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Making Memories with Scena
Making Memories with Scena

During a family visit, we went to so many places, including a couple of art museums. There was little time to draw, but I managed to slip in some meditation time using Scena, based on Maria Thomas' piece at Project Pack 10.

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2022Eni OkenJuly 8, 2022scena, striping, blackandwhite
Purk Extreme Again
Purk Extreme Again

I revisited one of the first classes I taught to the Art Club. Can you believe it’s been FIVE YEARS since the beginning of my club? So much fun to revisit this one!

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2022Eni OkenJune 29, 2022purk
Fan Mirror and Kensington
Fan Mirror and Kensington

Daily meditation from a couple of days ago, I pulled out a fan string which I hadn't used in quite some time. Was fun to play with it!

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2022Eni OkenJune 23, 2022fan string, kensington, hirari, chartz, patena
Zentangle Basics in Portuguese (again)
Zentangle Basics in Portuguese (again)

Last week I taught a Zentangle basic in Portuguese. Even though I have done the basic ZT class so many times, it never ceases to amaze me how each tile is so unique.

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2022Eni OkenJune 20, 2022Zentangle Basics, Zentangle method
3D Triquetra
3D Triquetra

I wrapped a triquetra (a three pointed knot) with Umble (aka Zentwining). Such a fun video class is coming next to the Art Clubbers.

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2022Eni OkenJune 15, 2022Zendala, triquetra, zendala, umble, zentwining
Bridge Transitions Class
Bridge Transitions Class

Last Thursday Art Clubbers and I had the last phase of my Advanced Tangle Transitions class. Super fun strategy on how to work the boundaries of a string, using bridge and transitional elements.

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2022Eni OkenJune 11, 2022Zentangle method, Classic Zentangle, BW shading, Zentangle Basics, bridges
Nancy's Ixorus All Dressed Up
Nancy's Ixorus All Dressed Up

Last Wednesday I took a super fun class with Nancy Domnauer on Dressing up Ixorus. Had such fun with this Zendala!

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2022Eni OkenJune 3, 2022Zendala, ixorus, embellish
Using Bridges in Zentangle 101
Using Bridges in Zentangle 101

The last phase of my Advanced Tangle Transitions class with the Art Clubbers, and I find this stage a little tricky. To ease it off a little, I selected a Zentangle 101 tile, and that's probably what we'll do in class.

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2022Eni OkenJune 1, 2022Zentangle method, Classic Zentangle, BW shading, Zentangle Basics, bridges
Art Raffle Mirror, Mi2 and more
Art Raffle Mirror, Mi2 and more

Daily meditation with the Art Raffle including Mirrored String, MI2 (Mimi Lempart), Copada (Margaret Bremner) and more. I colorized the line-art digitally with Procreate, and I'm pretty happy with what happened here.

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2022Eni OkenMay 27, 2022Eni Dreams, digitalpainting, umble, MI2, copada
Updated Art Raffle Cards 1.29
Updated Art Raffle Cards 1.29

I had a ton of fun playing with the Art Raffle app and experimenting with S-Vine (Michelle Dugdale) and Copino (my own). We also added 12 new cards.

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2022Eni OkenMay 23, 2022artraffle, s-Vine, copino, lunarflux
Another Shaded Tile
Another Shaded Tile

Still enjoying shading, shading. Another blended tangles shaded tile - love how the piece looks like terrain that moves and ripples.

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2022Eni OkenMay 20, 2022BW shading, blackandwhite, Eni Dreams, swerve, zander, Kwazeela, printemps, effie, diva dance, pokeleaf, garlic cloves, IX, anthem, marasu
More Alphaborders
More Alphaborders

More Alphaborders - this one is a bookmark - inspired by Zentangle's Project Pack 15 on Alphaborders. This is the topic of my next Art Club class coming up.

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2022Eni OkenMay 17, 2022letters, tangledwords, words, alphaborders
ZBL: Jenice Kee's Jeweled Garden
ZBL: Jenice Kee's Jeweled Garden

This is Jenice Kee's Jeweled Garden, part of Zentangle Beyond Language event. Halfway through, silly me decided to add a hatched ribbon, leaving no room for the other tangles! I like the result anyway, THANK YOU Jenice for a fantastic project.

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2022Eni OkenMay 15, 2022ZentangleBeyondLanguage, Zendala, Renaissance
Shading Blended Tangles
Shading Blended Tangles

This morning I taught an Art Club live class on how to shade blended tangles. Clubbers brought the line-art they had completed in a previous class and we spent the whole class shading!

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2022Eni OkenMay 12, 2022BW shading, blackandwhite, Eni Dreams, swerve, zander, Kwazeela, printemps, effie, diva dance, pokeleaf, garlic cloves, IX, anthem, marasu
Castles in the Sky
Castles in the Sky

Daily meditation playing with Melum (Maria Jose Torrado) just gave me the inspiration to create some castles in the sky. Can't say I was successful with the tangle, but it was fun! Black and gray fineliner and watercolor pencils.

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2022Eni OkenMay 11, 2022castles, houses, fantasyhouses, zenful houses
Straight Lines Tangles Class now public
Straight Lines Tangles Class now public

This class is now available for purchase as a video recording. Learn to explore (and appreciate) straight line tangles such as Phroz (Lynn Mead), Anthem (Jody Genovese), simplified Auraknot and Voadora (Eni Oken).

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2022Eni OkenMay 10, 2022straight line
Pink Flower Zendala
Pink Flower Zendala

I taught this Flower Zendala for the third time last Tuesday to my private group. I think this is the last one for a while! Love the color combo with pink and black.

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2022Eni OkenMay 6, 2022colored pencils, ogee, Zendala, zendala
Dingbatz, Hurry and Tassel
Dingbatz, Hurry and Tassel

Pulled out an Art Raffle game with dingbatz, hurry and tassels. Such fun! very light and airy, but I love the delicate shading.

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2022Eni OkenMay 5, 2022BW shading, blackandwhite, Eni Dreams, hurry, tassels, mini tassels, dingbatz
Alpha Borders
Alpha Borders

Here’s a project I've been experimenting with ever since Zentangle's Project 15 on Alphaborders. Will probably be the topic of my next class at Art Club!

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2022Eni OkenMay 3, 2022letters, tangledwords, words, alphaborders
Updated Art Raffle 1.28
Updated Art Raffle 1.28

A long-awaited new feature for the Art Raffle allows you to select which category of card the randomizer will pul up in the app. Use the LONG PRESS (press and hold) to pull a selection menu.

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2022Eni OkenMay 2, 2022artraffle
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