Feeling a Zen Zone coming on...

"Reach high,

for stars lie hidden in your soul.

Dream deep,

for every dream precedes the goal."

- Mother Teresa

Today is a zen day!

Zentangle day that is!

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Have you caught the zentangle bug?

Love to doodle?

Draw random designs?

Then ZENTANGLE is for you!

original zentangle design blank notecard by inkspired

I have doodled for years.

Drawn all sorts of things in the borders of all my school notes,

numerous notebooks and sketchbooks,

and on church bulletins!

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"Dancing with the feet is one thing,

but

dancing with the heart is another!"

- anonymous, a very prolific writer

original zentangle design blank note card by inkspired

So, what exactly is 'zentangle'?

Well, it is a catch phrase for drawing repetitive designs,

aka: doodling!,

usually with pen and ink,

but can also be pencil, colored markers, and more.

zentangle turtle on hand woven recycled paper scrap

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While the art of repetitive drawing has been around for centuries, there has been a recent revival in the arts and crafts world thanks in a large part to Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas. Their use of repetition combined with meditation type thinking has been coined as “Zentangle”.

palm tree original zentangle design by inkspired, 2013.

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To put it simply,

you get to doodle with a purpose,

in an abstract way, or a representative way

with any writing utensil you may have at hand!

There are no wrongs or rights.

What a freedom for the artist

or the wanna be artist

or the non-artist!

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Now, I hear people say all the time

"I'm not creative".

Hogwash!!

We are all created in the image of G-d.

The Bible states that very clearly,

both Old Testament and New Testament.

Is G-d not creative?

Just look at the intricacy of a leaf....

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lacy leaf, www.flickr.com

or the humor and design of a platypus....

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or how about the patterns and designs we find in nature?

tropical discus fish

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Do these not show the creativity of a Creator?

I think the answer is a resounding

YES!!!

So, logically,

if we are created in the image of God,

and God is a creative being,

and is named

'The Creator'

therefore, 

we must be also

creative!!

ocean coral reef

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In fact, nature has many inspirations for zentangle.

Look around, see what patterns you can see!

Doodle!

Remember, there is no wrong zentangle.

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Goddess, part of my Goddess zentangle series of blank notecards

by inkspired

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an original inkspired design 2013

I hope I have inspired you today to try out this wonderful creative outlet!

DO please share your images.

I would love to post them in a future blog!!

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What is your favorite drawing medium?

Just leave a note in the comments section.

We can work out what size I need for posting your creations too!

Forest Tribal Goddess

original inkspired design, Goddess series, blank note card

until next time,

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