Zentangle ATC #9 of 9 - CAÉ zentangle #9 de 9

I finally completed the last ATC in my full page mosaic. And here are the 9 ATCs assembled:

J'ai finalement terminé la dernières CAÉ de ma mosaïque plein page. Et voici les 9 CAÉs assemblées:

 I'm really happy with the result. And now, I'm not sure I want to see them go! Maybe I'll keep just one of them and trade all the others...

Je suis vraiment heureuse du résultat. Et maintenant, je ne suis plus certaine de vouloir les voir partir! Peut-être que j'en garderai une et j'échangerai les autres...

 

Zentangle ATC #5 of 9 - CAÉ zentangle #5 de 9

Only one ATC left to fill and the mosaic will be complete!

Une seule CAÉ à remplir et la mosaïque sera complète!

 

#1, #2, #3, #4, #6, #7, #8

Mandala The view within - La vue vers l'intérieur

I made this mandala as my answer to a prompt on Wild Precious - Making Mandalas. I started by tracing the circle, then I drew some patterns and repeated them. I didn't want my circle to seem overly filled so I left a lot of white space. Also, I enjoyed trying this new pattern from the Zentangle newsletter.

J'ai fait ce mandala en réponse à une invation à créer sur Wild Precious - Making Mandalas. J'ai commencé par tracer le cercle, puis j'ai dessiné des motifs et les ai répétés. Je ne voulais pas que mon cercle semble trop remplit alors j'ai laissé beaucoup d'espace blanc. Aussi, j'ai aimé essayer ce nouveau motif de la liste d'envoi de Zentangle.

 

A few little things - Quelques petites choses

I have a few things to show you today.

J'ai quelques choses à vous montrer aujourd'hui.

First off, the cover of my March journal. I haven't done nearly as much as I would've liked in it but I did do a few pages which I will show next week. Next to it is a smaller journal which was made from the third signature of the journal, which fell out due to a bad choice in thread for the binding.

Tout d'abord, la couverture de mon journal de mars. Je n'en ai pas fait autant que j'aurais voulu à l'intérieur mais j'ai quand même fait quelques pages que je vous montrerai la semaine prochaine. À ces côtés, un plus petit journal fait à partir du troisième feuillet du journal, lequel s'est décroché dû à une mauvais choix de fil.

 

 Next, a simple mandala done over the weekend and which I had completely forgotten about before making this post!

Suit un mandala simple que j'ai fait au courant de la fin de semaine et que j'avais oublié jusqu'à ce que j'écrive cet article!

Finally, this is the #1 ATC for the Zentangle mosaic. I only have two left and the set will be complete. I am looking forward to seeing the final result.

Finalement, voici la CAÉ #1 pour la mosaïque zentangle. Il ne m'en reste que deux et l'ensemble sera complet. J'ai hâte de voir le résultat final.

Zentangle ATC #8 of 9 - CAÉ zentangle #8 de 9

#2 

#3 

#4 

#6 

#7 

Zentangle ATC #6 of 9 - CAÉ zentangle #6 de 9

#2

#3 

#4 

#7

Zentangle ATC #2 of 9 - CAÉ zentangle #2 de 9

#3 #4 #7

Zentangle ATC #7 of 9 - CAÉ zentangle #7 de 9

 

See also #3 and #4.

Voyez aussi #3 et #4.

Zentangle ATC #3 of 9 - CAÉ zentangle #3 de 9

Last week, I told you about my Zentangle set of ATC. I had shown you card #4. This week is card #3 which will be the upper right corner.

La semaine passée, je vous ai parlé de mon ensemble de CAÉ Zentangle. Je vous avais montré la carte #4. Cette semaine c'est la carte #3 qui sera le coin supérieur droit.

 

Zentangle ATC - CAÉ zentangle

Ever since learning about Zentangle, I've been wanting to make a set of 9 ATCs that would create a whole when put together. So yesterday, I finally got started on that. I drew my "string" on a piece of 8-1/2" x 11" cardstock and cut it down to 9 ATCs (2-1/2" x 3-1/2".) I numbered them on the back to know which one goes where once they're all done. I picked one without looking (#4 here) and started filling it in. I will show them all individually when they are done and at the end, I'll show the whole group together. After which, they will be available to trade.

Depuis que j'ai découvert les Zentangles, je voulais faire un ensemble de 9 CAÉs qui créeraient un tout lorsque toutes assemblées. Alors, hier, j'ai enfin commencé. J'ai dessiné la "ficelle" sur un carton de 21,6cm x 27,9cm que j'ai coupé en 9 CAÉs (6,3cm x 8,9cm.) Je les ai numérotées au dos pour savoir où elles iront à la fin. J'en ai choisi une au hasard (#4 ici) et j'ai commencé à la remplir. Je les montrerai toutes individuellement lorsqu'elles seront faites puis, à la fin, je montrerai le groupe complet. À la suite de quoi, elles seront disponibles pour des échanges.

