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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">A chance to dig deep into the Zentangle method. This class will take you on a 6 week
journey of creating a visual journal using the Zentangle method. Forget
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minds as they both nurture and inspire your work and your evening.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Class meets every Wednesday from September 17th - October 22nd from 6:30pm - 8:30pm</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">$210 (includes 6 sessions, journal, and selected supplies)<br />Please bring general tangling supplies.</span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I have joined up with some other wonderful Certified Zentangle Teachers to offer a very complete schedule of different classes. Whether you are brand new to Zentangle or have been tangling for years, there is something here for everyone. Check out our complete schedule at http://thevictorianwhitinsville.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This week was all about flow. We reminded ourselves that Zentangle is a process and a journey and took this opportunity to let each stroke dictate the next and let each tangle flow into one another. It was so fun to watch how one tangle can grow off another.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">As you can see my students played off this theme and the creations are beautiful. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">A close up of one tile shows how the class so elegantly demonstrated the flow of one tangle to another.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> A special thanks to all my students. Your awesome. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I feel as though you are the ones teaching me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">As defined in "The Book of Zentangle",</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This week my class was all about strings. We explored the way a string acts as a</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">skeleton, a structure, a foundation, or a root system for you to build you drawing from. Once we worked through how to put down a string we ever so naturally watched how our tangles attach and cover it like a skin over a skeleton, bricks over a structure, a house over a foundation, or a flower from a root.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The work that was created as we played with these thoughts was AMAZING. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #f6b26b;"><span style="color: #444444;">I am not sure why, but it seems that the more classes I teach the more new interesting things I learn about the Zentangle method. You would think it would start to get repetitive, but it doesn't. In fact it seems to get more interesting and more complex each time. I usually drive home from my classes and replay all the strokes of the night ... and how the collection of different creative minds came together to create this amazing energy.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: garamond,serif;">What a perfect time of
year to spend the night focusing on our hearts. This playful theme will guide
us through a fun filled evening of creating beautiful art with the Zentangle
method. We will explore both new and old tangles, some lovely strings, and special project. You
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evening is bound to leave your heart filled with smiles, tangles, and pleasant
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<b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: garamond,serif;">February 13 - The “Heart”
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<b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: garamond,serif;">February 27- Intro to
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<b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: garamond,serif;">March 6 - Beyond Basics - “String Theory”</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: garamond,serif;">March 13 -<span style="color: #c0504d;"> </span>Beyond Basics - “Tangle to
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<b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: garamond,serif;">May 1 - Beyond Basics - “Paradox”</span></span></b></div>
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Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16494126918406063928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4639515544292868638.post-15588937495241281882013-11-18T17:59:00.002-08:002013-11-18T18:03:44.426-08:00Just Be ...<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I never thought in a million years I would be a teacher. But alas hear I am ... life's journey has led me down this amazing road and though I know it is my job to give guidance and support to my students in the end I feel like the lucky one who is learning so much from all the creative minds that find their way to may class. It is actually become quite profound, that I go home with some amazing lesson, sentiment or discovery during each class I teach.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Before most of my classes I try to take a moment, maybe take a couple of deep breaths to unwind from the day. I extend this to my students and encourage them for the next 2 hours to allow themselves to be in the present ... to let go of the day and not dwell on tomorrow.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Easier said than done though right. I think I often practice this idea ... but then there is life and well you forget how important it is to do this.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I had a wonderful class last week. It was in the midst of a particular busy time for me and though the class was wonderful and exciting, I was full of stress and probably a bit more stuck in what had happened earlier that day and what was to happen tomorrow, instead of just being completely there.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We happened to working on this beautiful project where we were tangling around letters and then gilding the letters. Everyone's work was coming out so beautiful and I was in complete awe. Most people had picked letters from there names or had referenced they were doing it for a friend. However, I did have one student working on a letter and I knew it wasn't for her first name or her last name, so I asked her.