Category Archives: Art

Another Day to Waste

Today was just another day of plans gone awry because of variables beyond my control. Or were they?  Beyond my control, that is. I could have gone to the bank early today, but my husband made an appointment with an … Continue reading

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Impermanence

While messing around with Day 15’s three tangles–Yincut, Locar, and Verdigogh–I got an idea that would also include the three patterns from Day 14–Dyon, Chainging, and Keeko. It’s not a Zentangle, nor Zentangle Inspired Art (ZIA); but I think I … Continue reading

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Locar: Fact or Fantasy?

Frustration with the Zentangle pattern Locar took me to the Internet and YouTube again today. Apparently, I am not the only one frustrated with Locar. And since the “official library” on the official Zentangle site no longer maintains its images … Continue reading

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Got Nothing…

Three new tangles today; not a hint of inspiration yet… Maybe tomorrow I will come up with an idea for putting all three together. Maybe tomorrow these tangles will inspire my writing.  But not today. Draw on! #educ_dr

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Created Unequal

Instead of moving on to the next “day” in One Zentangle a Day, I decided to try another experiment with transitioning from one pattern to another with similar characteristics. Deciding to do this exercise in my sketchbook instead of on … Continue reading

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Transitions On My Mind

All day today–especially while doing my newest Zentangle–my mind has been on transitions. Part of that may be due to the topic of transitions covered in a recent One Zentangle a Day lesson; part may be from having had far too many … Continue reading

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Slowly Tangling with Inspiration

Inspiration. We all want it, even crave. Some of us find inspiration all around us. Others, like me, are clueless about what inspires anyone at all.  Lots of bloggers discuss what inspires them to produce certain works, whether visual, verbal, … Continue reading

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Attention Deficit? 

Couldn’t sleep last night.  Read a little. Drew a little.  Zoned out for a short while.  Drew a little. Brewed some coffee. Read a little. Sneezed a lot.  A cold. Oh, no! Brewed some tea. Tried to doze. Runny nose, … Continue reading

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Color Pencil on Black Tiles

The other day, I complained that I obviously had the wrong type of Gelly Roll color pens to use on black Zentangle tiles. The only color that showed up on black–of “original” and “Aqualip”–was white, in the original Gelly Roll … Continue reading

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Disappointed…

I was so excited this evening. My husband said our courier service delivered tons of stuff. I knew some of it would be my Gelly Roll pens–the ones I would use on the black Zentangle tiles. I picked him up … Continue reading

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