptastic!” is to do what you will with the tangle tripoli. this happens to also be one of my favorites, as it is quite rewarding to draw and will repay with interesting results when you … Read More
I’ve spent the evening doing simple tiles in response to this week’s diva challenge, “just a tiny taste….” where the objective is to leave a good bit of the tile blank. this of course, is the opposite of what we … Read More
another card and initial tile, this time for my own mom. it’s nice to have something personal I can create that I am pretty sure will be well-received. gifts get harder as people get older and have, well, everything. or … Read More
my latest swap group is going out on Monday, and it is cooler than I expected. twinchie-inchie is the theme, with a 2″ square tile and a related 1″ square tile. Anything goes on the larger one, the smaller one … Read More
clearly, i’ve been spending too much time on swaps, but they are fun! this one is to do tiles with, obviously, 3 tangles in one color—that is not black. I have an under-used set of Staedtler ball points in weird … Read More
so I’ve finally finished (and even sent!) the swap art begun in my earlier post. the project(s) came out pretty well, I think. I was trying to do both swaps with the same artwork, but different colorways, and that part was … Read More
I am delighted to say that my San Gabriel Parks & Rec proposal for a series of Zentangle classes is going to happen! Well, it will at least be listed in the recreation guide, I can hope that people sign up … Read More
I am in a Zentangle artists swap group on facebook, which is really fun. I was out of town for a couple of weeks, and when I returned, I had a little mound of “happy mail” waiting for me. Wee pieces … Read More
I hosted a small Zentangle 101 class at my home on Thursday night, and it was lovely! I forget how quickly the time goes in these classes. There is so much I want to tell students, and I try to do … Read More