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Yesterday I finally got back into my studio, after nearly ten weeks of enforced absence, due first to heat and humidity, and then to the Back Episode of the Century (which is now 99% better). I was only able to stay 90 minutes, so don't yet have much to show, but it was fabulous to be there, and wonder of wonders, my two studio roomies were also there. We had a great catch-up session. I hope to get in there again tomorrow. Today I taught a 1-1 Zentangle® class to an absolutely lovely woman. You meet the best people doing Zentangle! Last night and today I hauled out my Tangle-a-Day calendar and created some first-time practice tangles. Here are the first two. In the first one, you can see me trying a completely new tangle, Rosewood, in the calendar. And in the second one, you can see what I did with it on a tile. It's for this week's Joey Challenge. These were done between 3 a.m. and 4.30 a.m. as I had insominia. After completing them, I was able to go straight to sleep. Here is the first-ever scribble:  FIRST TRY, IN THE CALENDAR. USING A RAINBOW PENCIL FOR COLOR. ...and then I went straight to trying this as a monotangle on a tile for this week's Joey Challenge:  Practicing in the calendar first was a big help. It was a challenge to use this as a monotangle, and shading with a Rainbow Pencil is always dicey, but I like the way this turned out. Later today, after getting home from teaching, I wanted to tackle two other tangles that are totally new to me: Zenith, which has just been released by HQ, and Tri-Bee. So once again I pulled out my calendar and gave them a trial run. At the time I had no access to a Micron so I just used my handy Bic Pen. I was interrupted before I had a chance to shade this and wasn't that excited about it, but later this evening I did get to add shading and I really like the results. I hope to get a more practiced version on a tile tomorrow. Here is my first scribble with both of these tangles, Zenith around the border and Tri-Bee in the inside. 
Yorkshire Tortoise
10/7/2015 04:22:55 pm
Absolutely wonderful. I love the first one, but the second is almost as good the colour is wonderful. Great work with Tri-Bee.
devin
10/7/2015 06:04:29 pm
Thank you each so very much.
SusanT
10/9/2015 12:31:12 pm
Like your Rosewood-tile a lot!
devin
10/9/2015 05:26:56 pm
@ Joey: That's the problem--there is never a brand with Rainbow Lead Pencils. I have yet to identify them. I pick them up where I can. Here is a URL where I wrote an entire blog post on how to buy a Rainbow Lead Pencil: http://www.drawingfromtheday.com/a-blog-on-art-creativity-and-mindfulness/rainbow-lead-pencils-just-for-kids and I wrote a second post on 9/9/15, so you can also scroll to that post for more information. Finally, if you check the far right-hand column of my blog, you will see (under the Archives) a Categories section and if you click on "Rainbow Lead Pencil" in that section you'll see all the examples of tangles I've done with a Rainbow Lead pencil; there are a lot of them. They fascinate me. Hope this helps!
Seriously you create that lovely artwork with those pencils?!?! I'm amazed, we've had one for years, the Waldorf school uses them so the company Lyra makes one
devin
10/10/2015 10:10:26 pm
Joey, no. I don't create these using the pencils you gave the URL to. If you read the 2 posts I've written on the type of pencils I use, you'll see that I NEVER use the Jumbo sized pencils. I have never been able to get those to work. The pencils I use are normal-sized, just like a #2 regular graphite pencil, with the same size lead as a regular pencil. I sharpen it to a very sharp point. You cannot do that with the Jumbo-sized pencils, and my experience is they just produce mud. Hope this helps. I wish I could tell you where to buy the type I use, but so far I haven't been able to find a steady source. I believe I did give a source for my runner-up preference in one of the blog posts, but I've never been able to find a steady source for my #1 preference. You have to read the posts carefully but you will see what the #1 and the #2 choices look like. I've never been able to find the brand of the #1--it's nameless. Very frustrating...which is why I tried to buy a lifetime supply the last time I found them.
Nancy Sass
10/11/2015 09:08:53 am
Devin, I so love your Rosewood Monotangle! It really speaks to me and makes me feel good. Thank you! :)
devin
10/11/2015 11:05:27 am
Gosh, Nancy, thank you. You must made ME feel good.
devin
10/11/2015 11:14:03 am
Oops, there was a typo in my reply--it's supposed to read: ..."You just made ME feel good," not "You must..." Comments are closed.
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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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