 

Zentangling while waiting - Zentangler en attendant

Yesterday, while waiting to see my doctor, I decided to start a Zentangle doodle. I finished it while watching television in the evening.

Hier, pendant que j'attendais pour voir mon médecin, j'ai décider de commencer un dessin Zentangle. Je l'ai terminé en regardant la télévision en soirée.

 

Untitled Zentangle - Zentangle sans titre

I used my sampler from last week to do this Zentangle.

Je me suis servie de mon échantillonage de la semaine dernière pour faire ce Zentangle.

Zentangle sampler - Échantillonage de Zentangle

My mom and I like to draw Zentangles®. So I made a Zentangle® sampler of the ones I have learned from the newsletters. This was done on plain paper so it can be folded to fit in an envelop or in a sketchbook. I'm thinking of ordering the official Zentangle® kit to get their Zentangle Legend™.

Ma mère et moi aimons dessiner des Zentangles®. Alors j'ai fait un échantillonage des Zentangles® que j'ai appris à faire grâce à leur liste d'envoi. J'ai fait le tout sur du papier ordinaire pour pouvoir les plier et mettre dans une enveloppe ou dans un cahier à croquis. Je pense commander le kit officiel de Zentangle® pour avoir leur Légende de Zentangle™.

The Zentangle® art form and method was created by Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas. Zentangle® is a registered trademark of Zentangle, Inc. Learn more at zentangle.com.

Zentangle

I haven't done a Zentangle® in quite some time and last night seemed like the perfect time to draw one while watching television and relaxing after my belly-dancing class. I'm not always sure how to do the shading but I guess practice makes perfect.

Je n'ai pas fait de Zentangle® depuis quelques temps et hier soir semblait être le moment parfait pour en dessiner un pendant que je regardais la télévision et que je relaxais après mon cours de baladi. Je ne suis pas toujours certaine comment faire l'ombrage mais j'imagine que la perfection vient avec la pratique.

2 Zentangled ATCs - 2 CAÉs Zentanglées

 These are two ATCs I made over the weekend for the Zentangle-a-thon on Atcs For All. Both cards have already been traded on the board. It's been a while since I traded over there but I've decided to give it a shot again. It's so fun to receive beautiful art in the mail!

Ces deux CAÉs ont été faites au courant de la fin de semaine pour le Zentangle-a-thon sur Atcs For All. Les deux cartes ont déjà été échangées sur le forum de discussion. Ça faisait un moment que je n'avais pas échangé là mais j'ai décidé de recommencer. C'est tellement plaisant de recevoir de belles oeuvres par la poste!

Synchronicity and Serendipity

I actually started typing Sunchronicity. I like that! I may start using that word now. You know, when the sun comes out exactly when you need a little encouragement or something similar. "I was feeling sad this morning when I woke up. And then I started thinking about you and the sun came out right at that moment. Man, that was some good Sunchronicity!" Yep, I like it!


Anyway, I wasn't going to post tonight because I just wasn't feeling it. But then I made my DAC (Daily Art Card), which is NOT the one posted above but similar to it. Inspired by Zentangles. I've read about them on many blogs and forums and finally caved in to see what the fuss was all about. Well, I have to say, it's nothing new to me. I've been doing these kinds of drawings since I was a kid but we just call them doodles or Dessin Sans Dessein which basically means a Drawing without Intention (or without Design.) A drawing that hasn't been thought out prior to being put on paper and which does not represent anything in particular. So anyway, like I said, I've been doing these since I was a kid but hadn't done any in a couple of years. So I decided to draw them again and to use them as a sort of meditation (speaking of which, I've given up meditating on a daily basis; I really don't enjoy it all that much... so I'm doing other things instead like Zentangles-type drawings and knitting.) So expect to see a few more of these drawings.

One of the reasons I wanted to write about synchronicity tonight is that for the past 2 weeks, I've been getting messages from here and there about a singer/songwriter I greatly admire: Leonard Cohen. He's a Montreal native and for as long as I can remember, I've loved his music. But I hadn't taken the time to listen to it for a while now. So a few days ago, I put on the only CD of his I own, Cohen Live, and rediscovered some of my all-time favourites. And I think it was the next day that I heard he was being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and that he will be in concert in Montreal for the Jazz Festival. I would so love to see him in concert but at the moment, I can't afford it. Maybe one day soon.

My thoughts are getting scattered again. I've had back pain for a couple of days now and the pills I took are not helping (nor did rubbing and putting heat and/or cold on it...) So I'm going to bed in hopes of waking up in better shape tomorrow. Goodnight.