tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24409367240832161142024-03-13T15:51:58.499-06:00Meggle Tangle My explorations in Zentangle, Zentangle Inspired Art, Ink Drawings, and Mixed-Media Art, plus some meanderingsMawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04894743892480796507noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440936724083216114.post-33778304970884842172014-02-12T09:07:00.001-06:002014-02-12T09:07:26.597-06:00"It's a String Thing" #27 I don't normally participate in this challenge, but today's assignment for<a href="http://tickledtotangle.blogspot.ca/2014/02/its-string-thing-27.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed:+TickledToTangle+(Tickled+To+Tangle)" target="_blank"> It's a String Thing</a> appealed to me. I'm not interested in submitting my tile, although I like it. This was drawn with String 033 and three "E" patterns.<br />
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Mawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04894743892480796507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440936724083216114.post-3468435954381610502014-01-17T14:41:00.001-06:002014-01-17T16:59:48.403-06:00Zendala Dare #87<br />
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Mawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04894743892480796507noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440936724083216114.post-38032790133152069572013-12-30T10:00:00.002-06:002013-12-30T11:15:27.484-06:00Bright Owl Zendala Dare #85It's been awhile since I completed a challenge or posted. We moved to a new house, and it's been a busy month with renovations starting right after we moved in, followed by Christmas! Here's my submission for this week's <a href="http://thebrightowl.blogspot.ca/2013/12/zendala-dare-85.html" target="_blank">Zendala Dare</a>. I don't have a printer set up yet, so I quickly drew the template by freehand, deliberately curving the three lines that cross. I've never used Rick's <a href="http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs023/1101168872594/archive/1101993126719.html" target="_blank">Paradox </a>willingly before, but it fit really well today. <a href="http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs023/1101168872594/archive/1102566610935.html" target="_blank">Meer </a>is a favourite of mine. PS It's -29 Celsius in Saskatchewan right now, and my finger tips are very cold, even in my house.<br />
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<br />Mawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04894743892480796507noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440936724083216114.post-62608187563105346462013-11-25T13:42:00.001-06:002013-11-25T13:42:33.914-06:00Diva Challenge #146The Diva's <a href="http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.ca/2013/11/weekly-challenge-146.html" target="_blank">challenge </a>this week was to create a duotangle using Well and Pea-Nuckle. I'm still in the midst of moving, so I haven't been doing any challenges. While at work, I started doodling Pea-Nuckle in my sketchbook because it's a new pattern for me, and I ended up with this Well and Pea-Nuckle duotangle.<br />
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Today is Remembrance Day, and I am grateful to the people who have given their lives and fought for the freedom I enjoy in Canada today. Thank-you.<br />
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I went crazy with colour for the <a href="http://thebrightowl.blogspot.ca/2013/11/zendala-dare-80.html" target="_blank">Zendala Dare #80</a>. I started off with the beginnings of wired in the center, but it turned into tons and tons of aura, which I think coloured in with gel pens.</div>
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Erin gave us the additional challenge to tangle outdoors, but I decided to pass on this one. It's been bitterly cold and windy here in Regina, Sask., and I think I'll stay indoors where it's warm (and where there are babies, cats, and dogs to cuddle with). :D My thoughts were on the outdoors though so maybe that counts a little.</div>
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I had my iPad set up beside my workstation for this zendala, so I took pictures as I went along. I always think it's neat when people do that. What I like is that I could have stopped at any step along the way but went for full out colour. </div>
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I think my second submission for <a href="http://thebrightowl.blogspot.ca/2013/11/zendala-dare-79-thanks-rick-and-maria.html" target="_blank">Zendala Dare #79</a> is hilarious. I completed it over two days, and I think I had a complete mood shift during the 24 hours between doing the two inner circles and the two outer circles. This is my second submission and I submitted my first with this template in my previous blog entry.</div>
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Here are three of my submissions hanging in my Zentangle spot in my kitchen (on the right). </div>
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I really liked the template for <a href="http://thebrightowl.blogspot.ca/2013/10/zendala-dare-78.html" target="_blank">Zendala Dare #78</a>, but I didn't get a chance to submit it until now. I completed two very different zendalas using the template. The first one has a lot of colour using coloured pencils.</div>
