Another zentangle I did, this time as a gift for my baby sister Noah. She loves Emblem 3, but we had a hard time finding merch so I decided to craft this for her. I took step by steps of this (which will be recurring with my zentangle art).
She obviously was happy to have this, and I’m glad she liked it.
This is my first experience with Zentangle, and my first entry into my art journal. I sat down and had a completely different idea for this page (I wasn’t even going to zentangle!), but Mycah crawled into my lap and insisted that I trace his hands, so I just kind of went with that idea. I took pictures of the drawing as it progressed. I used a fine point, non-bleeding Sharpie for this, and loved it so much better than the Micron, and it is about a third of the cost.
Alright, this post is huge, and with good reason. This painting took me three weeks to complete. Partly because it was time consuming, but also because I could only work on it while my fiancé was at work or band rehearsal. He’s a musician, and one of the things that brought us together is a mutual love of music. This was his Christmas gift, and as you’ll see at the bottom of the post, his goofy butt loved it.
Step 1: Pencil outline on canvas
Step 2: Background of contrasting watercolor
Step 3: Fine lines done with a Micron fine point pen
Step 4: Filling in the guitar with watercolor
Step 5: Adding one of my favorite music quotes with a black Sharpie
Finished and all together (before the quote was added)
Here’s my silly Gingerman after opening it 
So typically, my artsy-fartsy stuff is inspired by specific people, and then gifted to said person.
I decoupaged this journal for Karon, because she’d been tossing around the idea of an art journal. She’s much more creative and talented than me, and I certainly hope she gets good use of this. 
For Karon’s birthday (only a few days after she received the above journal as a Christmas gift), I hand wrote her a 6 page letter. Not exactly the same kind of art I’ve been posting, but a dying art form no less. And that really is a wax seal on the envelope.
Back to the superheroes and decoupage; I made this for my youngest son’s room. And yes, there are some wrinkles. They were (mostly) intentional.
My best friend Karon and her mom Lisa loaned me some watercolor pencils and watercolor paper to play around with. Love those ladies. ❤
So this piece was actually done as an application for the Fun Committee at work (which I didn’t get into), and it was later insisted upon by the head of said committee that I enter the piece into a national company competition (which I didn’t place in, but was a great experience).
This is the company logo, done with watercolor on canvas. It’s the backdrop for the project.
Here is the final product. The company has five core values, and each value is symbolized by an element. I took each element and photographed my interpretation of it. On each of my photos, I added a lyric that I felt best encompassed that core value. From left to right:
Integrity/Cosmos: “Go with your heart and do the right thing” Do The Right Thing by George Strait
Respect/Earth: “We’re different colors and different creeds, and different people have different needs” People are People by Depeche Mode
Professionalism/Metal: “Action brings good fortune” Chapter 24 by Pink Floyd
Innovation/Air: “You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one” Imagine by John Lennon
Commitment/Fire: “You gotta work hard if you want any at all, nothing comes free” Work by Depeche Mode
These were done during one of my training classes at work (sssshhhhhh), before I’d even heard about zentangle/zendoodle.
When I moved into my current home, I put my holiday decor away and forgot where it was. Autumn came, and I needed something on my door, so I made this. A few days later, I found my box of decorations. Needless to say, I left this on the door. 
More gifts I’ve made for loved ones. So glad they put up with all my weird gift ideas.
Mum’s Whovian birthday card
Dad’s hot chocolate with homemade label. Makes six cups of cocoa. The label is manilla paper, and i used watercolor fingerprints of my youngest son to create the string of lights effect.
My Mawmaw’s Christmas gift. She collects crosses, loves reds and anything rustic, and is constantly asking for pictures of the grandkids. I think I captured all of that with this gift. I used a stamp and ink set for the words on the frame, paper flowers in the bottom corner, hot-glued the ceramic/wrought iron cross onto the frame, and used crocheted lace ribbon as the hanger. 
The World Through My Eyes 