This week Cami and I taught a Beyond the Basics Zentangle class, Tangleation Exploration. It was a blast! We explored many versions of Cadent in this class. (A special shout out to Margaret Bremner for her oh-so-wonderful ...and then some series! Thanks!) We were so busy working tangle after tangle that the two hours went by in a flash, and class had to end!
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| Lots of Cadent Variations! |
I was disappointed that we didn't have time to work through a traditional tile in class. I woke up in the middle of the night with an idea... What if I sent my students a "bonus" with my wrap up email? The bonus of an audio meditation for a bijou tile. I became very excited about this! I decided to give it a try.
I had fun figuring out how I was going to do the audio, and creating it. I have been wanting to try this since being led through an audio meditation by Molly Hollibaugh at CZT Seminar last year. I sent the finished audio to my daughter. She and her boyfriend gave it a try and sent me the results... So. Awesome. It made me think... I wonder if I can add this to my blog... a little fun for all! It would be so cool to see everyone's interpretation, especially as they won't have a preconceived notion of what tangle they are creating... you just listen... and draw... there are NO MISTAKES. So... let's give it a try!
Get ready! Grab a bijou tile (or 2 inches by 2 inches square tile), micron 01 pen, pencil, and tortillon (or stump, or q-tip for blending). Find a nice quiet place, and take the next 10 to 15 minutes to listen, and create... one stroke at a time.
(If you are on a mobile device you may need to click "Watch on Vimeo" to play.)
When you finish your tile please take a photo and add it to your blog/flickr/instagram etc. Then comment here and include the link in your comment so I (and all who have completed the challenge... no cheating... don't look before you do it!) can check it out! I would like to post a new audio meditation every few weeks. We'll see how you like it and go from there!
When you finish your tile please take a photo and add it to your blog/flickr/instagram etc. Then comment here and include the link in your comment so I (and all who have completed the challenge... no cheating... don't look before you do it!) can check it out! I would like to post a new audio meditation every few weeks. We'll see how you like it and go from there!
I hope you participate! I can't wait to see the results and hear what you think!
Great job on the meditation! Your voice was so soothing, just perfect for this challenge. It was a perfect way to start my day at 4:30 A.M.! Coffee and Bijou! Thanks. Here is my tile: http://caroldeezigns.blogspot.com/2015/02/tangle-meditation-with-holly-ha-designs.html
ReplyDeleteCarol, thanks so much for participating in my challenge... and super early in the morning too! I so enjoyed seeing your tile, absolutely beautiful! I really appreciate your feedback! Looking forward to seeing you back for the next audio challenge... :)
DeleteLovely clear meditation. I've done this 2x with Molly so I felt free to depart from the instructions a couple of places, including starting with the fact that I didn't have a Bijou tile handy so used a regular tile. I just tried uploading the result here as you
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! You definitely had an advantage as you have done this two times with the "master" herself! She is definitely an inspiration!
DeleteYou won't be able to post the photo here... Just a link... that way the mystery will stay hidden (hopefully) until the meditation is complete. (Link to a blog post, flickr, instagram, Facebook... just make sure that you allow visitors to view your entry, check privacy settings for that item.) After completion the participants can view the other challenge results. I'm figuring this out as I go along... but I think that may be the best way for now.
Thanks so much for participating!
Ok, Holly, here's the link to the tile, as you requested:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.drawingfromtheday.com/a-blog-on-art-creativity-and-mindfulness/an-accurate-map-unfortunately To see the tile you do have to scroll down to the bottom of the post.
That worked perfectly!! Thank you so much for participating! It was so much fun to view your beautiful tile! I hope that you'll join me again for the next audio challenge!
DeleteI've been trying to thank you for your wonderful meditation prompt. I have never done this before with Zentangle and really appreciated it. Thanks! I selfishly hope you do more! Thanks again.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for giving it a try AND for leaving me such a kind comment! I definitely plan on creating more. I hope to see you back! :)
DeleteHolly, thank you so much for sharing this meditation with the Zentangle community. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to your gentle voice as you led me through your easy to follow instructions. I hope you continue to share more audio meditations with us. I am now going to look at every one else bijou tiles.
