Category Archives: Art

Tangling To a Mood

Posted on August 11, 2016 by DrEMiller

Last night, I laid out a design for a new tangle. Although I know better than to do any art  under electric lights, I was in the mood to experiment with coloring my creation with gel pens. It looked pretty … Continue reading →

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Amazed

Posted on August 5, 2016 by DrEMiller

Two things amazed me today. The first was that I was able to salvage a Zentangled tile from when I was playing around with brush pen markers. The second was the response I get when I re-post other bloggers’ helpful … Continue reading →

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Found Poetry

Posted on August 4, 2016 by DrEMiller

While practicing a new Zentangle pattern, a thought came to me about the Intro to Poetry class. While taking it, I skipped over the Found Poetry suggestion. I remember I had to learn more about what Found Poetry is, and … Continue reading →

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Note to Self:

Posted on July 25, 2016 by DrEMiller

So while the power was out–yet again!–there was time to finish a piece started days ago.  As I sat on the upstairs balcony one day with the sky sprinkling some water our way, I was inspired by the view of … Continue reading →

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Last Tangle in Paradise…

Posted on July 12, 2016 by DrEMiller

All day today I have been waiting for the power to go off again. Last night, we lost power for roughly four hours–third power loss of two or more hours in one day. Candle light does not make for good … Continue reading →

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Just Playing

Posted on July 12, 2016 by DrEMiller

Day 28 of One Zentangle a Day makes me think of scribbles. Scribbles is something we do to play when we are sitting reasonably still. Lots of scribbles are curvy. Since today’s Zentangle patterns are very curvy, I figure it’s … Continue reading →

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NJTpk

Posted on July 12, 2016 by DrEMiller

Three motifs were introduced on Day 27 in One Zentangle a Day. They are Meer, Enyshou, and an original pattern called Reef. The first two have strong resemblances to earlier patterns, Finery and Squid, respectively.  This time, I remembered to … Continue reading →

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Stop!

Posted on July 11, 2016 by DrEMiller

Day 26 of One Zentangle a Day. Today’s tangles are…well, they are uninspiring. One (Poke Leaf) I picked up from an ebook a while back and have been using ever since; the other (Growth) is the author’s creation and uncomfortable to … Continue reading →

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Is It a Plan?

Posted on July 10, 2016 by DrEMiller

Day 25 in One Zentangle a Day presents one official Zentangle enhancement called perfs and a tangleation on Tagh called Taghpodz, created by one of the book’s contributors. Perfs are an ancient device used by Illuminators to call attention to … Continue reading →

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Made for Shade

Posted on July 9, 2016 by DrEMiller

While shading a tangle in my sketchbook, I realized I grabbed the wrong pencil for the task. As I learned when I first took up drawing, not all pencils are created equal. How the wrong 2B pencil–oh, wait! It’s a … Continue reading →

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