these shoes were made for walking

  Stephanie says: I've realised that my mother, Joni Toh, has started to do a lot more Zentangle projects. And over the course of the last couple of weeks, I've been posting more and more of her works on my blog. As such, I think it's only fair to add her as an author to this blog so that she can post things with her name alongside each post. Here's what she has been up to for the last week...

Experimenting with "Umble".

"Ing" surrounded by "Hypnotic".

  If you follow me on Instagram @hoongjoni, you'll have seen the new pair of Toms that I just finished. These are different in design from the ones that I had previously made.

  Lastly, I've begun a new series of paintings. This was the first one:

Late night picture, lit up by a standing lamp... Which explains the cold shadows in the picture.
Stephanie said to take a picture of the work in progress to post it on this blog.

And the finished piece!

  Lots of ideas flowed around my head while I was going to sleep last night. I'm very motivated for my next project. I've already started on a new canvas this morning. I can't wait to show you guys the end result.

It's always good to try new things.

If you were interested in this template, you can find it on thebrightowl's blog.
It is her Zendala Dare #6.
(Links are clickable and lead to her blog and the mentioned dare post, respectively.)

I decided that I wouldn't follow the template exactly this time.
I was a little timid, though. Small steps.

  It was great fun, and so for my next tile, I decided to go completely outside the box:

I drew a nice string to separate the tile into two large sections, and one small (sort of eye-shaped) section.
And then I just filled in those sections with tangle patterns that I liked.

Here's another.
I've been watching "Legend of Korra", and this tile was inspired by water-bending.

My mum (Joni) also did a tile too. This one is the original Zentangle® tile.
I think her lines are getting cleaner.

  Well. I hope you liked all the pretty things we made this week. ^-^

Joni is more of a craft-y person...

  Joni's my mum, if you didn't know already. I've been encouraging her to do more Zentangle-inspired projects, and last week, she really took that advice to heart. Here are some of the wonderful things she created.

  First up, a little wooden box. It's much like the other more rectangular wooden box she finished that other time.

This one has a pull-out drawer instead of a cover.

I like this side of the box. The pattern is really neat.

  She also designed on these Toms shoes:

A little close-up details...
I just found a new fabric pen by Sharpie, and we have another pair of Toms. So I think you'll be seeing another shoe project soon. ^-^

   Last but not least, a pouch she sewed by herself and then decided to tangle all over.

You might have seen this over on my Instagram (@havepen_willdraw)

Here's the other side of the pouch.

  And~ That's about it. I hope you enjoyed seeing all of the projects. Let us know which one you liked best in the comments section below.

Beautiful Paintings For Sale Singapore

  These paintings are for sale. They are drawn by the talented artist, Shimo. They're made with Chinese Ink and Watercolour, drawn on Japanese rice paper. Each are 24cm by 27cm (9.5" by 10.6") without framing. We've framed each of them in elegant white frames, and are selling them at $2500 each. Shipping is not included in that price.

  If you're interested or would like to see the paintings in their frames from other angles, please contact Stephanie at stephanie@everythingis-art.com

  If you prefer black and white paintings instead, you can visit my website, stephaniejennifer.com , or my mother's website, jonitoh.com .

  Again, if you're interested or would like to see the paintings in their frames from other angles, please contact Stephanie at stephanie@everythingis-art.com

30 Tiles Zentangle Challenge (coloured version)

  About three weeks ago, I showed you guys the 30-tiles Zentangle Challenge project that my mum, Joni Toh, and I did. (If you haven't seen it, you can click this link to view it.) And as promised, we're back to show you guys how the coloured version of the project turned out. ^-^

  I used Derwent's Inktense bars, which I love love love. However, I noticed when I was adding tangle patterns on the tiles, that the colour did choke up the Sakura pens and I had to run them over a scrap piece of paper every now and then to get the ink running again. No biggie, though. Just a mild inconvenience.

  We used paper from the same paper mill as the ones Zentangle® uses for their original tiles.

Here's how the paper looked like after laying the Inktense on it.
I left a white border around the entire paper.

After adding water, plus using some tissue to blot some areas to add visual interest.

After drying, plus adding strings to the entire piece.

It was messy work. My fingers got all dirty.
Everything washed out really easily, though.

And here's the work after we finished all the tiles:

I didn't reduce the picture's resolution, so if you'll like to see the patterns we used, you can just right-click > open image in a new tab.

  The project was so much fun to do, and we're both really happy with how it turned out.

