I was in a quandary...

The diva posted the weekly challenge.... Would I participate? I had a very busy week ahead... Would I have time? I was a little less nervous after participating in last week's challenge, but still a little anxious about putting my art "out there." I felt like I was in a little bit of a fengle (I think this sounds good... although it doesn't really have a meaning!). All right... enough of the silliness! I am very happy to have learned the two tangles used in this week's challenge : Weekly Challenge #141: DuoTangle - Quandary & Fengle.

I hope you have a quandary (and fengle) free day, but plenty of time to tangle them!

A whimsical garden...

I have slowly been working my way through the wonderful book by Beckah Krahula, One Zentangle A Day: A 6-Week Course in Creative Drawing for Relaxation, Inspiration, and Fun (One A Day). It is my official introduction to this art form. I was shopping on Amazon for some micron pens one day when I saw the term "Zentangle" on one of the packages... It prompted me to click some of the book examples... WOW! It intrigued me immediately and the title of the book was exactly what I needed at that moment. I never looked back! Now, I have to admit, I have added quite a few books to my little collection since then. All wonderful! I am definitely taking much longer than one day to do each assignment... I am taking my time and enjoying every single moment!

The past few days (okay, maybe a week!) I've been working on Day 6 which focuses on creating tangleations of tangles you have learned thus far in the book. I LOVED this assignment! So fun!

My sketchbook practice page

The next part of the lesson was to create an ATC tile using some of the tangleations you had created. (This is also the first tile I've done where I incorporated color.) I couldn't help but see elements to a garden in a few of the tangles... a very whimsical garden! So here is my Tangleation Garden...

Tangleation Garden

I think it would be a wonderful, whimsical place to visit. I hope you enjoy visiting it too...

Anything is possible... one dot at a time...

I had to do it! A little play on the Zentangle logo... I am thrilled to be participating in my very first weekly challenge from iamthediva.blogspot.com. This week is Challenge #140, Monotangle and Pointillism. I decided to use a tangelation of poke root for this challenge. I had envisioned a more complicated piece, but as I worked I decided to keep it very simple. I was excited and nervous to participate. I am so glad I did! Dots of fun! (...that made me smile...)

I happened upon the wonderful art form of tangling just a couple of months ago... I am already head over heels in love! In fact, I have already signed up to attend a seminar next year to become a Certified Zentangle Teacher. Yippee!!

It has been a very long time since I've taken the time to add to this blog. It's nice to be back!