This September- Tangles and Ink!

I mentioned a really cool class I'm going to be teaching in collaboration with another artisian (Sara from Goldhawk Studios!) in September and I got the promo video made!

I'm pretty happy with it and I hope that it intrigues people and they want to come take the class!

I find that I'm enjoying videomaking a lot as well!

Happy Monday, let's get this week started!

Zendalas!

I just realized that I have made 200 posts! I guess my blog is not in it's not in it's infancy anymore. LOL
Thank you all for being part of this journey with me!

This morning I'm assembling my board for tonight's Zendala class.  I haven't gotten very far yet. I need a whole lot more tea!

I'll post better pictures tomorrow.
I'm excited about this class, this is one of my favorite things and I'm so happy that I am going to have a group to share it with!

Different things are fun

I am a terrible knitter. :) I always wanted to, but you know I never really picked it up.
Finally last year some friends worked with me and I got the basics.
I'm still working on the same scarf a year later though.

Every so often I feel compelled to work on it, usually when I'm cold.

I figure at this rate... my scarf will be done by the year 2021. 

Today I have a Tangled Hearts Valentine class, which is a Zentangle inspired class, so that should be lots of fun.

Getting ready for that but I don't want to spoil the surprise for those coming.

Didn't feel creative at the time

Yesterday, I built upcoming Zentangle classes. That doesn't sound super creative but it really is. I have to decide what techniques, what things I'm going to teach and how, create examples (that part was done or I'd have felt more creative I think) do my write ups for each and figure out how to market them.
Today will be the part of it that at least SHOWS the creative, I'll be making my flyers and building my display board for the next couple months.
So... I think the reason it didn't FEEL creative is because I can't put a picture up that shows what I was working on.
(Although if you look at my workshops link you can see the updates!)
Because I do like to show you something I've made in my posts, here is one of the bags I made over the holidays for a Christmas order!
Isn't this fun? It was a fandom backpack based on his many interested.
Supernatural
His name in Galifreyan (Doctor Who for the non-Whovians)
Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy
Sherlock
Skyrim
Minecraft
The very top of the backpack contains a handpainted galaxy.

It was fun and it was quite the challenge. Teenage boys are often the hardest of my customers. They tend to prefer subtle a lot of the time and yet distinctive.
He liked it from what I was told.

Today's Bijouism

Admire

Before I started to tangle, I never looked at the patterns I made as I moved through life. Now I always take a moment to appreciate the beautiful art I create whenever I take time to tangle. I appreciate everything, even what Hervé (my pen pal in Paris) might think is a mistake. I've become my own best fan! Whenever he can, Rick will take a picture of my Zentangle art so I can enjoy it later . . . even after a rain storm!

I love Bijou. He reminds me of so much! Maybe I can talk him into coming to visit soon. 

I got my journal prompt for my art journal and have been watching my videos for Mandala Magic as well. It's going to be a BUSY week!

What are you creating this week?