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">"Julie, what is the "B"for?" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Without hesitation she replied, "Oh, just to remind me to BE in the moment."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I was kinda stopped in my tracks. As I of course thought this was a direct message to me ... </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">So,thank you Julie, for reminding me to embrace, awaken, and of course just "be" in the moment.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Molly</span>Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16494126918406063928noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4639515544292868638.post-29194751712488113222013-09-12T04:39:00.000-07:002013-09-12T04:39:03.813-07:00String Theory Tonight!<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
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Come explore the world of Zentangle strings. This basic skill brings huge depth
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Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16494126918406063928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4639515544292868638.post-48868875617973555612013-08-16T11:34:00.000-07:002013-08-16T18:02:55.687-07:00Learning to read "betweed" the lines.<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">There are certain emotions and experiences in life that can never exactly be translated into words ... but what if there was language that could? One that all cultures could use and understand. A language that was unique to each person. A language that reflected how we all have a different mark to leave in our world, in our hearts and on our tiles of course.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">When I teach Zentangle I try find the fine line between teaching my students how to draw specific tangles with enough guidance that they understand, but also trying not to be so specific that they are unable to discover their own unique approach. Many times my students will digest what I have said in such a way that they discover or create something totally new.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Last night my class and I created a monotangle tile with "betweed". The way that each person took this tangle into their own hands was awesome. Each tile became such a unique expression of this very simple collection of lines on paper. Each tile stood alone as a wonderful piece of artwork and also played such a strong role as part our Zentangle mosaic.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This was an adult class I taught at a local library except we had on very young adult in the class (age 10) ... I am sure that you would never guess which tile is hers ... so amazing!</span></div>
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5<sup>th</sup>, 6 - 8pm - <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Introduction
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12<sup>th</sup>, 6 - 8pm - </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Baskerville; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Beyond
Basics - “String theory” </span></b><span style="font-family: Baskerville;"></span></div>
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19<sup>th</sup>, 6 - 8pm - </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Baskerville; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Beyond
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19<sup>th</sup>, 8:15<sup> </sup>- 9pm - <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Zentangle
Meditation Session</b></span></div>
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26<sup>th</sup>, 6 - 8pm - </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Baskerville; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Beyond
Basics - A trip to “Tripoli” </span></b><span style="font-family: Baskerville; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Baskerville;">October
3<sup>rd</sup>, 6 - 8pm - </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Baskerville; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Beyond
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3<sup>rd</sup>, 8:15<sup> </sup>- 9pm - <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Zentangle
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10<sup>th</sup>, 6 - 8pm - </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Baskerville; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The
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17<sup>th</sup>, 6 - 8pm - TBA</span></div>
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24<sup>th</sup>, 6 - 8pm - </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Baskerville; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Intro
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14 - TBA</span></div>
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Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16494126918406063928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4639515544292868638.post-53649187351744130842013-08-09T14:21:00.000-07:002013-08-09T14:21:02.330-07:00A delight<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Sometimes in life we experience how the gathering of people can create something very special. Most of the time we cannot plan how all of our unique minds will come together, but once in a while it almost seems magical. Last night I taught a group of the most wonderful, creative minds. Their ages ranged from 6 to 16. Each one of them coming from different different places, but finding themselves all in the same place this particular night for a Zentangle class at the Library. The attention and focus of these kids was above and beyond anything I could ever expected at the end of a hot and sticky Summer day. They followed along intently, digesting all the steps of the Zentangle
method. And then without hesitation took my instructions and used them
as propellers to take their artwork in directions I had never seen
before. I enjoy and learn so much from every class I teach. I woke up
this morning with a smile, eagerly going back to look at the pictures of
the amazing tiles that these kids created. I couldn't help thinking how
special it was to watch how the energy of 20 different kids came