  What are your current favourite Zentangle patterns? I'm trying to find new and/or old patterns to learn. When I first started learning Zentangle, my favourite pattern used to be "Paradox". I've really liked working with "Diva Dance", "Undu", "Onion Drops", "You Are Here (YAH)", and "SharlaRella". I'm currently in love with "Pixioze". Let me know your favourites in the comment section below!

I'm making a coffee date with you today.

Too much Monday, not enough coffee.

  It's International Coffee Day tomorrow. My mum, Joni Toh, and I created this Zentangle® inspired card to commemorate the day. I'm posting it today, cause the slogan wouldn't make sense tomorrow.
  ... Unless you live in America or Canada, or some place half-way around the world... It's Monday in Singapore today. But if that's not the case where you live, then Happy early International Coffee Day! Tell your friends and make it an excuse to ask someone out for coffee tomorrow. ^-^

All that glitters is not gold...

  All that glitters is not gold... It's actually acrylic paint. hahaha

  This was a late night project that my mum, Joni Toh, did.

  She bought a wooden box and then painted it warm golden with acrylic paint. I didn't get a photo of how the box looked before being painted, but...

... this was what it looked like after.

  And then she drew lots of pretty Zentangle® patterns all over it.

Featuring Munchin, Tripoli, and Printemps...

... And Diva Dance on this side.

  I think her lines are getting a lot cleaner. And she has started to learn more patterns. I've been trying to push her to do more projects, so I'm glad she did this one. ^-^

  Leave some nice comments below to encourage her!

Commas show that it's not the end.

You probably have seen this before if you follow me on Instagram.
This was a collaboration between my mum and I to celebrate International Day of Peace.

Today is the official First Day of Fall. And even though we don't get four seasons in Singapore, it won't stop me from doing a tile to celebrate the day. ^-^

For Diva's Challenge. This is a mix between last week's and this week's challenge.
Last week, we had to use stripe-y strings. This week, we had to draw on an unexpected surface. I used a scrap of paper I had from my craft box.
My mum says the tile looks too busy. I agree, too, but I'm still posting in the spirit of the challenge.

Punctuation Day is tomorrow. My favourite punctuation is the comma, so I did a monotangle of "Pixioze" on a Bijou tile. Pixioze is a wonderful tangle pattern to work with and I will definitely use it again soon.

  I know it's an odd thing to ask, but what's your favourite punctuation mark? ... Full stop? Comma? Exclamation point? Quotation marks? Parenthesis? Hashtag sign? Ampersand? Question mark?
  Let me know in the comment section below. ^-^

It has been a slow week...

  ... in terms of my art, because I've been busy with completing my part of the 30 tile challenge. I'm currently on my eleventh tile (our of fifteen), so I should be completing my part of the project soon. My mum us on her tenth tile, if I'm not wrong. Great progress. ^-^

Here are the tiles I've already completed.
I'll show you guys the full project once it's completed.

Here's my tile for this week's Zendala challenge.

And a postcard for my god mother.

  I'm currently listening to "Colors" by Halsey.

You were a vision in the morning when the light came through... 

You were red and you liked me because I was blue

You touched me and suddenly I was a lilac sky

And you decided purple just wasn't for you

I'm positive that you're going to have a good day today.

  The 13th of September marks "Positive Thinking Day". And no, I am not making this up. You can look it up on Google if you don't believe me.

  With that, here's a little card I made to commemorate the day:

It has a little window, and you can see the word "Dream" through it.

And then when you open the card, you see pretty Zentangle patterns, and the quote adds "... and anything is possible."    ^-^

The entries for this week's Joey challenge were all so good.
I couldn't even think of all those ways to present "Nzeppel"...
I did a very basic wavy grid with some shading; on a bijou tile.

This is, I believe, last week's pattern for thebrightowl's Zendala challenge.

And this is this week's one.
I'm pleased with how it turned out, but I can think of other ways I would have completed it now that I'm looking at the finished tile.

  This week was a little rough for me... But the weekend turned out better. I watched "Inside Out" yesterday. It was wonderful. I also made a new friend. And for a socially anxious potato like me, that's a good accomplishment. (Why potato, you ask? Well, no reasons in particular. I just picked "potato" and it has stuck with me, and it became a joke that I would tell my friends. I'm telling you now. So we're friends. I don't make the rules. That's just how it works. *laughs* )

  Anyways.

  What's one nice thing you'd like to remind yourself today? Is it that you're loved by your family/friends? Is it that you're glad for the fact that you're of good health? Is it that you love the art you produce? Let me know in the comments section below. Happy Positive Thinking Day, friend. May your life be filled with many more positive things.