"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!
blank notecard by inkspired
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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!
We can work out what size I need for posting your creations too!
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Forest Tribal Goddess
original inkspired design, Goddess series, blank note card
until next time,
inkspired
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