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">When my husband and I were planning our "wedding" we wanted to pick a special song to play as we entered the ceremony. It just so happened that during the months working up to our special day, one of favorite bands came out with a new album. It seemed to be the soundtrack of our life for a couple of months and there was a particular song that described so much of what we felt about entering a new part of our lives together that we decided to make it part of the ceremony. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I heard this song on the radio the other day ... they never play it on the radio, so I took it as a sign.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="color: purple;">Don't let anyone say it's wrong</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="color: purple;">And if you're trying to paint a picture</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="color: purple;">Just paint what you see</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="color: purple;">Don't let anyone say it's wrong</span></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="color: black;">I took it as a sign to wallow in the feeling that the lyrics and melody inspired. Luckily that feeling lingered long after the song was over and I continued my day with a smile and a recharged confidence in myself and paths I have traveled ... and an optimism to all the journies ahead.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="color: black;">I am including a Zendala I just finished that seemed to speak these thoughts to me and also a tile my Mom did a while back that I just loved so much that she gave it to me. I have had it on my refrigerator for over a year and every time I see it ... it just makes me refocus for a moment. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I think I got it this time. I had a lovely time with this tile. I especially liked the part of the <a href="http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Diva's</a> post about her son's smile. Sooooo powerful and his smile is beautiful and such an amazing story of overcoming the odds. Smiles have always been a huge part of my life and am so happy that they are a part of his too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I run. And I know how fortunate I am to be able to do this. So I have this thing that I say to myself, "a little smile in every mile". That little smile usually turns into a bigger one, until sometimes I am outright laughing on the side of the road. I don't know ... I think it is therapeutic. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Lately I feel the same way about Zentangle. How lucky I feel to be able to sit down and create. I often find myself at the end of a tile looking and admiring it and giving it a little smile. So in a way I am putting "a little smile in every tile".</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Molly</span>Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16494126918406063928noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4639515544292868638.post-25871381287357121742013-04-01T13:33:00.000-07:002013-04-01T13:33:09.492-07:00Comfort Zone and Challenge #111<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">A couple of years ago a very talented Certified Zentangle Teacher started a blog called <a href="http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">I am the Diva</a>. One of the features of this blog is a weekly Zentangle challenge. This challenge has become an inspiration and a community for so many creative minds. I have followed and admired her blog for years. I have watched how she has touched and inspired so many. I have also participated in many of the challenges, but I have never submitted or shared my results, mostly because of technical reasons.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">So this week I decided I would begin taking part in challenge and make an effort to learn how to submit my work(still learning). So I read the challenge for week <b>#111</b>. I thought what a great challenge. I set a goal of taking on the challenge and created two tiles. After they were complete,I went back on her blog to learn how to submit my work and upon doing so reread the original post ... HA HA HA ... I had totally misinterpreted the challenge. Not a deal breaker, but actually pretty funny.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">For some reason in my head I had originally read it and came out with the challenge being choose a tangle that is outside your comfort zone. I loved the idea of this. The diva mentioned that Mooka was her tangle that she for one reason or another avoids. And I agreed that I also tend to ignore that particular tangle. So off I went to creating. I decided I would pick two tangles that I had considered outside my comfort zone and would create one tile with each.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Well, come to find out that was not the challenge. Not sure how I missed that one. But it worked out in the end in couple of ways.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">For one, the challenge actually was to use all Mooka on one tile. Which I ended up doing anyway. So yay ... awesome.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This process of choosing a tangle outside my comfort zone was enlightening and fun and through this whole journey I have decided to move both Poke root and Mooka into my comfort zone. I have learned that there sometimes there is benefit and discovery in challenging or pushing yourself to try something new or go in a different direction.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">And lastly ... this situation has taught me to slow down and read things with a little more focus. </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I so look forward to participating in future Challenges and it is already Monday ... time to check out what the new one is.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Molly</span>Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16494126918406063928noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4639515544292868638.post-3496653575789313582013-03-26T14:57:00.000-07:002013-03-26T15:00:24.843-07:00A snow day in Spring ...