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Friday 27 January 2017

Pure Heart

Hey there tangling friends!

This week I've been thinking about Valentine's Day, especially in terms of God's love for us. We looked at the Beatitudes in my Bible Study group and the verse 'Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God' (Matt 5:8) particularly resonated with me. It came to me that, if we put his love at the centre of our lives, we will be awesomely blessed. I decided to draw whilst still meditating on this verse, this lead to the other verse on this picture...'Create in me a pure heart' (Ps 51:10)



Here are the progress shots and line work...






I used some sample paper I'd been sent, which is ivory 150gsm, Unipin fineliners, Derwent Coloursoft pencils and Derwent graphite pencils.

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Friday 20 January 2017

Courage Dear Heart

Hey there tangling friends!

2017 is my year to be Wholeheartedly Courageous, to come out from under the black cloud and point my face towards the sun. I think I was brave to create a new Facebook group, set up this blog and write my turquoise stones tutorial ebook. It is scary putting a piece of you out there, but the support from the Zentangle community has been amazing. This year I want to get some of my art printed as note cards and as prints to sell. The first piece to get printed is this one...

When I started colouring this I made what I thought was a huge mistake - but it actually turned out better than I could have hoped for!


This is a quote from Aslan in The Chronicles of Narnia







This is one of my favourite Bible quotes...Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” (Joshua 1:9 ESV)



Sometimes the thought of being braved all week terrifies and overwhelms me, but I can do it one day at a time. Just for today I will try to live through this day only and not tackle my life problems all at once. I can do something for 12 hours that would appall me if I had to do it for a lifetime. (Just for Today)


Another version of the Bible quote. 



Quote from Ann Voskamp. 



A few years ago I discovered the wonderful Brene Brown and her books. Here is her definition of Courage...

Courage is a heart word. The root of the word courage is cor - the Latin word for heart. In one of its earliest forms, the word courage meant "To speak one's mind by telling all one's heart." Over time, this definition has changed, and today, we typically associate courage with heroic and brave deeds. But in my opinion, this definition fails to recognize the inner strength and level of commitment required for us to actually speak honestly and openly about who we are and about our experiences -- good and bad. Speaking from our hearts is what I think of as "ordinary courage.

Brené Brown, I Thought It Was Just Me: Women Reclaiming Power and Courage in a Culture of Shame

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Wednesday 11 January 2017

Squishy Mallow deconstructed

Hey there tangling friends!

Another new pattern for you...it's very organic and reminds me of squishy marshmallows. I hope you enjoy play with Mallow as much as I've had!


Here are the progress pictures of Mallow with a couple of variations...

Part shaded...

All shaded, just needs tidying up and adding some highlights. 

Finally, tidied up and added highlights with a white gelly roll


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Sunday 1 January 2017

New Year, new pattern - K9

Hey there tangling friends! I hope everyone has had a wonderful Christmas and you're looking forward to 2017 - let's hope it is better than 2016!!

I'd like to introduce you to my new pattern K9. They kinda look like teeth to me, canine teeth! I think it's relatively simple, but there are lots of variations to do.


I have used K9, Arc Flower, Dragonair, Inapod, Elata, Zinger and Ponio in this drawing.








I'd love to see what you do with it. Come and join my Facebook group, which is filled with kindness and inspiration - Wholehearted Facebook group

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