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I think I need to calm down for awhile when it comes to Zentangle. I did quite a few challenges and dares this week, and it's been intense. Nick and I bought our first house, and we're moving November 26. I think I may take a step back from challenges (and deadlines) for awhile and focus on using Zentangle to meditate, be mindful, and remain grounded during the busy weeks ahead.<br />
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Here we are by the sold sign of the house we bought:<br />
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Mawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04894743892480796507noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440936724083216114.post-31059057701995639782013-11-07T12:18:00.001-06:002013-11-07T13:49:22.542-06:00Diva challenge #143This week's <a href="http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.ca/2013/11/weekly-challenge-143.html" target="_blank">challenge </a>was to use the new pattern "Cr<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">uze" by CZT Caren Mlot. You can see the step outs for this tangle <a href="http://tanglemania.blogspot.ca/2013/10/cruze-new-pattern.html" target="_blank">here</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I like this pattern but found it really hard to incorporate, so a good challenge for me. I went maximalist but think I'll do another one with more of a minimalist style. I am looking forward to seeing what other people did with theirs to see if I get some ideas of how to use this type of tangle. </span><br />
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Mawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04894743892480796507noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440936724083216114.post-9545805490997979612013-11-03T22:31:00.000-06:002013-11-06T12:02:03.016-06:00Zendala Dare #79This week's Zendala Dare by the Bright Owl can be found <a href="http://thebrightowl.blogspot.ca/2013/11/zendala-dare-79-thanks-rick-and-maria.html" target="_blank">here</a>. I like the template a lot and I really like what Erin did with the template. Because of my printer settings, I always end up printing the template smaller than the Zendala tile, leaving me lots of room for extra borders, which I actually realy like! The red dots are done with watercolour pencil. Sending my gratitude and thanks to Rick and Maria!<br />
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Mawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04894743892480796507noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440936724083216114.post-41200585955769808012013-10-28T22:41:00.000-06:002013-10-28T22:45:23.108-06:00Diva Challenge #141Here's my submission for <a href="http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.ca/2013/10/weekly-challenge-141.html" target="_blank">The Diva.</a> It's a bit late. I don't know if I drew the patterns right. I read through the step outs for Fengle and then drew it from memory. Thins look okay though when I look at the finished tile. I haven't been tangling in awhile because I've been sooo busy with buying a house. I got going with a Zendala last night and noticed how much more grounded I felt today. I had to continue with more drawing tonight. Mindfulness rocks.<div><br><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMuO-he4JgeQzrKyMvK4sBHGhtxrx6AVmJkYhgswYccBGkkMhf_btbHMEyspg7k1aBr3jsmdMREhx1EbHAP7dhk9e7lCtGCltfKhiSkKfK01pej5l8Z182G2LoJgonkFiUpNxX0a7gBmQ/s640/blogger-image--1340795886.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMuO-he4JgeQzrKyMvK4sBHGhtxrx6AVmJkYhgswYccBGkkMhf_btbHMEyspg7k1aBr3jsmdMREhx1EbHAP7dhk9e7lCtGCltfKhiSkKfK01pej5l8Z182G2LoJgonkFiUpNxX0a7gBmQ/s640/blogger-image--1340795886.jpg"></a></div><br>
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I like the end product a lot more than I thought I would. I haven't given it away yet, but here it is in the office I share at work, so at least it's being shared that way. I'm really nervous about sending it out into the world so I don't know if I'll be able to bring myself to do that. Maybe I could leave a photocopy somewhere?<br />
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<br />Mawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04894743892480796507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440936724083216114.post-51537783726365675122013-10-11T08:07:00.003-06:002013-10-11T08:07:54.699-06:00Diva Challenge #139The <a href="http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.ca/2013/10/weekly-challenge-139.html" target="_blank">Diva's Challenge</a> this week was to use <a href="http://janeeileen.blogspot.ca/2013/05/8s-parte-dos-part-2.html" target="_blank">8s Parte Dos</a> in a tangle. I had to practice this tangle a bit in my sketchbook and look at how other people were using it to understand it, but it was worth the effort. I would like to see more success in the future with making it look 3D.<br />