<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Every once and a while here in New England we have a year where winter lingers and lingers and lingers ... and all the so called pretty parts of winter seem to have a long faded away. We recently had another day where I was once again stuck in the house due to snow. I started this day frustrated with everything and all together bummed out. However, for some reason during the middle of this day that began so dreary I was reminded of this quote by Albert Camus that my mother had tattooed on one of the walls in my house growing up:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I probably read these words at least once a day since I could read and so on until a left for college. It wasn't till then that I learned that my mother was not after all the the author of this quote (though she is quite profound and must have found something poignant or inspiring about it). It was also not until I was in college that also learned that the quote continued on. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Wow, Is there a little bird that I can hire to sing this to me on those days where nothing seems to be going right? or even better maybe I should tattoo it on my wall?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">... well however it made its way back into my head on this recent day, I am so glad it did. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">So as I was saying about my recent snow day ... Maybe that is what happened when I all of a sudden was thinking about this quote. Why out of no where, on a day that seemed so dreary and nothing was going right, and everything outside my window looked ugly. Maybe this why within minutes on this day, all of this changed. The day started to brighten and I suddenly remembered that I had promised two of my students that when Easter came we would tangle some eggs. Which made me think Spring. Which made me smile. I immediately blew out some eggs and began to cover the shell with tangles. The process went so fast and the during the time spent getting lost in my tangles, my whole perspective on the day and even the Winter that has been lingering and lingering and lingering seemed to be totally different and in a way totally wonderful. Instead of looking out my window and everything looking ugly, I saw a very different picture. I was loving the warmth from my stove and looking out over the snow covered lawn and discovering beautiful patterns that the shadows of the tall trees had created. I found myself cheering for the few blades of grass trying to poke through. I began thinking that this late snow was great nourishment to my garden to be. I was feeling proud of my huge pile of compost that was thanking me for all the winter meals we enjoyed. And so I stared back at my egg and realized that this day wasn't so bad after all. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Happy Late Winter or Early Spring ... or whatever it is you celebrate this beautiful time of year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">PS ... The eggs used were all brown local eggs, compliments of my student Rachel's Chicken Farm. I personally blew out all the eggs and learned that if you put the blown out eggshells in the microwave for a minute or so, it strengthens the shell ... who knew? We used Pigma Microns in a variety of sizes to tangle our eggs and I then brushed on Krylon's Krystal Clear finish.</span><br />
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Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16494126918406063928noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4639515544292868638.post-76088691265366887332013-03-14T03:44:00.001-07:002013-03-14T03:53:54.006-07:00Nurture Oneself<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">For those of you that have spent any time on an airplane, the following statement will sound very familiar.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Last week I was lucky enough to travel down to the National Art Educators Association Conference in Forth Worth, Texas. It was such a wonderful trip. So informative and inspiring. We met awesome people and made some really great connections as well as squeezing in some time to catch up with some old friends.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Anyway ... back to the statement form the plane. As I heard the stewardess going through the normal pre-flight routine, the phrase seemed to get stuck in my head.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Of course that makes sense to assist yourself first ... so that you are properly able to help those in need. You would of course would want a strong, healthy person caring for others. But why just in the case of oxygen masks? Why not always? If we take time to take care of ourselves and nurture ourselves in both mind and body then we will all be stronger, healthier, and ultimately have more to give to others. Right? But of course this is something that many of us so easily loose sight of. It somehow became looked at as selfish when in reality the act of nurturing oneself is bold, courageous, smart, and quite the opposite of selfish. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The trip continued on and this theme of taking care of oneself and nurturing oneself again came up. At this point I am thinking, this has gotta be a sign for me to to listen. So this time, it is my Mom speaking while her and Rick are giving a workshop at the conference. This conference is attended mostly by art teachers. People you would assume love to create art, but when they asked, "how many of them were currently creating art?" the response was slim to none. What? Is this really true? But yes the reality is ... you give give give and then all of a sudden you forget what it was that brought you to this very place. Your love for art ... the power of creativity ... the rush of it all.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It is so true. It is so easy to get out of the routine, to put things on the shelf, to whip out excuses why you are not creating ... and then before you know it ... it is gone.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I am so guilty of all of this. Zentangle has become my tool for me to keep my hand in it. It gives me a chance to be all about me ... even if it is for only 15 minutes. It gives me somewhere to start. It reminds my hand, my body, and my soul what it feels like to create and get lost in my unique marks. And it shows me that it was worth taking a little time for me ... and ultimately makes me a stronger, happier and more confident person with more passion and energy for all the people I love.</span><br />
