Summmmmmmmmmmertime Snooze?

I am NOT a summertime person. Apologies to those who love to bask in the sun, loll about on the beach, and picnic in the park but I think you're nuts. Back when I was doing a daily writing project - which lasted several years - I found myself marking the day each fall when I could wear a garment with sleeves... a sweater could send me into raptures!

Now this summer, I've been staying inside away from horrible heat, terrible t-storms, and enormous earthquakes (well, OK, not E-normous, but I couldn't think of another adjective that started with an E and would work with "earthquake"). And I have been working... on new classes and new products and new approaches and all kindza stuff like that.

The big news, at the moment, is the new Autumn Class Schedule. I'm everywhere! Well, perhaps not every where, but lots of wheres. And I hope at least one of the wheres is where you are... I'd love to see you at a class. It's going to be a busy, busy season, and I'm already scheduling classes for next year! Check out the Class Schedule page for dates, times, and links to registration information.

p.s. Sneak peek into the future: in January, I'm having my first gallery exhibition!

I went to a garden party...

My lovely friends at Elfant Wissahickon Realtors (Looking for a realtor? They are top notch: an unsolicited testimonial!) invited me to participate in the Chestnut Hill Garden Festival a weekend ago, and I had a GREAT time sharing Zentangle with folks who stopped by the booth.

In between passages of the Tiny Tot Trolley - rumble, rumble, rumble - I talked about Zentangle, showed off some artwork, and demonstrated some patterns.

And, I was captured on video! I'd like you all to imagine that the camera added about 10 (times 3) pounds, as it always does, and that the videographer had the "let's make Terri look sunburned" app loaded on his iPhone video camera, shall we? After all, what's a little "polite fiction" between friends?

Here's the link to the video: http://youtu.be/JIgiy7dr1x8

Also of note: I've updated the class schedule. I'd love to see you at an upcoming class!

New Classes!

WOW! The class schedule contains sessions in October! Talk about planning ahead!

Something V-E-R-Y cool is coming up - at least I think it's cool. The lovely people of the Philadelphia Calligraphers' Society host an event each year called "The Writes of Spring." Quite a catchy title, in my opinion.

This year, guess who gets to be in the spotlight? Or should I say "guess what?" Yep. ZENTANGLE.

They have invited me to conduct a workshop as a lead-in to their event. Registration for the workshop includes admission to "The Writes of Spring." A pretty good deal, I declare!

A Tale of Two Duckies

or, why Sharpie pens (though good for many things) are NOT the same as Sakura Pigma pens!

Check out my little "feathered" friends... I bought two, planning to use one on the antenna of my car for locating it in the parking lot. (I swear that the Air Force ought to paint its stealth aircraft the color of my car because I can NEVER find it in parking lots, but that's material for another post....)

I thought that the Sharpie pen, what with being labeled PERMANENT and all that, might be a better choice for something that would out in all manner of weather. HOWEVER, look at what happened! The PURPLE ink is not a choice I made. It's what happened to the Sharpie ink after about 10 minutes on the duck. The black lines are made by, you guessed it... the Sakura pen.

So, now you know. And I do too.

And, by the way, I've just posted new class schedules for Spring 2011! YAY!