A total ZT's block... It feels like I've lost a very very dear friend

Something really strange happened to me after having attended an official Zentangle workshop last May. I experienced a total Zentangler's block!!!


I purchased the official Zentangle tiles and pencil and I managed to make some ZTs the following two days. And then...I got stuck...not a bit, but totally stuck!!!


My precious Zentangles which had accompanied me during a very hard and difficult period in my life didn't give (?) me the mental peace and calm anymore. 


And today it finally struck me.... I tried to tangle according the Official Zentangle way. Using official Zentangle tiles and draw without a pre-planned intention....


I confined myself too much to the meditative part of Zentangle and completely forgot the creative part I like so much. And that doesn't work for me at all.


I will show you my ZTs here and I think you'll notice the lack of enjoyment, inspiration.

It feels like I've lost a very very dear friend..

Sorry for not being around lately...

My very dear Zentangle Friends, sorry for not being around lately.
I've been busy with work, family, painting the house and some other projects.
Just a few weeks ago my dad fell with his bike and broke his hip.
So he got a new hip and was hospitalized for a week. Now he's rehabilitating at home.

Our house was in desperate need of some paint and as you all know probably, this takes more time than you estimate.

I also initiated a sort of campaign for the women's shelter in Dordrecht. Together with ten girls of my daughter's Child Care facility we painted 5 large canvases/canvasses (don't know the right word in plural for canvas..) to brighten up the rooms for the kids who are staying there.

Just wanted to let you know that I did not forget all of my dear Zentangle Friends, but there have been some other things in my life which had more priority.

Laura Harms' Weekly Challenge # 15

Laura Harms' weekly challenge # 15: Love your curves, Baby  was to only use curved lines.

I thought this wouldn't be too difficult...but when "filling in" some patterns I used straight lines... Oops, I was just in time to change them into curved lines.

Here's my attempt:

I used "Tuffit" from the book Yoga for your Brain by Sandy Steen Bartholomew for the main focus point and "Tung" to wrap Tuffit in.

Like my Dress?

I just love the girls of Suzi Blu !

Totally inspired by her art I made the following ZIA.

Do you like her dress?

Check Maid ( my Zetti girl)

And now for something completely different... LOL

I also love Zetti Art or Zettiology (go and have a look at the Flickr's group).
So every now and then I'm experimenting with this. 

In Cloth Paper Scissors edition 2006 Violette presents some Art Journaling Techniques. That's where I saw a lovely Zetti-like face, which inspired me to draw the following face of my Check Maid.

I'm anxious to learn from you what you think about it...

Weekly Challenge # 12 - Blue

This week's challenge on Laura Harms' blog is to use the colour blue in your tile or Zentangle inspired piece.

I decided to let the color do it's work in my "ZT".

Blue is one of my favorite colors!!! For me it represents "space, freedom, tranquillity".

Weekly Challenge # 11

This is my attempt for the Weekly Challenge # 11 on Laura Harms' blog I am the Diva. The challenge is to create a Zentangle by using just one tanglepattern.

I don't know whether my pattern really has a name, but I use it quite often.
It's very dynamic and the way of how you shade it can also change it's feature (if that's the correct word for it....)

Since I am a huge fan of Ledenzer's way of coloring Zentangles I tried to color some of the tangle spaces like she does. Better try next time.....

Theme 3 on Dutch Zentangles group: "Geluk" (Happiness or Luck)

The 3rd theme on Flickr's Dutch Zentangle Group is ""Geluk", in English "Happiness" or "Luck". It's how you interpretate the Dutch word Geluk.

To me it stands a.o. for Love, Commitment (as in marriage), having good Luck in your life (every now and then)...

Hopefully I captured this all together in my Zentangle:

Dutch Zentangle group on Yahoo Flickr

The other day I created a new group "Dutch Zentangles" on Flickr. Since there was no group for Dutch Zentangle artists on Flickr I thought it was a good idea to start one. Holland is "blessed" with so many creative artists. That's something we really can be proud of. Applaus for our Dutch creative souls!

Once in every two weeks there will be a theme, which is not meant to be a challenge. It's just an extra or when you're facing an "inspiration-block".

This week (untill Saturday) we have Spring as a theme. My dear Flickr friends made really beautiful Spring themed Zentangles.

As administrator of this group I participated also.
So I had a try and the following Zentangles are the result:

For those among you who don't recognize them...

These are Easter eggs, which I associate with Spring.

Duckling swimming for the first time with it's mom.

Image from: http://www.connectedlines.com/kids/color3p10.htm

Chicks having fun!

Need I say more....?