Here are some of my most recent ZIAs.  

The first one is a hummingbird that I did from a template done by Ben Kwok.  I  printed it on watercolor paper and colored it with watercolor paints.  It is much more vibrant in person.

This one is a Zendala greeting that I made for a special order.   I had to make 12 of

them!   I stamped the image on watercolor paper and tangled and shaded it to give it more 

dimension.  I added yellow to the dots and did the background in a shaded blue.  Then, I 

cut out the Zendala and the scalloped background with a die cut machine and mounted 

it on a yellow card base to make the yellow dots pop.

This is just something that I did to experiment with coloring with gel pens.  

I used a string but did not use my pen to outline most of it.

This is a Valentine swap that I did with one of the groups that I belong to.  

I hope you enjoy seeing my work.  Thank you for looking.  Please leave me a comment and
let me know that you were here.  I LOVE to get comments!  Thanks.

Till next time...

New Project

Hi all.  I worked on this ZIA for 4 days and finally finished it on Friday.  It was a lot of work and was the hardest one I have done, yet.  I am pretty happy with the way it turned out.  Hope you like it...

Till next time...

I have come across an article that was sent from Zentangle, Inc. called "Calm Down and Get Your Zentangle On".  The article was in Psychology Today.   It is a good article and I thought you might like to read it.  Click the link here.

Meanwhile, here are some newer Zentangle and ZIAs...

The following 3 pics are Christmas cards that I made for my 3 fellow CZTs.

Hope you enjoyed reading the article and seeing some of my new projects.  

Merry Christmas and Happy Chanukah to all!

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I am the Diva Challenge 190

This is one challenge that I thought I should definitely enter.  It is all about breast cancer, since October is Breast Cancer Awareness month.  My mom had breast cancer in her 40's.  In her late 70's and early 80's, she had numerous bouts with other cancers.  She passed away at the age of 83 from pancreatic cancer.  She never got to know about my own cancer (thank God) and never knew about Zentangle® or that I became a CZT, because of cancer!  I am entering this challenge in her memory @ I am the Diva CZT.  I am also dedicating it to the Diva's grandmother, Ardath who passed away from breast cancer.

I am also entering it in Adele Bruno's Tickled to Tangle String Thing #66.

Thanks for looking!

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Gallery Showing and Sold Pieces

Hi all.  It has been over a month since I last posted.  I have been very busy.  On October 10th, I was a guest artist at an art gallery (Gallery East - Belleview, FL).  I had a showing of my Zentangles® and Zentiagle Inspired Art (ZIAs).  The main purpose for me was to try to get students, either at the gallery or privately.  I think I was successful in my quest.  I spoke with a lot of people and gave out a lot of business cards!  I also sold one of my pieces.  It was a 10"x10" framed butterfly.  Here is a pic of that piece, before it was framed.

This is the second piece that I have sold.  Last month, I sold blue butterfly.  It was done in a 12"x16" frame.  Larger than the one above.  You can see it in my last post.  Believe it or not, the blue one was sold online.  I put an add on a local website about the happenings in the Villages, where I live.  I saw a link for the classifieds and I just put a picture of it on the site.  The very next day, I had someone that said she wanted to buy it!  She was going to buy it unframed, but my husband had just finished matting and framing it before I got her email.  When she saw it framed, she bought the whole package!  What a thrill it was for me!

That's all I have time for right now.

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See what I did!

Hi all.  I just have to show you what I did with my butterfly ZIA...I copied the B&W one on a lighter watercolor paper and then used my iridescent watercolor paints to give it color.  I decided to post it on a local web site.  They had a classified section and I just on a whim, posted it there, for sale.  I had a response the next morning from a woman who wanted to buy it!  By then, my husband had already made a mat for it.  She said that she would pay the extra money for the matting.  I have since, gotten 2 more orders for the butterflies!  I love the idea of printing out the B&W and painting that.  It leaves the original, untouched!

The pic hasn't been cropped or matted yet so There are some pencil marks on the top and warped lines from the scan.  These have all disappeared after it was matted.

Here is another new ZIA that I made using a rubber stamp, for the face.  The rays are done freehand.

This particular tile was made for a swap.  The theme was sun.

I hope you enjoy seeing my new work.

Until next time...

Large ZIAs

Hi all.  Here are some larger pieces that I have been working on...

I am planning on coloring this 8"X10" butterfly with iridescent watercolor paints.

 I made this 5"X7" elephant for my husband as a welcome home gift.
He has been gone all summer and he really loves elephants.

I call this "The Owl and the Pussy Cat".  It looks like an owl in the background.  

It is also scanned very crooked!  LOL!  It is 5"X7" and in a black frame. 

This is the first large piece that I did.  The kitty cat is 8"X10".   I love the way it turned out!

The butterfly and the 2 cats are for sale...obviously, the elephant is not!

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New Classes at Gallery East

I am now teaching Zentangle® classes at Gallery East Art and Education Center  in Bellview, FL.  I will be offering many different classes from the basics and beyond.  You will have many opportunities to try lots of different ways to use Zentangle.  Call Gallery East @352-245-2781 to make your reservations.  The address of the center is:

11761 SE US Hwy 441, Belleview, FL  34420

Some New Tiles

I have been working on a lot of tiles lately.  I have been going through a tough time (my son has been in a coma, resulting from an automobile accident and being hit by an 18 wheeler).  I am not sure if he will make it, so I have been doing a lot of tangling this past month or so.  Here are some of my more recent tiles...

When I have more time, I will try to post a lot more...enjoy!

Till next time...

A New Challenge...

Hi all!  Today I am posting a Zentangle tile that I made for a new challenge.  The site is Made by Joey weekly challenge.  This is her very first challenge and I decided that I am up to it!  The challenge was to use any pattern(s) within a 9 square "Tic Tac Toe" box.  I want to support Joey in her efforts so here is my first challenge for Joey's first challenge...

This was a simple and fun one to do!  I even tried to do a different kind of shading.

Good luck to Joey with her new challenges!

Till next time...