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I started a
Zentangle journal a while ago. I find it to be relaxing to work in and it's a natural thing for me to do, as I have always doodled when I talk on the phone and at other times when my hands are idle. I've already completed 30 pages in the journal, so I thought I would share a few of them with you.
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It is really a mindless style of art because you really are just serendipitously letting your pen go with the flow. I am working in a
Moleskine journal because I like the smoothness of the pages and using a
Sharpie Retractable Pen (not the marker) to create the designs because it glides effortlessly over the page. You can see more of my Zentangle Journal pages
here.
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In other news, my friend
Brandy Faulkner is one of the guest artists on the
Crescendoh website this week. And she was nice enough to feature my little
backyard retreat as a part of her featured article. You can read Brandy's touching
Art Saves story (as well as Tracy, Rachel and Teresa's stories) by clicking
here.