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I took an Adventures in Zentangle Class this past Sunday with Lisa Heron, CZT, of the <a href="http://zennedpen.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Zenned Pen</a>. I always feel more creative after a class. There are a lot of patterns here that we practiced then, including knase, meer, and cadent. I had some questions for Lisa about positive space, negative space, and tonal value that she helped me with. I feel like I understand these a lot better and was able to employ them here. I don't think those things are important to Zentangle, but I found it meditative to consider these factors as well. </div>
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Mawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04894743892480796507noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440936724083216114.post-60108245295974379162013-09-30T12:25:00.002-06:002013-09-30T12:31:12.088-06:00Diva Challenge #138: BordersThis week's <a href="http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.ca/2013/09/weekly-challenge-138.html?showComment=1380561893090#c3700546560840428395" target="_blank">Diva Challenge</a> is to create borders by drawing what you see around you. Sitting at my desk, I saw a woven basket, wrapping paper, the wood grain on my desk, and the handle on a lint remover, which have been drawn in that order starting on the outside.<br />
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Here is my first of two submissions for the Zendala Dare #73. I bought some gel pens and was really excited to use them. It's a bit overboard . Colour can be great, but it's another dimension to consider. My husband calls this the "Flower Power" Zendala.<br />
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Using my iPhone I changed the colours to Sepia and then to Black. The simpler basic colours create a nicer end product.<br />
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Here is my second submission for the Zendala dare. There was a lot I liked about my first Zendala that I tried to recreate in this one using black and silver gel pens. This one has a tribal feel to it that I tried to preserve throughout the whole piece.<br />
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This is my last week of my maternity leave! I start work October 1, and I'm also going to be studying for my registration exams. Possibly I'm spending extra time on Zentangle this week knowing I'll not have the time to dedicate to Zentangle as I have over the past ten months. It's going to be an interesting change. I'll be learning to be a working mother and to find balance in my new role. I hope I also stop feeling guilty for dropping my son off at daycare!</div>
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Mawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04894743892480796507noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440936724083216114.post-4314950993793600002013-09-18T21:57:00.001-06:002013-09-24T09:19:06.852-06:00Diva Challenge #136: A Whole Lotta PokerootThe <a href="http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.ca/2013/09/weekly-challenge-136.html" target="_blank">Diva challenge</a> this week was to use colour in a tangle. I combined this challenge with another project I'm working in right now. I'm reading <a href="http://www.amazon.ca/One-Zentangle-Day-Relaxation-Inspiration/dp/1592538118/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1379562610&sr=8-1&keywords=one+zentangle+a+day" target="_blank"><i>One Zentangle a Day</i> by Beckah Krahula</a> and the below assignment was to practice <a href="http://tanglepatterns.com/2010/05/how-to-draw-pokeroot.html" target="_blank">pokeroot </a>until I felt comfortable drawing it and then to practice shading and drawing it to create depth. Pokeroot always reminds me of cherries so I used red and green for colour. I drew it to create layers of pokeroot growing over each other, then coloured the top layer is red whereas the bottom layer remains unshaded (except in the top left corner which I shaded red before making this decision). This is drawn in two pages if my sketchbook, resulting in the crease in the middle.<br />
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Mawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04894743892480796507noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440936724083216114.post-49481091127822346602013-09-14T22:14:00.003-06:002013-09-22T22:09:33.391-06:00Zendala Dare #73 and Finished Tangle Box!!I must really have my sh*t together this week because I managed to complete two different challenges, totaling three tiles. It's really impressive to me that one of them was a Zendala because I find Zendala's so much harder, although so much more beautiful. I'm taking a Zendala class in a few weeks, which I'm hoping will help me feel more comfortable with Zendalas. The hardest part for me is getting the outline onto a piece of paper for me to use. I'm curious about how other people do this. Here is my submission for<a href="http://thebrightowl.blogspot.ca/2013/09/zendala-dare-73.html?showComment=1379171097601" target="_blank"> Bright Owl's Zendala Dare #73</a>:<br />
