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I was asked to fill in for an altered book workshop this past Sunday and it…
Another Art Journaling Class
12 Monday Mar 2018
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Another Art Journaling Class
12 Monday Mar 2018
Posted in art class, Gratitude Journal
I was asked to fill in for an altered book workshop this past Sunday and it was delightful!
One of the women selected a chapter book rather than a picture book and spent a lot of time removing pages and specific words from pages. I love how she made a space for color to peek through. Her book is in the top right of the mosaic.
One of my students really loved this picture book and took it in some interesting directions. She started by cutting out the elephant and filling the negative space with print from a dictionary page. In the photo above you can see how she worked off of a phrase on the page about hearing and included some ear related images and words. Below is a photo earlier in the process.
Another student was an avid art journaler and created two of the two horizontal photos in the mosaic at the top of the page and this one below. I particularly love how this one came out.
This class was so energizing and fun. We talked about having a monthly art journaling workshop starting in the fall and I am looking forward to teaching that.
I hope you have a beautiful day.
3 Diva Challenges
05 Monday Mar 2018
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I will be teaching an altered books workshop this Sunday at the Morris County Art Association studio.
This is the most current Diva Challenge. The challenge was to use the tangle pattern called Siri that was created by Simone Menzel.
I have been working on the Zentangle challenges hosted by Laura Harms, aka The Diva, but I haven’t managed to blog about them. In February all of her challenges were to uses hearts as strings and on one of mine you can see that and the other one the string mostly disappeared. Can you see where the heart strings were on my Zendala? This is Zendala 7 of 100 and mandala 56 of 100.
I hope you have a beautiful day.
3 Diva Challenges
05 Monday Mar 2018
Posted in Diva Challenge, Zendala
Tags
100 Mandalas, 100 Zendala Challenge, Art, DC352, DC354, DC535, Diva Challenge, Zendala, Zentangle
This is the most current Diva Challenge. The challenge was to use the tangle pattern called Siri that was created by Simone Menzel.
I have been working on the Zentangle challenges hosted by Laura Harms, aka The Diva, but I haven’t managed to blog about them. In February all of her challenges were to uses hearts as strings and on one of mine you can see that and the other one the string mostly disappeared. Can you see where the heart strings were on my Zendala? This is Zendala 7 of 100 and mandala 56 of 100.
I hope you have a beautiful day.
Flower of the Day: Dahlia Dalliance
27 Tuesday Feb 2018
Posted in Art on Exhibit, Zentangle Inspired Art
Tags
acrylic paint, Art, collage, dahlia, Flower of the Day, flower painting, flowers, mixed-media, rhodendron, Zentangle, Zentangle Inspired Art, ZIA
Here is the completed piece. I created the dahlia stencil from a photograph provided by Cee from her photography blog. I took some pictures along the way so you can see the work in progress. It will be part of an exhibit that will run all of March at the Frelinghuysen Arboretum in Morris Township, NJ.
I will also be exhibiting my Mandala with Rhododendrons in this show.
I hope you have a beautiful day.
Gratitude Blooms
23 Friday Feb 2018
Posted in Gratitude Journal
I’m working on a painting/collage that I’m calling Dahlia Dalliance and you get some hints of the process on these pages. I am continuing to play with layers to see how they interact and how they sometimes misbehave. Sometimes I discover errant art techniques when I’m playing with the idea in my art journal and other times I learn it on the painting itself. The beauty of working with layers is that it won’t be done until I’m happy with it. I’m not there yet, but stay tuned in the next week. I have been really busy with a lot of medical stuff in preparation for my surgery for endometriosis. Surgery is scheduled for April 11 so my postings and class offerings are going to be very limited for the next few months. I’m looking forward to more Zentangling to help me through.
I hope you find beauty in your day today.
Geographic Gratitude
02 Friday Feb 2018
Posted in Gratitude Journal, Zentangle Inspired Art
Tags
100 Mandalas, Art, Art Journal, copada, Gratitude, Gratitude Journal, grid, grid art, Mandala, Mondrian, Tangle patterns, Tangles, Zentangle, Zentangle Inspired Art, Zentangle Method, ZIA
A few big ideas are included in this gratitude journal page spread. First, my husband picked up a 2018 calendar for our kitchen wall because our opportunities to get one at an art museum kept being thwarted. I had shopped on-line at the MoMA and Metropolitan Museum of Art’s shopping websites and the calendars were on sale, but the shipping seemed ridiculous. I had almost purchased a Mondrian calendar. When he called to say he was stopping at a store and asked if I wanted anything else, I told him a wall calendar. Guess what calendar he bought! If you have followed my blog for a while you may know that I am fascinated with grids and with Mondrian and he knows that, too. But isn’t it nice to feel known?
I have filled the grid with the ABCs of gratitude for beautiful places I have been. I may do one for places I still want to go. When I have insomnia I sometimes do an ABCs of gratitude in my mind. It can be for the day just past or anything I can come up with at 3 am. I know there are places I have left off of this grid, but I have really been to a lot of beautiful places! How blessed am I?
The right hand page is mandala 55 of 100. It is some variations on the Zentangle® pattern copada by Margaret Bremmer. She is such a talented artist and she has made some wonderful contributions to the world of Zentangle. I think I’m going to do some variations on this variation. I really enjoyed it. I’m so grateful for Zentangle® Inspired Art and all the good things that the world of Zentangle® has brought into my life.
I hope you have a beautiful day.
Zentangle Method Private Lesson
28 Sunday Jan 2018
Posted in art class, Zentangle Method Class
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Bales, Cadent, Crescent Moon, Flux, Henna Drum, Hollibaugh, Onamato, Plates, Tipple, Zentangle, Zentangle Class, Zentangle Method, Zentangle Plates, Zentangle Tile
One of my friends and students (MD) gave her friend a private Zentangle lesson for the 2 of them as a birthday gift. We all had a wonderful time and created some lovely Zentangle art.
Because MD had already had a first class we did a variation on the first tile that they both enjoyed. We all enjoyed the diversity of our interpretations of the tangle patterns. The patterns we used are Crescent Moon, Hollibaugh, Bales, and Tipple. We really had fun with Tipple.
We nearly ran out of time to do a second tile, but we got a good start on a plates tile. For this one we used Cadent, Henna Drum, Flux and Onamato.
I’m confident you can recognize why this string is called a plate tile. If you are interested in having a private lesson with me please use the contact form so we can get started on setting something up. Happy Tangling! Have you made something beautiful today?
Diva Challenge 348: Moebius Syndrome Awareness Day
24 Wednesday Jan 2018
Posted in Diva Challenge
From the Diva:
January 24th is Moebius Syndrome Awareness Day. For those of you who don’t know, my son Artoo was diagnosed with Moebius Syndrome when he was born. For all my new friends – Moebius Syndrome is a congenital nerve disorder affecting cranial VI and VII nerves controlling the lateral movement of his face.
She has generously shared a lot of information about her son and her whole life and family while hosting the best Zentangle challenge out there. Her challenge for us this week:
To raise awareness for this disorder is this week’s Challenge. Use the Moebius Syndrome Foundation’s logo as your string, or create a moebius strip out of paper and tangle that… or some other awesome creative thing that i haven’t thought of.
I chose to use the triangle shaped pattern Tripoli with two variations on filler designs on the inside and outside of the string. There are many talented artists who participate in the Diva’s challenge. You can see more Zentangle art on her blog.
I hope you have a beautiful day or contribute to beauty today.
