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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
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
Posted in Art, meditation, relaxation, Zentangle
Tagged errors, light source, mistakes, purpose, shading, vantage point, viewpoint, Zentangle motifs, Zentangle patterns
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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
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
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
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
Posted in Art, Creativity, Writing process, Zentangle
Tagged black tiles, dsappearing inks, Gelly Roll pens, inks for black tiles, Zentangle
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Reflected Shadow?
In art, we have all heard about reflected light–that indirect light that is reflected from the surfaces around the subject of a drawing or painting, but that is not part of the light source shining directly on the object. In … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Learning to Write, writing, Zentangle
Tagged clues, foreshadow, learning to draw, light source, observation, reflected light, reflected shadow, shade, shading, shadow, writing devices, writing techniques
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About Zentangle…
Last time, I talked about doing something new. Zentangle is both an art form and a meditation technique. I became a bit impertinent on the topic, but that was my frustration showing. The truth is that I have been rather … Continue reading
Posted in About Writing, Art, Creative process, Creativity, relaxation, Zentangle
Tagged aging, creating, frustration, letting go, self-criticism, the moment
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