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I'm not sure what the striped pattern is on the second tile below henna drum (maybe it's striping), but it was inspired by this tile by LeeAnn Denzer's second tile <a href="http://leeanniszentangleiing.weebly.com/3/post/2013/08/weekly-challenge-130-umt-v-xix-henna-drum.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Mawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04894743892480796507noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440936724083216114.post-84878564510129874692013-09-08T22:48:00.000-06:002013-09-08T22:53:35.056-06:00Diva Challenge #134Even though my <a href="http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.ca/2013/09/weekly-challenge-134.html" target="_blank">Diva</a> submission is late, I had to post it. This was a hard one or me, and I never did come up with anything good. I tried all sorts if different sketches, bad this is my final product.<br />
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Life is getting busy again. I've enjoyed being on maternity leave, which has allowed me lots of time to spend time with my son, finish my dissertation, and discover art again. I think I'm going to have less time for art for awhile, especially now that I'm studying for my EPPPs. This is probably one of my last pieces for awhile where I'll be able to spend lots if time trying different things. </div>
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Mawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04894743892480796507noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440936724083216114.post-61452474838474090622013-09-02T14:10:00.001-06:002013-09-02T14:10:23.566-06:00Watercolor, bales, and tippleRegular watercolor <div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicnkHwD8DqoykLUB5Rz9Ec4sXmaExnt1YhgZ4wZsAhx7e8K-LrTt6pU5xbM8pYjigHjIuaJOrqehPKZ0hQ4d0Vgva99VKUlNAUs83FrPzTJTeU_P_D94XnBqBqN6E0zs4cDhPPn-WdasQ/s640/blogger-image-1840030393.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicnkHwD8DqoykLUB5Rz9Ec4sXmaExnt1YhgZ4wZsAhx7e8K-LrTt6pU5xbM8pYjigHjIuaJOrqehPKZ0hQ4d0Vgva99VKUlNAUs83FrPzTJTeU_P_D94XnBqBqN6E0zs4cDhPPn-WdasQ/s640/blogger-image-1840030393.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Mawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04894743892480796507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440936724083216114.post-80239650380920518702013-08-31T23:59:00.001-06:002013-09-01T07:44:18.952-06:00Watercolour and owlToday, my mom brought me a bunch of beautiful watercolour supplies from her stock. She was showing me how to use them, and I did this quick bales with tipple using watercolour pencils. My mom has such as huge influence on me. She has taught several watercolour courses. Having her "on demand" really influences which mediums I choose to explore.<br />
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Mawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04894743892480796507noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440936724083216114.post-57113883530703507792013-08-29T07:47:00.000-06:002013-09-01T07:58:40.091-06:00Diva Challenge #133 - TippleThis week the <a href="http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.ca/2013/08/weekly-challenge-133.html" target="_blank">Diva challenged</a> us to use <a href="http://tanglepatterns.com/2010/05/how-to-draw-tipple.html" target="_blank">tipple </a>in our work. I loved this challenge and had a burst of creativity because this was such a simple challenge. I was excited to be able to focus on other features than learning the tangle and figuring out how to incorporate it. As you can see, I produced a number of tiles where I was able to try different colours, shapes, and paper. I'm working on stepping outside the box, so to speak. Rick and Maria always have these nifty tiles where they've only filled one corner and go right to the edge of the tile. I was chatting with<a href="http://zennedpen.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank"> Lisa Heron of The Zenned Pen</a>, my CZT, at her <a href="http://zennedpen.blogspot.ca/p/classes_31.html" target="_blank">class last Sunday</a> about wanting to try that, so I used this opportunity to try that out.<br />
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Tipple is one of my favourite patterns and shows up in a lot of my tiles. I loved having it play the leading lady in these tiles rather than a supporting character. Further, the simplicity of the pattern I was using made it possible for me to relax and try these other things.<br />
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I also enjoyed such a simple and peaceful challenge because I've been feeling really stressed about my son's starting daycare next week. He's only 10 months old, and I'm so sad that I can't stay home with him longer. He's changing so fast, and I'm never going to have the opportunity to spend time with him the way I have over the past 10 months. He's just so little and he needs me! But he needs me to work too because that's what best for our family. The stress from his starting daycare has led to my chewing the skin off the side of my thumb and gaining five pounds. Thank god for tipple.<br />
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The first two tiles in this post are my submissions for the challenge, although I created three additional tiles (also included below). I think I'm done doing tipple tiles this week, but a few more may show up. I really wanted to do one with watercolour. I've never used watercolour in Zentangle, but my mom just passed some watercolour pencils down me that I'm dying to try.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Diva Challenge #133 - Second submission - I think blue is one of my favourite colours. I find it completely soothing. It probably captures my predaycare mood perfectly while also soothing my frayed nerves. Blue doesn't try to cheer me up. It just soothes. </td></tr>
