More on the Elegance of Limits

In Zentangle, we talk about the elegance of limits. When recovering from surgery, you live that. There was so much was I unable to do for myself the first few days at home.  I was told 2-week recovery, and it’s just over a week, so I’m not there yet. But, I am on my way. Thank you all for your prayers and well-wishes.

I am happy to report that once again I can tangle without falling asleep mid-stroke. I often  joke in my classes that Zentangle is the only meditation I can do without falling asleep. Well, not last week.

Falling asleep while tangling does not lead to good results.

To avoid this, I tangled using a scratch art kit I had lying around. The family was worried about me having a sharp object, but no accidents. And, when you fall asleep with the stick in your hand, it doesn’t make a mark.

Another limit I found was that once I was lying comfortably, I was not going to move just to get the pen or tile I wanted. I don’t feel up to sharing many of those attempts, including the Zentangle meditation challenge pieces. More falling asleep issues.

But, here are a few of the others I did using this week’s Betweed challenge. LOVE Betweed, but never think about using it. So happy it is part of the Diva challenge this week.

“Random” betweed – before

“Random” betweed – after

Just a simple betweed. Was told it was done.

My daughter says I never leave well enough alone. What was I supposed to do? I was out of tiles?

Large betweed. Done on Renaissance because I had no white at hand.

Several hours later, filled in with flux, and colored using the ‘tints on tan’ techniques. Sorry no in-process pictures. The phone was in the other room.

Wow! Writing this post took so much energy. I’m off to take a nap. Look for more tiles next week as Zentangle is now my primary ‘pain medecine.’