 Photo Credit goes to: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF//Aura/B.Tafreshi How beautiful is this? I just about fell off my chair when I saw it. Of course it has nothing to do with textiles (yet--it could be the inspiration for one, with permission of course) or meditation (overtly) or anything else I usually write about, but it has everything to do with creativity and beauty, both of which soothe the trouble soul. And everything to do with art. Doesn't it remind you of a certain 19th century painter's work? We could all use this cosmic view right about now. Enjoy. For a super-short video on the timed exposure, go HERE. For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream.
--Vincent VanGogh  The Magical Stars Project, Day 7 (a project from Sandhya Manne CZT in India, see previous posts for more info on this). Tangles: ICanToo, Gourdgeous, Shattuck, Orbs, and a few random lines. Microns 01 and 08 on a white Zendala tile. Colored pencils, white chalk pencil, white gellyroll pen. Ah yes, Daylight Saving Time started last night and I got approximately 3 hours of sleep. I probably should never have tried tanglng today, and this was the result. Not my best, but it 'still counts as practice, so I'm happy. And now for some zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz... More from that amazing exhibit at the Clark Institute.  Neiges (The Snows), a tapestry which includes a poem. See below for more details and the translation of the poem.   Woman With Lute, from a painting by Henri Matisse, and adapted by Matisse for the medium of tapestry. You can see the original painting below and compare the two. I think this was my favorite piece in the exhibit!   White mandala tile, black Microns 01 and 08, watercolor, colored pencil, gold and white gellyroll pens, graphite. Tangles are: Elegans, Crescent Moon, Romanancy, Printemps, and Fragment E15. Still thinking that less would be more with each of these...however, i am enjoying drawing and painting them. And I am keeping my practice up, which is the important thing. This is part of the Magical Stars project designed by Sandyha Manne, CZT (scroll back a few days to Day One for more info on the Project). Continuing to post tapestries from part of the exhibit at the Clark Institute recently. Feast your eyes on this one (for info about the designer (alas, the dyers and the weaver are not identified), see the info card below).  And here is a closeup of just the Moon section:    Tangles are: Phicops, Printemps, Crescent Moon, Fragments K12 and E4. Watercolor, Colored Pencil, White Gellyroll. I'm still feeling like this is "way too much of a good thing," but despite how busy it is, I had fun drawing and painting it. If you didn't catch the origin of this project, scroll back to the Day One post on February 23 and 24, in which I name the project creator, Sandhya Manne, CZT and how to find more information about it. For quick contrast, here's a small picture of yesterday's tile BEFORE I added color:  I think the color did what I wanted--calmed down some of the way-too-busy effect by emphasizing some things and causing other things to recede. This linework can be seen larger in yesterday's post.  Here is the linework only for Day Five of the Magical Stars Project. I am not enamored of this so far--too many patterns and too fussy looking. I wonder if I can improve it with color tomorrow (making some things recede and others more prominent may tone it down). I love doing this project but as I work my way through it I am certainly inclined to think that less is more--this is NOT an example of that idea. |
ABOUT ME I'm a textile artist (traditional rug hooking, punch needle rug hooking, and other textile arts), a long-time meditator, a certified meditation teacher and coach, and focused on learning about the interplay of art, creativity, and mindfulness every day. 
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Certified Unified Mindfulness Coach Level I, 2024
Certified Zentangle® Teacher, 2013
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