ZENTANGLE AT KRIPALU

Zentangles from the retreat

I knew that a weekend at a Zentangle meditation retreat was going to be fabulous and I was not disappointed.  Not only did we have lots of fun but Kripalu was the perfect place to have it. New information and techniques were given and I found my self really inspired and wanting more.  The end of the weekend came far to quickly for all of us.  It was as if we had just touched the tip of the iceberg of infinite possibilities.

Another example of the beautiful work by participants is below.  There were 88 of us and every tangle was as beautiful as the one placed beside it on the table.  It was truly inspirational.

THE QUEST FOR A GOOD PRINTER

Laser or Inkjet

My darn printer died.  Well, not exactly; it half died.  The printer head is so messed up that when I tried to work on it I got ink all over my hand.  Uggghhhhh.  It still prints in black though which is good for my reports.  but it doesn't help me with my artwork.

Sometimes I get this creative streak where I want to make my own fabric design.  Color is important to me.  Whats more is color that doesn't bleed is especially important to me.  So I am doing a bit of research.

I am tired of the cost for ink with inkjets.  Laser printers seem to last so much longer.  I was surprised as to the improvements they have made with the inkjets.  I am even more impressed with the Laser print quality.  Does anyone care to share what they think?

MONKEY WRENCH

Latest quilt:  Monkey Wrench

The studio is quite busy these days.  Joanne and I went to the corn festival yesterday.  It was a great festival and as always I just love being in Hurley, the town with the most stone houses in the area.  I wasn't able to take any pictures this time but the day could not have been better. We will definitely go back next year.

Well, I have got to get back to the studio and do some quilting.

CABIN LIFE

    This past week was amazing, long, short, happy, loud, quiet, drunk, sober, creative, stuck, imaginative, dancing, singing, hammering, more hammering, more hammering, generator, peace, more hammering........and finally some sleep.  Jay and I had a project that we could not do ourselves so we called in the young bloods and together we gave Chico's Cabin a face lift.


     The cabin is in  the Catskill Mountains in a place called Devil's Kitchen.  It is off the grid.....a place lost in time but not in spirit.  The cabin whispers about a time when men got together and did some real bonding in the woods.  A primal place in the arms of mother nature who watches over us in quiet solace but then reminds us in her booming voice lest we forget her desires for this special place.

    There are many stories about Chico's Cabin but my favorite is about the family who became lost on the mountaintop in bad weather. They came upon the cabin, and seeing no other way, broke into get shelter from the storm.  When Chico returned to the Cabin he found a note from the family complete with their phone number so they could pay him for the provisions they used and any damage that was done as a result of their breaking in.  Chico called them just to tell them that he was very glad that they found the cabin where they found safety.  For Chico, that was payment enough.

      So it is here that we came together to preserve and honor those men who built the cabin.......Chico's Cabin.  A week of hard work, good food, wonderful song and lots of love.  It was not a week for quilting, or drawing zentangles.  Instead, it was a week of group meditation.

      Jay and I want to thank our very special family and friends who spent a relentless week to help preserve Chico's dream place.  For those of you who are wondering, Chico is Jay's father. Thank you Grant, Julian, Nate, Mika, Chrisanna, Becka, Jake, and Lexie.  We are one step closer to bringing the mountain song back to the camp.  We are humbled by your love for us.

TODAY IS MY BIRTHDAY!!!!

A Selfie!!!!!

It is such a beautiful day today.  Tomorrow we head for the camp!!!!!  And today is my birthday.  

There are many things happening in the studio lately.  I am working on a quilt, actually several and hopefully I will be able to quilt it on the long arm if it co-operates with me.  It is beginning to get a bit hectic as I try to downsize the studio because we are (hopefully) going to be moving in the next couple of months.  Creative Meditations will be moving along with us.  Make sure you check out the dates for my next Zentangle class.  Visit www.zentangle .com for more information.

HELLO JUNE, GOODBYE JUNE....

Today I am feeling a bit nostalgic so I am going psychedelic today.  No, I am not revisiting my childhood.....just trying to slow down time a bit.  June just flew by and I didn't get a chance to blog.

Jay and I are looking for a new home and ours has been up for sale for almost three months.  I crave a more simple life where one can just "do your own thing" without the hassle of crazy neighbors.  You would think that with all that technology has given us the nuts in this world would stay occupied and never come out of their houses.  Well...enough about that.

I am working on scheduling my next Zentangle class.  It looks like it will be at the end of July.  As soon as I know I will post it on Facebook and here.  In the meantime, my sewing machine is waiting for me so I had better get moving before the storm rolls in.

FUNNY DOG

Hi everyone.  I only have a minute before I go back into the studio but I thought I would let you know that the Zentangle class went really well.  Thank you to everyone who attended and a big Thank you to my sister Pam whose help was wonderful.

What does this have to do with my dog Gibbs?  Well, I was pretty mellow the night I got back from class and this is a video of Gibbs taking my socks off.  He loves doing it especially since it usually involves treats.  Hope you all can view it.  I will let everyone know when the next class is.