Upon learning that our WiVLA (Women in Visual & Literary Arts) meeting would feature a Zentangle teacher, I googled “zentangle” to learn more about it.
What I found was most interesting. On the website, zentangle.com, I read..
“Our Zentangle method is a way of creating beautiful images from repetitive patterns. It is fun and relaxing. Almost anyone can use it to create beautiful images. It increases focus and creativity, provides artistic satisfaction along with an increased sense of personal well being.”
Doesn’t that entice you?
I suggest you make a visit to zentangle.com. And enjoy the artwork while you’re there!
To see the creating of a Zentangle by one of the founders,
Little did I know when I began work on a project many weeks ago that it would lead to an inspirational story. And as the project is coming very close to completion, I have been noticing how focused I am.
I have also noticed signs from nature.
How much attention do you pay to what is going on in nature?
Have you ever noticed the trees waving to you?
What insights does nature hold for you?
Now that I have learned the value of nature awareness, I am more grateful for the gifts nature gives us. And I pay close attention to nature. When I say that, I don’t mean listening to or watching the weather news unless I know very bad weather looms nearby. And even then, I don’t pay that much attention to it. When Hurricane Ike boldly whirled through our area last year, I slept through it.
One night a couple of weeks ago after heavy rain, as Brian walked by the atrium in our house he noticed something sparkling on the atrium ground. He summoned me to have a look.
What we saw was a sparkling, glittery irregular spiral line. Brian noticed a snail without a shell by the sparkly trail, and it was then we knew that the sparkling trail was left by a snail, a gift to us. The gift remained for several days, until a heavy rain washed it away.
Years ago I never thought I would enjoy seeing a snail in our atrium. After all, there were a lot of snails in there back then, eating our wandering jew plants while destroying their lovely leaves. We did our best to get rid of those pesky destructive snails, and finally we no longer saw snails or the shells that protected them.
I’m not sure when we began to see snails without shells inside our house near the atrium door.
Snails in Our House!
Maybe it began a year ago, but it has occurred quite a few times since. It was a mystery to us how they got inside and why we never saw their shells…
