My name is Ninna, I am a woman, 50 years old, single, and have a daughter 26 yrs old. I live in Sweden. I have 2 dogs, one cat and one bird.I have discovered Art again, I am so happy :) I have created drawings on and off in my life, mostly with graphite pencils and aquarelle colors. I have only a minor education in aquarelle painting at the Swedish Art School, and I have also been teaching aquarelle painting earlier at ABF School, courses for adults and children. When I was much younger I finished a Swedish course called "Lär Dig Teckna" with the Swedish artist Åke Skiöld http://seriewikin.serieframjandet.se/index.php/%C3%85ke_Ski%C3%B6ld. When I was in my thirties some of my paintings were displayed at an exhibition at Länsarbetsnämnden in Stockholm.That is what I have done in brief.I discovered Zentangle by an event, and I fell for it. I love the art form! And I also love doodling, mandalas, zendalas, zia's and a lot more. I work as an accountants assistant with lot of figures all day, and Zentangle is quite similar to mathematics. You have to think a lot about how you should do the zentangle; which patterns, pens, paper you should use, you have to count lines and divide strings etc.You can learn more about zentangle at www.zentangle.com and http://tanglepatterns.com.

Monday, February 25, 2013

Duotangle Challenge week 9

EYLET&RIBBON AND HYPNOTIC.

Hello all of my creative friends!
I am well now, and back for new challenges.

Challenge of the week is a Duotangle with patterns Eylet&Ribbon+Hypnotic.
As usual you can find the patterns and how to draw them at http://tanglepatterns.com

This time I said to myself that I should draw a pattern that I haven't done before and that is not so common.
So I googled up some patterns, and Eylet&Ribbon, isn't drawn so many times.
It's sad, for it's a very lovely pattern.
Hypnotic, need I say more.... is a very very very popular pattern. And one of my first patterns I tried out when I started zentangling last year.

THE STRING for this challenge, you can find in your own mind..... I just drew some lines and went from there. (Pls excuse for miss-spellings, using wrong words etc etc... I hope you understand me anyway...thks)

Well, and here is my finished piece. Enjoy and let your creative flow!

 
I say as Jason and Grant says in the end of their program Ghost Hunters:
ON TO THE NEXT ONE :-)
 
Pls post your contribution at Mr Linky, right down at the bottom of the blog.
And leave a comment if you like. Hope to see you soon!

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Monotangle week #8 - Bales

Hello all zentangle challengers out there!!

I promised I would get the challenge out yesterday, but unfortunately I have been sick, I have a cold, so hope you haven't been waiting too long for No 8.

This week I chose a quite easy pattern, called Bales.
How to draw Bales, you can find here : http://tanglepatterns.com/

And also I have used String 020, which you also can find at http://tanglepatterns.com/
You don't need to use that string, you can chose which ever you like.


In this monotangle, I thought I would go OUTSIDE-THE-BOX, which means that you draw a little bit outside the area "box" with the pattern. In my drawing you can see that in the pattern in the centre. Hope you understand what I mean.

Here is my finished result.


Please post your drawing at Mr Linkys down at the bottom.
And make a comment if you like.
Thank you!

Duotangle Challenge week #7 - Diva Dance and Hearty

Hello all of you creative people!
 
It's time for Ninna's 52 week challenge zentangle again!
 
Here comes the challenge for Week No 7! You shall create a DUOTANGLE with the patterns
DIVA DANCE and HEARTY.
It's VALENTINE'S DAY this week, that's why I have chosen HEARTY.
The string I have used is STRING NO 025.
 
Strings and patterns you can find at this site:
 
Here is the string:
Of course you can use any string as you like :-)
 
Though I am not a CZT or have taken any classes, I try the best I can to create zentangles. I think I have created a flow in this.
 
Here is my finished result:
 
 
Hope you enjoy it.
Come on and join the challenge for this week.
You can post your contribution at the bottom in Mr Linky,
and please leave a comment after you have done that.
If you having trouble posting you can search the net how Mr Linky works.
Or you can mail your pictures to my mailadress:
So can I post them for you.
Thanks!
And Happy Tangling!

Monday, February 4, 2013

Monotangle week # 6 - TORTUCA

Hello there! Here comes the challenge for week #6 - a monotangle with the pattern Tortuca.

This time I used string 022 from tanglepatterns.com  You can create an own string if you like.

 
And here is my final result:
TA-DA!!
 
If you can and will, leave your contribution at Mr Linky down at the bottom of the blog, Thank you!
Happy tangling!
 


Tuesday, January 29, 2013

DuotangleWeek #5

Hello all of you!

Here is the challenge for week No 5: a duotangle.
And here is the string I have used, No 24.



The string I have used you can find here:
http://tanglepatterns.com/2012/10/tanglepatterns-string-024.html

The patterns I choose this week is called Nzeppel and Jonqal, they are described in this link:
http://tanglepatterns.com

And here is the final result:

 
Pls leave a comment after you have posted your contribution.
The Mr Linky is right at the bottom.
Happy tangling and good luck!

Saturday, January 26, 2013

Monotangle week #4 - Strircles

Here comes week no 4 - a little too late, but there is no time limits for the challenges. I have had some problems with Mr Linky, so I have put Mr Linky down below in my blog, and there you can post all of the week challenges. If I dont do this, I have to close Mr Linky after a week, and you are not able to post anything at that week, and that is not good. I dont like stress... and tangling is a way to release the stress. So feel free to choose any of the week challenges and take as much time as you want to do them, and then post them with a commentary which week you are participating in and how you liked the weeks theme. Thank you!

For No 4 I choose the pattern Strircles and of course it is a monotangle. Intructions for the zentangle pattern, you can find here: http://tanglepatterns.com/2010/05/how-to-draw-strircles.html

I created my own string, which you can see here:
It looks just like space with earth in the middle.
And here is the final result with a little bit of shading. A lot of orbiting planets around the earth.

Please share your contribution at the bottom of the blog. You can choose any week challenge and post it in Mr Linky, pls leave a comment about this weeks challenge. Thanks!
Next week, No 5, I am planning to do a duotangle challenge. Hope you enjoy!
Thanks for participating!

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Monotangle #3 - Striping

Here is week no 3, a monotangle called Striping.

Create your own string for this Challenge and fill it with Striping.

Here is my attempt:
 
 
Don't forget to post your contribution down below. You can choose any of the week challenges and post them there. That Mr Linky is always open, and you enter with your blog URL.