".....give peace a chance."

Seventeen days and, crazy me, I want to design our Christmas cards. Instead of the usual photos with newsletter on holiday stationary as I have done for the last, oh, million years I'd like to incorporate one of the things that I have spent oodles of time on this fall......doodling. I am up to about 120 of these little gems and have filled almost two homemade journals. This is my first go round with a holiday theme but not my finished piece. I'll post that once they are finished and printed and in the mail.

A good friend for free is better than two psychiatrists paid. - Robert Genn

......or lose yourself in these addicting doodles for therapy! I'm going to call them "Katoodles"! I have been doing these for about a month and now have my handmade journal book full of 71 of them. Help-I can't stop myself. Decided to put copies of a few together to make a "work of art"

Finished piece 24x30

Prints of 3.5 inch original Katoodles matted to 6 inches

I am addicted to these "Zentangles" I found on the web. Why did doodling seem frivolous before and now that someone has given them a name they seem.....well.......like important doodles!?

These are done in my handmade book on a variety of paper types. All 3.5" X 3.5" and done with extra fine sharpie. I get a bit of bleed so will try a pigma pen.

A work in progress.