Squares, diamonds and triangles- oh my! Geometric grid patterns was the theme for today’s tangled tile. As a child I always loved working with basic shapes. Later in life in college, I had a knack for breaking down complex imagery to basic shapes and patterns to create an abstract version of a drawing. I remember…
Category: Artwork
art is the foundation of everything I do. ideas are formed first through my art and is then carried throughout my other works. without art I would not create.
My niece’s first Zentangle tile! I’m so proud!
Well, you might be wondering were I have been all weekend. To put it simply- having fun! Saturday was a rainy wet day in the Chicagoland area, but my husband and I made the best of the day by working out the details for our upcoming Star Wars themed party and hitting a couple of…
Flashback Friday: August 10th 2012
Summer fadesCool breezes flow Leaves begin to break I remember the day I wrote this haiku that it felt like the beginning of fall. The cool crisp air and smells of autumn wafting in the air. At the time, I was inspired to draw this scene from a quick tutorial offered on Derwent’s website. At…
Day Eighteen, Creation Eighteen
House Painting. Yep, that’s what I did all weekend long. No adventures, no long bike rides, no relaxing. I didn’t even catchup on housework- just house painting. Sad thing is, it wasn’t even my house. As an FYI, I don’t own a home- I rent an apartment. period. It’s not like I really don’t mind…
Day Seventeen, Creation Seventeen
Oh the wonderful webs we can weave! At least that is what I am think when I look at my tile. Day Seventeen asked me to continue to focus on organic curvy patterns and seek to combine them with a linear style tangle. If you haven’t notice already, I tend to lean towards using organic…
Day Sixteen, Creation Sixteen
Organic patterns and colors combine- oh my! I took a little break from posting, but now I am back and ready to share my latest creation. After all these days I finally had a chance to play with color! Not just any color, but I was able to incorporate my new Derwent Intense pencils in…
Flashback Fridays: July 30th 2013
I have very fond memories of creating this journal page. First of all, my husband on my birthday gave me one of my greatest gifts. My very first Zentangle book! In case you are wondering, the book was titled “Zentangle Untangled” by Kass Hall. As you may have already guessed, lately most of my art…
Day Fifteen, Creation Fifteen
Ah! Day Fifteen, you’re finally here! Okay, so I know I am not posting consecutive days. Heck, I am not even creating these on a daily basis, but I do know that I have accomplished one of my goals. That is say that I have proudly been posting my creations (somewhat) consistently for the past…
Flashback Friday: July 29th 2012
Welcome to the second installment of “Flashback Fridays”! This particular journal entry was an emotional one. The page chronicles my husband and sister-in-law’s awe inspiring feat of finishing their first triathlon together! After months of training, it all came down to this single day. I couldn’t be prouder of my husband and sis! I felt…
Day Fourteen, Creation Fourteen
Day Fourteen was all about the “Decorative Value” technique that you can bring into your Zentangle tile. For those that are not familiar Decorative Values, it is using different levels of shading to give depth. On my piece, I use three different levels of shading; one per plane. The lightest plane, therefore appearing the closet,…
Day Thirteen, Creation Thirteen
Sorry for my little hiatus everyone. What can I say? A music event of epic proportions took over my life the entire weekend. What is this awesome music festival you ask? Lollapalooza! Lollapalooza is a fantastic musical event where over 70 bands perform for three days in Chicago. Great bands, rock ‘in music and all-around…
Day Twelve, Creation Twelve
Balance and harmony was today’s theme. What a perfect thought. We all could use some of that in our lives- right? Balancing our finances, our households and relationships. Bringing harmony to our emotions, marriage and work-life. These things are not only important to our very existence, but it is also important in creating art. Day…
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