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referencing the other. I was so amazed when I later looked at them together to see how they fit: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Nurture thyself ... tap back into it. Be creative, be
awesome, beautiful ... whatever it is that art makes you ... and
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Smiles,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">PS ... Just loved Forth Worth ... a very sweet little city deep in the heart ..... of Texas. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>I completely embrace and love many aspects of my "plugged in" life. There just comes a time when it seems to completely overwhelm our daily lives and the very thought of discussing going unplugged via the internet is a bit contradictory. I do feel that we all find our balance in different ways and that there is moderation and balance to be found in all the beautiful, interesting and indulgent things. Even this amazing digital world we live in. So ...</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I had an epiphany earlier this week ... or at least what I call an epiphany. Nothing new. I have them often. Some more overwhelming than others ... just a moments of insight that change my perspective or understanding of a situation in my life. They usually occur at the peak of a stressful time<i> ... </i>when I have for some reason or another lost my balance for a bit ... like I think we all do from time to time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">For the most part I find these moments to be warm and wonderful. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I am a fairly busy person. I am starting to think that most of us are. It is a busy world. There is so many cool things to see and neat places to be that we are all trying to do and see it all. And then there is all the stuff that you have to do ... so it is no wonder that it all just gets busy so quickly. And then there is the constant digital feed that seems to dictate so much of how we do things. So many of us are on the phone talking and texting constantly, taking photos, posting things on our computers, our ipads, our ipods, our iwhatevers ... just trying to stay connected. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">For the most part I really do love technology, but there comes a time, a moment when I think, I just need to disconnect for a bit. Refocus. Breath. Be here. Now. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">But I recently found that I wasn't doing that ... I had lost this balance.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">For a while I had been following this routine where after dinner, after the busyness of the day was over and the kids were in bed. I would pile up all my notes and my laptop and do some work, check emails, do whatever else I could do on the internet. This is after a long day of doing just that on and off and in between everything else. I would be tired and ready to unwind, but for some reason felt like I needed to be productive for the last wee hours I had in me. Yikes quality not quantity Molly! Where was the the down time? What happened to being here, now?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">So I have a new part to my routine. I realized all my quality work could be done when the time allowed and my mind was fresh and focused. I also realized that as for my after dinner hours, I will be going unplugged. For now anyway. Now instead of opening up my laptop, I open up my Zentangle kit (which luckily does not have batteries, a USB, or a camera built in it.) And I draw. And I sit with my husband. Sometimes my kids are still up. Sometimes we talk. Sometimes we don't. Sometimes there is a hockey game on. Sometimes I take a break form drawing and sit or read or whatever, but it is time to just be. I am rediscovering that drawing is medicine for me and sitting and enjoying that with people I love is simply the best!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">SO here's to enjoying both the wonders of technology and also just maybe a couple of moments of being "unplugged".<i><br /></i></span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Smiles,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I have been really enjoying the last couple of posts on the Zentangle Blog and felt ever so inspired by the most recent post, TEA TIME.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">That night while I was making dinner, the thoughts of my Mom's tea stained tiles were floating in my head and I was thinking to myself ... I should try some of those. I was make a dish with Tumeric and Smoked Paprika which have stain a many of my clothes ... so I added a little water and grabbed one of my daughters cheap little paint brushes and put a little color on some tiles. I allowed them to dry during dinner ... and over the next 24 hours ... every spare moment I had ... which isn't much these days ... I attacked them little by little.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This one was done with a pre-strung Zendal<span style="font-size: small;">a<span style="font-size: small;">. I roughly filed some of the templat<span style="font-size: small;">e </span></span></span>with very watered down Tumeric using a plastic brush. <span style="font-size: small;">Once the tile was dry I gently dusted off the residual spice and then used m<span style="font-size: small;">y Mic<span style="font-size: small;">ron and pencil as usual.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This one was the most fun. I simply took a straw and dropped a couple of drops on the tile and did nothing. I didn't move it until it was completely dry. I lightly dusted it off and tangled away as usual. The drops became a new "string". I tangled around, on top and behind the splashes of color.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This exercise was so fun for me and had me thinking about Tumeric ... It is such the rave right now in the natural healing world as an Antoxidant Nutrient which has prooven to have so many healing benefits to the body ... but now I have discovered that by incorporating it into my tangling practice it can also be a powerful part of maintaining a healthy heart and mind.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Smiles,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Molly </span>Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16494126918406063928noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4639515544292868638.post-66767373470101207212013-01-18T09:21:00.001-08:002013-01-19T11:35:38.364-08:00<style>
