So, it occurred to me this morning that I haven’t really explained about Zentangle and I really shouldn’t assume that everyone knows what it is! Officially Zentangle is a form of meditative drawing,  abstract in nature and it uses repeating patterns to create an all over fill. According to its creators the goal of the art practice is to achieve calm. Because you’re drawing repeating patterns and essentially letting yourself "zone out" as you draw it does become somewhat meditative. What I love about it is that the drawing is unintentional and you need have no concrete ideas about a particular result; intuition is allowed to unfold. You can see how this might be so attractive and why I had the nerve to mention the "D" word!

I exhibited at my first group exhibition last week and I’ve gone and blown it! I was so chuffed and excited about being included in "Les Ploërdutais ont du Talent" and packed up my 3 framed paintings with labels and even made them sign a consignment form, got everything in on time too!  Only I forgot to prepare myself mentally - if it had been a driving test I would have failed magnificently so I’ve now come up with some rules for Exhibition behaviour.

“I must be an artist!  I just bought a roll of paper instead of a bra!!!” I announced to my parents last Sunday on our weekly phone call…. to which Dad replied “that’s an interesting origami project” Boom Boom as Basil Brush would say!  Dad has always been funny and witty and this idea so tickled me that I’ve just done a search for origami bra and guess what? of course they exist.

I’ll put the blurb about the calendar in the shop I’ll just say here that I’m very proud of it, there are 13 of my paintings from 2023 and 2024, its A4 size opening up to 42cm x 29,7cm with a little hole to hang it up - not sure what the price is yet - you’ll see that in the shop I think.  English and French bank holidays, new and full moons, French school holidays and January 2026 to boot.

One tiny needle in a giant haystack...