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The Zentangle® Method, created by Maria Thomas and Rick Roberts, is an easy to learn, fun and relaxing way to create beautiful images by drawing structured patterns.

Monday, November 2, 2015

Manic Monday!

Lar and I are having the downstairs painted. We are holed up in our sitting room near the painters. Our cats are locked upstairs in my office, and very unhappy with all of this. I have lots of time for tangling--woohoo! Here are the fruits of my labor thus far:

Joey challenged us with Verdigogh this week. I always think of rosemary sprigs when I draw this. This week's version pleased me as is--unadorned. 

The Diva had us learning Maria's new tangle, Gourdgeous. I had given this a whirl when it first came out a couple weeks ago. It was hard for me, so I decided I didn't like it! But today, I tried again, and started to feel more comfortable.


So glad to have these to work on while the painters are here! 

Thanks for stopping by! I always appreciate your comments! Have a great week.


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30 comments:

  1. Shelly BeauchNovember 2, 2015 at 4:52 PM

    Delicately tangled verdigogh and beautifully textured gourdgeous tile.

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    1. Jennifer SparrowNovember 10, 2015 at 7:18 AM

      Thank you, Shelly. Your tiles are always an inspiration!

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  2. MySpecialistNovember 2, 2015 at 6:32 PM

    The Verdigogh tile is very sweet, I love the simplicity of it. Great Gourdgeous tile! Do you like this tangle more now? :)

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    1. Jennifer SparrowNovember 10, 2015 at 7:19 AM

      Thank you! I do like it more now. It's starting to "grow" on me ;)

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  3. Anne's tangle blogNovember 2, 2015 at 11:37 PM

    Poor cats ;-(
    I like your tile a lot.

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    1. Jennifer SparrowNovember 10, 2015 at 7:20 AM

      Thanks, Annemarie! My cats are "free" again, and purr-fectly happy :)

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  4. The Yorkshire TortoiseNovember 3, 2015 at 12:31 AM

    It is the smell from the paint that is the worst, it gives you headache. Great that you can tangle through it. Verigogh does look like rosemary and you have done a very delicate version of it, lovely. You certainly have got to grips with Gourdgeous, very good. I must practise more, maybe I can get it to look like yours

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    1. Jennifer SparrowNovember 10, 2015 at 7:21 AM

      Thank you, YT! And yes, the paint fumes are the worst!

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  5. Joanne FahertyNovember 3, 2015 at 2:03 AM

    I agree verdigogh does look like rosemary 😊 I used it with my gourdgeous entry this week. I like the shine you got on your gourdgeous :)

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  6. IlseNovember 3, 2015 at 3:07 AM

    Your Verdigogh does look like rosemary :-) and I like the choice of patterns you've used in your gorgeous ;-) tile!

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  7. Ulrike B.November 3, 2015 at 4:39 AM

    both tiles are beautiful, very nice work

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  8. jeanchaneyazNovember 3, 2015 at 3:46 PM

    Your Verdigogh is so perfect and I love how you added such bold shimmer to the Gourgeous!

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  9. Michele WynneNovember 3, 2015 at 7:12 PM

    Lovely pieces!

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  10. UnknownNovember 3, 2015 at 7:55 PM

    Oh, I love both of these.

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  11. Annette P.-L. November 4, 2015 at 6:52 AM

    Both tiles are wonderful! Your Verdigogh is great and I like the lovely 3D-look of your Gourdgeous!

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  12. Simone MenzelNovember 4, 2015 at 1:07 PM

    Dear Jennifer, I love your tiles! You are right, Verdigogh reminds me to rosemary, as well. (I love rosemary!!!!)
    Ans the DIVA tile with Gordgeous is lovely like all your tiles. Great shading, especially the right upper corner! Great idea.

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  13. UnknownNovember 4, 2015 at 6:13 PM

    Nice job with both tiles. I think Verdigogh makes a lovely mono tangle. And I'm having similar issues with Gourdgeous, even though I like it. It really takes some repetition to get to the point where it feels comfortable.

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    1. Jennifer SparrowNovember 10, 2015 at 7:31 AM

      I agree. Maria says that when you learn a new tangle that's difficult, you should take at least 2 weeks to practice it! I get so distracted by all the OTHER new things that come out in our ZT world I often forget!

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  14. LezliBNovember 9, 2015 at 1:16 AM

    Both are very nicely done. Your Gourdegeous tangles are very well done. I think this particular pattern needs time to grow on you and get comfortable with.

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  15. Susan TheronNovember 9, 2015 at 1:44 AM

    What a lovely Gourdegeous tile!

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  16. ~ joey ~November 9, 2015 at 5:21 PM

    I'm amazed how much it looks like rosemary rather than a fir sprig! Well done! Your gourdgeous is so lovely and shiny and I like the tangles you used with it!

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  17. Jennifer SparrowNovember 10, 2015 at 7:36 AM

    How funny! I just found another thing we have in common when I went to your blog! Butterflies!

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