Here's the second book that I got to work on. The artist asked that we continue her loopy string and try to find faces and creatures in the patterns! This was a very cool challenge. Even though I am an illustrator at heart, I have been doing my tangles pretty straight. Partly because...
I think that Onamato has some very cool potential to look like jewelry. If you leave off the bands on the edges, you've got "Pearlz". But those tiny black circles look like jewels too - I guess it's all in the shading. Think "smiley-face mouth" for shading...
Also, this proves that girls who kick butt can still look good and appreciate a pretty dress and stylish flipflops. This is a lesson that Lilah learned from her babysitter, Kayla, who is starting boot camp very soon! (Good luck, Kayla!) By the way, the pretty dress or, rather, "pwitty dess" - is from...
Bales is one of those patterns that just keeps showing up everywhere once you learn it! I saw it on a mod bathing suit in a catalog, and one of my students had a great pair of pants with Bales on it. I've seen it on carpets in hotels and sofas too. The...
I finally got a schedule worked out for this summer! If you would like the pdf version to print out (with registration form), please visit my Beez Ink Studio website and click on the link for classes. Zentangle 101 Learn the basics of Zentangle - a relaxing form of meditation that uses pattern-making to focus...
A few years before I got pregnant with my daughter - ah, now I see what happened - well, anyway - before I got pregnant, I found a little retreat on Blaisdell Lake in Bradford/Sutton. It was only about 15 minutes from my real life and I thought it would be perfect as a place to escape...