ReplyDeleteLianne... thank you so much for leaving such a lovely comment! I am so happy that you enjoyed it! I will definitely be adding more meditations. I hope you'll join me again!
DeleteOops! Here is the link to my audio meditation tile - http://thetangledway.blogspot.com.au/2015/02/an-audio-meditation.html
DeleteYay! Thanks for leaving the link to your gorgeous tile!
DeleteMy husband and I were in that CZT class and I've wanted to do something like this. Thank you so much! I will always give you credit and like Lianne will most likely add it to my blog. Will it ever be made available as an MP3 download?
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DeleteThat is so exciting that you and your husband attended seminar together! I know it was one of the most special events, and I feel so blessed to have been able to share that with both of my daughters. I am so glad that you enjoyed the audio meditation! Thanks!
That's a good question, Judith... I am not certain about the MP3 download yet. I'll see how the response is and go from there. I am finding that my "free hosting site" of the audio has nearly reached the limit (lots of listeners) and I'll have to pay for service soon. I may have to add a "donation" button to help offset the cost... Just working on figuring it out as I go along!
Thanks again for participating and leaving such a lovely comment!
Posted this today on my blog: http://nourishyourmindandbody.blogspot.com
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Judith...
DeleteThanks for coming back and leaving your link! I SOOOO enjoyed looking at your tile! I also can't wait to try the recipe on the post... Sounds delicious!
Have a wonderful day!
I came across this blog post last week and shared it with the friend I've been tangling with. We just tried the first meditation today and really enjoyed it. We were quite interested to see how different our tiles came out, even listening to the same audio. Neither of us has a place to upload the tiles, so I can't post a link at this time. But we're looking forward to trying your other meditation and hope you post more soon.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for sharing my post with your friend. It makes my day to hear that you enjoyed the meditation! It is amazing to see how differently they turn out... it's like magic! I'm looking forward to hearing how you like the second one! Thanks so much for the encouragement. I plan on creating the third one soon!
DeleteIt turns out I do have a Flickr account. Here's a link to our tiles.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.flickr.com/photos/52762286@N00/16265147413/
YAY! I am so happy to have been able to view your tiles! They are beautiful! Thank you again for participating!
DeleteI really enjoyed the meditation. I loved how you left the end of the meditation very open-ended, allowing time for finishing at the listener's own pace. Thanks also for all the links to others' tiles. Here's mine:
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This was super fun!! Here's mine http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/640x/ae/8d/4d/ae8d4d25ea359d6eaa9a3b965b7dbc32.jpg
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ReplyDeleteVery fun! I've never done this/these tangles before! I really enjoyed this! Thank you! https://flic.kr/p/xMyvFc
ReplyDeleteUpdated my photo to here: https://flic.kr/p/xJCAbQ
DeleteThat was most restful and a lovely start to my day.......only trouble is I feel so laid back now, I am almost falling over ! I am going to do #2 tomorrow for sure. Thank you indeed!
ReplyDeleteLovely fun. Definitely plan to do the others! Here's mine: https://instagram.com/p/8ZQTD6jMvK/
ReplyDeleteThank You Holly! I've never done Tripoli successfully before now! I'm not sure where to post it so you can see it so you'll just have to trust me!
ReplyDeleteThank You Holly! I've never done Tripoli successfully before now! I'm not sure where to post it so you can see it so you'll just have to trust me!
ReplyDeleteHolly, this was just wonderful. Exactly what I needed this morning. Sharing on my FB art page! <3
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Karen! I'm so pleased you enjoyed it! You'll have to come back and try the others. I so appreciate you leaving a comment. Thanks!
DeleteThank you for sharing this, Holly - is it okay if I share to my FB tangling page?
ReplyDeleteI am thrilled you enjoyed it and would like to share! Please do! I'd appreciate a link to my FB artist page as well, http://Facebook.com/hadesigns.czt, if you don't mind. Thanks so much!
DeleteI hope you get a chance to try the other audio's!