At the end of Molly’s blog, The Dog Days of Summer, she asked us to think about how the seasons affect our tangling and creative flow.
As I thought about this summer, I realized that I have tangled quite a bit. The Dog Days of Summer made me slow down. There were many days I found myself sitting in the shade in my backyard tangling away. On a vacation, our house had a spectacular view and it called for me to bring my tools and journal out there.
Or, early in the morning when the birds are chirping, and it hasn’t reached that day’s high temperature yet. All of these moments inspired me to put pen to paper. To slow down in the middle of a busy summer and take a moment for myself. In each of those moments I thought, “This is the perfect time to tangle.”
I concluded that summer is the season for tangling.
But, as I write this, I am sitting on the deck of my house and in the shade, the air is crisp. For the first time in months, I am wearing a sweatshirt and wrapped in a blanket. It will be autumn soon here in New England and then winter.
I also tangle quite a bit during the winter months. Snowstorms that keep you cooped up in the house. Cold wind howling and snow-covered roads that make it so you don’t want to go anywhere. Everything is still, and the winter gives me permission to be still. I love curling up in the corner of my couch with a lap desk and my tangling tools. My dog, Albus, snuggled up next to me and I think to myself, “This is the perfect time to tangle.”
So, is Winter the season of tangling? Or is it a crisp fall day or rainy spring morning?
I believe every season is the “perfect time to tangle” because each season inspires something new and something different. In the summer months, I take my tangling outside – to my back yard or to the ocean. The heat and humidity remind me to slow down. I listen to the sounds around me – the lawn mower, the waves crashing or birds chirping. In the winter months, it is the cozy comforts of home that spark my creativity. My favorite spot in the house, a cup of warm coffee (or is it red wine?) and familiar tangles dancing across the page.
The reason that every season is the season for tangling is that when you sit down, be still and appreciate your surroundings, it becomes “the perfect time to tangle” every time.
An afternoon at the beach? The perfect time to tangle.
A snowy blizzard that lasts for days? The perfect time to tangle.
The doctor’s office waiting room? A long flight? When you have only 5 minutes to yourself? The perfect time to tangle.
When is your perfect time to tangle? What is your season for tangling?
Zentangle me acompaña en momentos difíciles, me serena para descansar. Gracias Rich, Maria, Martha y Molly por su creación y su compartir!!!! Desde Cortaderas, provincia de San Luis, Argentina, un inmenso Gracias!!!!!
Myriam on
I love the picture of the tangle. I find it beautiful and elegant.
Jan Timmins on
(I’m jealous of your wonderful view, wow, wow, wow)
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Mary D'Angelo, CZT on
Julie,
You did a great job in the video for Project Pack 6! I had not turned the volume up yet and didn’t hear that it was you, I thought I was listening to Molly…then I sensed a difference. Starting over I got that it was YOU! Wow, you’ve made it to the big time, in there with the Masters!!! Yippee. Great Job! (I know that you were in Project Pack 5 too, and of course there was your debut with the Vanna White roll in our Zen Again Bijou Bingo).
I’d love to see a project pack of the cotton table napkin idea that Marie once shared….it’s intriguing. Seems as though a few pieces of cotton could cost out to make it? As we know many Zentanglers do work on fabrics…sharing tips and hints too. It could be quite inspirational. I love the project packs and can’t wait for the next one…
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christine maskaly on
I love to tangle in the afternoon. And any time of year suits me, but my tangling style seems to change to suit the seasons. Lots of black auras in the summer, perhaps because I’m craving shade. And spare tangling in the winter – to mimic the bare branches all around me.
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lorraine on
I tangle every chance I get. I always have a pen and journal at the ready!
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Jessica (Jake) Dykes on
Tangling is always in season! And any hour is the right time! This morning I pulled out my “travel kit” in the dr’s office, and of course as soon as I got super focused, they called me in. Later, at the lab, happened again. I love it. Tangling is an integral part of my life, now. Alone, or with one other person, or in a group. It matters not. Pen to paper, one stroke at a time.
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Carol L Parry on
I would also like to include baseball and football season as my husband has recently begun to watch these sports leaving evenings on my own, so to speak. I am so grateful for headphones and music!
Beth Lovelle on
I appreciate all the seasons and their different atmosphere to tangle. But I particularly love the silent light of the morning.
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Susanna on
I just wrote in the description of one of my tiles last week or the week before have you noticed how it doesn’t annoy you to have to wait someplace any more?? Well as long as you have your tangling tools with you that is. I more annoyed when it’s my turn now :o)
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Mary Bartrop on
I’m in total accord with Karen, Kathy, Jennifer and Sherri!!
Waiting (anywhere for anything at any hour) is one of my favorite times to tangle. I always have pens and tiles in my purse, no matter how small it is. Larger purses are for holding more pens and perhaps my Tangle-a-Day calendar.
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