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<span style="font-family: garamond; font-size: 12.0pt;">Zentangle is an
easy-to-learn, relaxing, and fun way to create beautiful images by drawing
structured patterns.</span><br />
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to create beautiful images. It increases focus and creativity, provides
artistic satisfaction along with an increased sense of personal well-being. The
Zentangle method is enjoyed all over this world across a wide range of skills,
interests and ages.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: garamond; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This one day, two-hour workshop is a
basic introduction to the Zentangle drawing method. Class will cover the
history, the applications, and the steps of creating an original Zentangle
tile. This class invites all levels and requires no artistic experience. This
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: garamond; mso-bidi-font-family: "American Typewriter"; mso-fareast-font-family: MingLiU-ExtB;">Saturday, February 9<sup>th</sup> 10am – 12pm</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: garamond; mso-bidi-font-family: "American Typewriter"; mso-fareast-font-family: MingLiU-ExtB;">Thursday, February 21<sup>st</sup> 6:30 – 8:30pm</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: garamond; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "American Typewriter"; mso-fareast-font-family: MingLiU-ExtB;">Love and Tangles</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: garamond; mso-bidi-font-family: "American Typewriter"; mso-fareast-font-family: MingLiU-ExtB;">A special evening for
you and your Valentine or even just a friend to enjoy one another’s company and create beautiful art
too. </span><span style="font-family: garamond; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This two-hour workshop is a basic
introduction to the Zentangle drawing method. Class will cover the history, the
applications, and the steps of creating an original Zentangle tile with a
little bit of a romantic twist. This class invites all levels and requires no
artistic experience. This is a great starter class that is bound to leave you
thirsty for more.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: garamond; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Evening includes a
relaxing romantic setting, Zentangle instruction, Refreshments and chocolate of
course.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: garamond; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Instructor: Molly
Hollibaugh, CZT</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: garamond; mso-bidi-font-family: "American Typewriter"; mso-fareast-font-family: MingLiU-ExtB;">$90 per couple -
supplies included</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: garamond; mso-bidi-font-family: "American Typewriter"; mso-fareast-font-family: MingLiU-ExtB;">Pre-registration
required</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: garamond; mso-bidi-font-family: "American Typewriter"; mso-fareast-font-family: MingLiU-ExtB;">Thursday, February 14<sup>th</sup> 7 – 9pm</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: garamond; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "American Typewriter"; mso-fareast-font-family: MingLiU-ExtB;">Zentangle I</span></b><span style="font-family: garamond; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "American Typewriter"; mso-fareast-font-family: MingLiU-ExtB;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: garamond; mso-bidi-font-family: "American Typewriter"; mso-fareast-font-family: MingLiU-ExtB;">Come learn and explore
the Zentangle method. This class will introduce you to Zentangle and cover the
history, philosophy and art of Zentangle. Over this six-week course you will
become familiar with tangles as a new language. You will discover the art of Zentangle
as a practice and an art form. Join other creative minds as you unveil your
artist within. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: garamond; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Instructor: Molly
Hollibaugh, CZT</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: garamond; mso-bidi-font-family: "American Typewriter"; mso-fareast-font-family: MingLiU-ExtB;">6 sessions $175 -
Zentangle Kit included</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: garamond; mso-bidi-font-family: "American Typewriter"; mso-fareast-font-family: MingLiU-ExtB;">Pre-registration
required</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: garamond; mso-bidi-font-family: "American Typewriter"; mso-fareast-font-family: MingLiU-ExtB;">Saturdays March 16<sup>th</sup>- April 20<sup>th</sup>
10am – 12pm</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: garamond; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "American Typewriter"; mso-fareast-font-family: MingLiU-ExtB;">More classes coming soon!</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: garamond; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "American Typewriter"; mso-fareast-font-family: MingLiU-ExtB;"><br /></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: garamond; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "American Typewriter"; mso-fareast-font-family: MingLiU-ExtB;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">For more information or to register contanct:</span></span></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: garamond; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "American Typewriter"; mso-fareast-font-family: MingLiU-ExtB;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">molly@zentangle.com </span></span></span></b></div>
<span style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><span style="color: #444444;"></span></span>Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16494126918406063928noreply@blogger.com0