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<br />Mawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04894743892480796507noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440936724083216114.post-57702357787040076062013-08-25T07:35:00.000-06:002013-08-25T07:35:03.168-06:00Past workI drew these in 1999 before the creation of Zentangle. I see a lot more creativity in my past work than in my current work. I threw out most of my work from then. I was going to throw these put too but my husband wouldn't let me.<br />
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Mawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04894743892480796507noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440936724083216114.post-33677481121533047752013-08-23T22:11:00.001-06:002013-09-01T07:59:04.180-06:00Quandary monotangleI didn't expect this to be a monotangle, but it became one. This is a new favourite pattern of mine.<br />
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Mawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04894743892480796507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440936724083216114.post-46497460501168209562013-08-23T11:20:00.000-06:002013-08-25T19:42:37.968-06:00Zentangle tileThis is the first <a href="http://www.zentangle.com/" target="_blank">Zentangle</a> tile I've done just for me in awhile. It was refreshing not to feel pressure and to just let my creativity flow. I was inspired by Annemarie's tangle <a href="http://annetangleblog.blogspot.ca/p/strings.html" target="_blank">string blog</a> where she outlines the string using white space. I like the effect. I'm feeling much more confident in my shading thanks to lots of work and help from my mom, who paints watercolor. She always has good insight into shadow.<br />
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Mawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04894743892480796507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440936724083216114.post-70084830010843446362013-08-21T21:53:00.000-06:002013-09-01T08:00:08.958-06:00Diva Weekly Challenge #132 - Non Dominant Hand ChallengeThe Diva's <a href="http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.ca/2013/08/weekly-challenge-132.html" target="_blank">challenge </a>this week was to draw a non-domonotangle (monotangle using my non-dominant hand) using the pattern <a href="http://tanglepatterns.com/2010/05/how-to-draw-bales.html" target="_blank">Bales</a>. I wasn't sure if I was going to do this challenge. Everyone seems to have found it difficult but rewarding. My favourite way to relax right now is to have a hot bath and read Zentangle blogs on my iPad. I was looking at everyone's submissions and was laughing at how everyone was saying the same thing over and over. Specifically, people were saying they didn't want to do this challenge, their hand cramped, they didn't blink, they were forced to be more mindful, etc. Reading these responses made me really want to do the challenge, so here it is.<br />
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I actually like it a lot. Some of the things I like are a result of my losing control of my hand, like the two little rogue lines protruding up from each side of the design. My husband, Nick, said using the non-dominant hand seems to have added something different to it, but it's not necessarily bad. I found it funny that when I stopped working on the tile last night I continued to do things unknowingly with my left hand. It forced me to slow down because I was less efficient, which I liked. I was definitely more creative when working with my left hand. Specifically, I came up with variation ideas, which I'm not usually good at.<br />
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Today is my nine year wedding anniversary with my fabulous husband, Nick. We had some champagne to celebrate, and now I'm ready for bed because I'm a lightweight when it comes to alcohol. While pondering our anniversary and the time we've spent together, we were looking at our 10 month old son, Sam, wondering what we were wasting our years together doing considering we could have had him and been enjoying him so much sooner. We weren't ready though, but we are just so blessed!</div>
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Speaking of blessings, I had the most delightful phone call today. My friend Eric phoned me from Australia to ask me if he can use my <a href="http://meggletangle.blogspot.ca/2013/08/bright-owl-zendala-dare-70.html" target="_blank">most recent Zendala dare submission</a> as a template for a tattoo on his upper arm. I am deeply flattered and gave him permission to use it, asking him to send me a picture and the name of the tattoo artist so that I can share it on my blog. I'm not sure if he'll end up using it, but I certainly hope so! </div>
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It's funny that I heard from Eric on my wedding anniversary of all days since Eric and I were engaged to be married when we were three years old. Things didn't work out though, and I moved on to another guy when I was five.</div>
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