Thursday 3 February 2011

New Discoveries

Just recently I have discovered two lovely new blogs through an established blogging friend Judy Hartman at Hartfelt Fabric Art.  They are Anne from My Giant Strawberry and Sharon from sallymomsprouts.  They are a mum and daughter team who have moved to rural Wisconsin to start up a farm.  I am so excited to follow their journey,  They are both intelligent and inspiring women and if you like similar things to me, I am sure you will enjoy their blogs, and of course Judy's too if you haven't already visited her.

It was while looking at Sharon's blog that I found Blog Zentangle listed in her side bar.  From what I understand, zentangle is a form of meditative doodling, creating images from repetitive patterns.  The image at the top of the post is my first attempt at having a go.  I am completely hooked and can't wait to do my next one!  If you want to find out more about it visit Zentangle.  It really is addictive!

12 comments:

  1. Interesting Simone, will pop over to take a peek.
    When I doodle I always do spirals!
    love
    Lyn
    xxx

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  2. When I doodle it's always snails! x

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  3. That looks like fun! :) I know when I'm doing a crossword or suduko and get bored with it the newspaper is covered in doodles, always hearts and flowers and stars though!
    Vivienne x

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  4. Thanks for the links, I'll have a look at those blogs. I was interested to hear about the doodling - when I doodle I always do hearts!! I've never done the meditative type of doodling - will have to try it! Helen x

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  5. Your Zentangle is beautiful! I'm going to have to try it, too. I've been wanting to for a while.

    Thanks so much for the mention on your post today!

    :)

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  6. Thanks so much for linking to my blog, Simone!
    When I doodle, it is usually ovals and rectangles! Funny how each person has her own doodling style!!

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  7. I love it Simone. Great shapes which really work in the black ink. Will pop over to those blogs a bit later x

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  8. I doodle flowers! Looks great fun I must have a go! I'll go and look at the links
    Julie xxxxxxxx

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  9. What a beautiful doodle, Simone, thank you for sharing it with us. I shall certainly be checking out the links when I get the chance (my internet usage is a bit haphazard lately!)

    And your dream in your last post was beautiful... here's hoping it comes true one day xx

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  10. Simone,
    Thanks for the kind words about my blog. Your zentangle is beautiful. I absolutely fell in love with the process when I stumbled upon it reading a quilting magazine. A featured quilter, Pat Ferguson, is using zentangles done with thread on her quilts. I thought trying zentangles would be fun with my sewing machine and freemotion quilt practice, but even more fun in pen and ink designs. Glad I thought to add the blog to my list!
    sharon

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  11. What a gorgeous zentangle you have made. I'd never heard of it before! I can't draw at all - if I'm on the phone and 'doodling' I draw childlike houses with trees, stickmen or just loads of oval rings:)

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  12. Didn't Jung draw a circle every morning and doodle in it to release the subconscious? I like this a lot!

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