 Black Micron 01, graphite on a background of blotchy Ecoline watercolor inks. Zzzzzz. That's about all I can say at the moment. Just zzzzzz...
 So foggy out today, and that's also how I'm feeling on next-to-no-sleep. The Tangle here is called "Beelight" and it's one I've never really gotten the hang of. This is probably the best result I've ever had from it. I've notice that I don't do well with "grid tangles" and prefer the more organic shapes. Which is funny, since when I'm hooking a rug I often prefer geometric patterns based on grids with strong graphical elements. I may never figure that one out!  This is the same tile before I tangled it. Obviously this was taken in different light. I've tried to adjust it as much as possible without hopelessly overexposing it.  Here's another photo from the junk journal. I have a lot of blank pages left in this journal so won't be posting any more of it until I work in them. In retrospect, while I totally enjoyed this day and experimenting was fun, I doubt I'll continue along in this vein as I'm more interested in drawing than I am in collaging or constructing a book.
‘When you’re experimenting you have to try so many things before you choose what you want, and you may go days getting nothing but exhaustion.’ --Fred Astaire  Finished. Tangled with Arukas using black Micron 01, graphite, white chalk pencil and a bit of white gellyroll pen. Whoops, a little side-step (away from showing the junk-journal-related work I did last Saturday) into the wonderful world of maptangling. I got distracted by hearing about a new method of preparing the tiles for this, much easier and faster than my old methods, so took time out to do this one. You can see the original tile after I prepped it but before I drew on it, below.  The tile I prepped before tangling, using Ecoline inks.  Two more tiles with their "maps" prepped onto them. Every year I try to enroll in the online course called Sketchbook Revival. So this year it's called Sketchbook Revival 2024. It's run by Karen Abend and is lots of fun--unless you stress yourself out trying to keep up. This year I noticed that an amazing Zentangle® teacher named Anica Gabrovec, a CZT from Croatia who goes by the name of ZenLinea online, was teaching. The moment I saw her name I looked up her class and it was on one of my favorite drawing techniques, Maptangling. She had a much faster technique than I've seen before for creating the map, and that's what I'll be using from now on. Here's another page from the junk journal from last Saturday:  Honestly, this page doesn't do much for me. It's just not that interesting.
You can see some tissue-paper dyeing at the top edge and peeking out from the bottom; some of it is covered by torn wrapping paper I glued down in the center (and tangled on a bit), and the tangle around the edges is called Scrolz. My response to this page is "meh." And yet, anything that gets me drawing and/or creating is bound to result in some form of serious contentment, even if the result is mediocre. I'm always amazed at the way time spent on art improves my mood. |
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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