"Add Together...Many Microns..."

...one Japanese Fold Moleskine Sketchbook...

five artistically zen inspired souls...

a boat load of commitment and imagination...

and you have the official 2010

Zentangle Moly_X sketchbook exchange!

My reveal is finally here...

both in scanned format and in digital photographs.

Actually,

my little book has flown from the nest today

and is now winging her way across

thousands of miles

into the studios and creative minds of

our group members...one by one.

I miss her already...

we had become such an extension of each other

for the past

several intensive weeks.

Can't wait til she returns back home again!
Enjoy the reveal.

It's been a long time coming! :)

My official sign in page...

Pages One and Two...connecting to...
...Pages Three and Four...(and a teency bit more)

When she returns
her 30 double sided zig-zagged pages
will be inked with life and joy
and
continuously beautiful patterns
born from the dancing pens in our Muses' hands.
Our group progress
will be officially blogged on Flickr
in the Moly_X group
once all the blog details have finalized.
I will post a link here to our Moly group
as soon as it's possible
so you can follow along if you wish.
Each of us will also be posting our personal progress
individually.
Here is a list of our group members
along with a link to
either their art galleries or blogs.
Lisa in Arizona...
Sandra in Oregon...
Cindy in Tennessee...
Jella in Belgium...
and
me, here in Arizona.
WOW!
I am just breathless with excitement.
I hope you enjoy our little artistic journey...
as much as we have enjoyed
planning it...:)

“Let your mind
start a journey through a strange new world.
Leave all thoughts of the world
you knew before.
Let your soul take you where you long
to be.
Close your eyes
let your spirit start to soar,
and
you'll live as you've never lived before.”
~Erich Fromm

"Catching Up..."

...from our westbound travel home

and

returning to the routine of life in the desert

has taken some time but it is

almost complete.

As you can see...I DID draw on the plane...:)

In addition...

my special art project has now been completed

on time...

making my deadline for mailing her out

tomorrow...September 30th.

That is also the day of it's big reveal...WooHoo

can't wait to share it with you!
Stay tuned...:)

"Cactus Art is Everywhere..."

...my new Cactus Monday feature

will depict some of the

fabulous botanical themed public art

here in the

state of Arizona...:)

This mosaic piece is featured at

Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport...Terminal 4

Lower Level...Baggage Claim Area.

As they say in the desert...

One can never have enough water!

Happy Cactus Monday All!

I hope you discover something special today

to wet your artistic Muse's whistle.

"All Our Bags Are Packed..."

...and we're ready to go....

the dawn is breaking...it's early morn...

I hate to wake you up to say

goodbye...(so I'll blog it instead.)

Because I'm

leaving on a jet plane...

don't know when I'll be back again..."

Oh my...I hate to go!

Mmmm...:)

Arizona lies 1500+ miles and 3 and a half hours

of velvety violet sky time ahead.

As the sun rises

over my sleepy in-flight shoulder

the question will become..."To draw or not to draw??"

Guess I will have to wait and see...:)

(BTW...

my sincerest apologies for chopping up

John Denver's famous lyrics...

but for some reason

I just couldn't get that song out of my head!)

Next post will be

from the triple digit desert heat of Arizona!

Lastly, a editorial note:

the photo above was taken at Blumen Gardens

yesterday afternoon...

I...L*O*V*E...that place!

"Getting That Vintage Feel ..."

...with a couple of old fashioned sunflowers

banded by

a bit of a gingham inspired border...:)

Illustration Friday: "Old Fashioned"

"As for marigolds, poppies, hollyhock,

and valorous sunflowers...

we shall never have a garden without them...

both for their own sake...

and for the sake of old-fashioned folks,

who used to love them.

~Harriet Beecher Stowe

1813-1887

"An Encore of a Favorite Quote..."

"Winter is an etching...spring a watercolor...

summer an oil painting...

and autumn...a mosaic of them all."
~Stanley Horowitz

"Change on the Horizon..."

...both personally and artistically.

Arizona days loom closer and closer...and new art projects

lead me in adventurous directions.

I can see it all now

getting clearer and clearer each day.

Almost ready to reveal the surprise...almost...ready...:)

"The key to change...is to let go of fear."

~Rosanne Cash

"Roadside Lace..."

...in a new golden palette...dressed for the season.

Mmmm...

I love the warmth of the colors of autumn!

Happy first day of fall!

Autumn burned brightly,

a running flame through the mountains,

a torch flung to the trees.

~Faith Baldwin

"Four Night Time Jewels..."

...making a sparkly encore appearance here this last

Cactus Monday

of the 2010 summer season...

as my Illinois based thoughts begin to fantasize

about soon returning back home

to Arizona.

What a wonderful time we have had!

But...

where in the world have the last 6 weeks gone???!!!

Have a happy day all!

"Relaxing..."

...in a henna inspired mandala

frame of mind...:)

Ahhhh! :)

"Relaxation means releasing all concern and tension

and letting the natural order of life

flow through one's

being."

~Donald Curtis

"Six Word Saturday..."

Getting fired up...Sketchbook Project 2011!! :)

See other Six Word saturdays here.:)

"A Little Something..."

...in classic black and white...

just to let you know I am still here in bloggy land

and for now simply

enjoying the last weeks of summer

here in Illinois...:)

"Wordless Wednesday..."

"A Tribal Flavor..."

...within my ever growing garden of fantasy blooms...:)
Have a
Happy Blooming Tuesday!

"The gift of fantasy has meant more to me
than my talent for absorbing
positive knowledge."
~Albert Einstein

"From the Vault..."

...A repost of a serene little succulent

from my

"Midnight at the Oasis" ATC series.
Happy Cactus Monday all! :)

"Faith is an oasis in the heart

which can never be reached by the caravan

of thinking."

~Kahil Gibran

"Well...I Jumped in the Pool..."

...along with some 15,845+ artistic souls worldwide...

and officially signed up for the 2011 tour!

What fun!

As soon as I get my "stuff" I will reveal my theme...

and get going on this new venture!

You can click on the Sketchbook Project logo

over on my sidebar

to see the details of the project...

or...better yet...

even sign up and join in on the fun yourself!
WhoooWheee!

FYI...

To those of you who are regular blog visitors...

this is not the project

I have been recently giving hints about.

I promise...

news about that will be revealed very soon!

Just need

to get a few more ducks in a row...:)

Quack!

"Back in the U.S.S.R...."

well...that should actually read

back in the

Unbelieveably Super Saturated Rainy

midwest!

Gosh what miserable humidity!

(...and you wouldn't even believe my hair...

aka "Shirley Temple...)

But...

Alas...a cold front, with nice cool dry air, hangs out in

Iowa...expected arrival sometime tomorrow...

Ahhh!

"Rain hangs about the place, like a friendly ghost.

If it's not coming down in delicate droplets

then it's in buckets;

and

if it's neither...

it tends to lurk suspiciously in the atmosphere."

~Barbara Acton-Bond

"Jellies, Anyone...???"

Are they "beauties" or "beasts"...

...or maybe both??? :)

"He that will not sail till all dangers are over...

must never put to sea."

~Thomas Fuller