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Oceans, Gardens & Frogs …

Had a fun evening doing a little “organic ocean” tangling with Judy and Julie the other night.  I’ve met with them a few times now, creating some fun “stuff”.  We’ve done our pets, an “organic garden” and now, this time, our little ocean ZIA.… Continue Reading “Oceans, Gardens & Frogs …”

New Fall Schedule ….

The Fall Schedule is now posted for those interested in an upcoming class.  There’s a little bit of everything – with the season about to change and all the festivities that go with it. September 4th has just been added to the calendar as an… Continue Reading “New Fall Schedule ….”

Sharing Some Renaissance ….

This weekend’s class at Icarus Creative Arts Studio featured Renaissance tiles using black and brown microns as well as white pencils.  Three of the students were back for just their second class so they jumped right in to something very different than the Intro Class… Continue Reading “Sharing Some Renaissance ….”

Organic Garden Fun ….

Last night I met with Judy and Julie and we created these beautiful “organic gardens”. I’ve been teaching my garden classes using color and apprentice tiles, but this time I opted for the organic garden used by many of the other CZT’s with toned paper,… Continue Reading “Organic Garden Fun ….”

Challenge #279 … Meer vs. Auraknot

I haven’t participated in a Diva Challenge in quite a while.  Thought I would check it out this week and found it’s a “duo tangle” – using just two patterns to create your tile. I always like to use Meer but not sure when I’ve… Continue Reading “Challenge #279 … Meer vs. Auraknot”

Dog Day of Summer (& a Basics Class)….

This month’s Intro Class saw eight new students and two new dogs!  Yes, I had two “therapy-in-training” dogs join the class today and they performed very well.  They were so obedient you never even knew they were in the class.  Brady and Bella are… Continue Reading “Dog Day of Summer (& a Basics Class)….”

“Under the Sea” …

Today, nine of us met and created “Under the Sea” ZIA’s to celebrate summertime in San Diego!  We spent the first half hour learning a few new patterns that would work nicely in an organic ocean scene, then we all proceeded to create our… Continue Reading ““Under the Sea” …”

Challenge #272 … Black & White & Red All Over

The Diva Challenge gave us the task of “What’s black and white and red all over?” to come up with our tile this week.  What that really meant was – use black, white and red only. For my entry, I used a pre-strung Zendala and… Continue Reading “Challenge #272 … Black & White & Red All Over”

Zentangle Inspired Art …

This past weekend, six of us gathered at the Icarus Design Studio to create very colorful pieces of “Zentangle Inspired Art”.  Using CZT Norma Burnell’s nature inspired hummingbird pattern (from “The Art of Zentangle”), I led the group as we tangled and colored our way to some… Continue Reading “Zentangle Inspired Art …”

Challenge #271 … Beads of Courage

The Diva Challenge this week is to honor the Beads of Courage program.  What is the Beads of Courage program?  Read on … Beads of Courage is an arts in medicine program that helps kids with chronic or life threatening illness tell the story of… Continue Reading “Challenge #271 … Beads of Courage”