It doesn't take much to find inspiration to spark your creative juices. However, with COVID-19 circling our lives for the last six months, I found myself not noticing much but the four walls of my home. After 6 months of not tangling or teaching Zentangle classes, I was inspired recently by my high school friend and fellow Certified Zentangle Teacher, Susan Bowden.
In 2013, when Susan and I was introduced to the Zentangle Method by my friend and Certified Zentangle Teacher, Rho Densmore, we couldn't stop talking about how amazing this new method to art was. We quickly signed up to become certified (we had to wait a year for an opening in classes).
During this time, Susan had lost her dear mother which was quite a blow to losing her Mom and best friend. After finding Zentangle, she thanked me for finding a way to ease her mind off such a loss. That always made me feel helpful in her time of loss. Susan returned the favor to me for getting me thru this COVID-19 slump. She introduced me to a fun new way to spark a way to make tangling exciting with a new project.
Jumping out of the square of 3.5 x 3.5 tiles, I purchased Chroma Blends Circular Watercolor Paper. splashed some watercolor paints and let dry. My tangles of choice for this project was a organic garden theme from my garden tangles. Sometimes in down time, you just need a little bit of color to lighten your day.
Thanks Susan! I needed a Zentangle lift.
