Adventure ahead...

It's almost time... Two. More. Days... and my daughters and I head off to Boston to explore for a few days and then.... CZT TRAINING IN PROVIDENCE!!!! I am sooooo excited! I can't believe that the time has finally arrived. When I first signed up for the three of us to attend it seemed like it was so far in the future, I blinked my eyes, and now it's here. YAY!

I wish I would have had more time to complete more zentangles and practice, practice, practice. Some how the time escaped me. I hope I am prepared enough...

I absolutely adore Laura Harm's (the diva) site and weekly challenges although I have not completed many of them to date. (Something to work on!) I think I must be an extra slow tangler... well... I finally finished an entry for the Weekly Challenge #169 : String Theory : Circles. (Please don't mention that it was the challenge 3 WEEKS AGO!!!! I know... I know...) I called it "Galaxies," it seems to go hand in hand with exploring and broadening horizons. All just ahead of me...

I have been working (very slowly) through the book, One Zentangle a Day. The Day 14 patterns included Dyon, Keeko, and Chainging. I wanted to include these three patterns in my challenge tile.  As I have been learning new patterns I have taken lots of time to play with variations of the patterns. This has been fun although very time consuming. So now I will just work on the basic tangle patterns to get more "under my belt" before training. In the spirit of this plan here is a page from my little moleskin sketchbook. Besides the Day 14 patterns I have included Yincut, Locar, and Verdigogh all tangles from Day 15. 

My plan when I return from training is to post a LOT more often here with new art! I am so excited to start on a new adventure!

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...