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Thursday, 5 November 2020
Friday, 11 September 2020
Travel Along with Me.....
Want to Get Away?
It seems a very long time since I have travelled overnight some where. I have a longing for travel. Not the cautious Covid concerned travel, but the foot loose and fancy free travel. Maybe you do to? So that led me to designing a series of online classes where we can all travel together safely with our pens and pencils.
The first one has a cute camping theme and starts this month on Saturday September 19th from 10 AM to 11:30 AM pacific online through Zoom. The cost is $30 Canadian (or about $23 USD) per person and I will send you the short supply list once you sign up. You don't have to have any art experience to do this, as I will show you how in a step by easy step method.
Want to hop on board for a new destination? Then please click on this link to sign up and pay online.
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We'll see you on the road!
Keep healthy,
Loretta West
Wednesday, 3 June 2020
Thursday, 14 May 2020
You Are Welcome as the Flowers in May!
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Thursday, 23 April 2020
On the Air
Just over a year ago, I learned to teach live online classes with my friend and wonderful Zentangle Teacher, Nancy Donmauer (linedotcalm.com). Little did I know that a year later this skill would be in such high demand! Since mid March my husband and I (who are in THAT age group) have pretty much isolated ourselves, keeping away from other people with occasional forays to walk and visit the odd store for necessities. What I am finding now is that I am getting used to this new way of being in the world (Zoom Happy Hours have really helped) I kind of cringe when I think about having to get dressed properly to go to town for an appointment or teach an actual live class. When I can't just walk down to my studio and pop on my headphones and mic and start to teach. Presto! Then leave my mess behind.
I think after this pandemic is over and it's safe to come out, I will be offering live classes again along with a mix of online classes, but who knows what it will all look like then? Seems the key word for this experience for me is FLEXIBILITY.
I invite you to click on the classes and workshops http://colourgardentangles.blogspot.com/p/classes-and-workshops.htmltab to see what's coming up online, like the FREE and FUN TUESDAY TANGLE CLASSES, or the TANGLE TOGETHER WORKSHOP to benefit FOOD BANKS, or the TANGLE TOWN AT HOME CLASS. I will be adding more online classes as we progress through this pandemic thing, so check back and stay tuned!
I wish you and yours much good health,
Loretta
Wednesday, 15 January 2020
Resolution or Revolution?
Welcoming in the New Year
I have been in recovery mode this past few weeks and I can tell you that I do not like to have to sit still for very long. When I was a kid in school, I spent hours looking out the window praying for recess! I love to be working in my studio, but I also love to be outdoors. So this forced break has been a real mental health challenge, but it has brought me to look at my inner self in a deeper way which is not all bad. I have done a lot of SoulCollage work which keeps me a little bit sane. For a while there I had limited use of my shoulder and hand and no lifting, and that, I am happy to say, got me out of shovel duty at just the right time!
So I am a bit late in getting the word out about the classes in Lumby, but it couldn't be helped. After giving it much thought, I have decided to forgo teaching this month as my old body needs more time to heal so I can come back with renewed strength and more ideas for you.
As to SoulCollage, I am waiting to hear back from the RDNO about a grant application which would pay for room rental at the rec centre. Those wheels move slowly, so hang tight.
As to SoulCollage, I am waiting to hear back from the RDNO about a grant application which would pay for room rental at the rec centre. Those wheels move slowly, so hang tight.
However, I am leaving you with a fun little exercise for the New Year for you to try. Many people make New Year's resolutions and I can honestly say that I have never kept a one for very long. So how about something a bit different? What would be one word that would be a help to you in the coming year? Not sure what it is? Try listening to the meditation link below and see what word pops into your head. Don't over think it. What ever pops in first is the right word for you! My word for 2020 is FLOW and I am certainly following the flow of my body and it's recovery right now. No rushing it says, nourishment it needs as it has been through a lot lately.
Here is a link to this lovely meditation on your word for 2020 from Jeanine Sande Guided Word Meditation
I invite you to then take some time just for yourself to write the word on nice paper and tangle around it. Or if you want you can collage around it or find photos that speak to that word. You can do free form like I did in the depicted examples or try this cool video by The Tangled Yogi, Romi Marks in which she carefully instructs you on how to create a beautiful tangled frame around your word. Tangled Yogi Video
If you do this exercise, please take a photo and send it to me at lorettawest18@gmail.com or text to 250 938 4308. I'd love to see them and it would lift my cabin fever spirit too!
Hope to see you soon. Until then, take good care.
Warm regards,
Loretta
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