Getting Sketchy! And Something New

It's that time of week again - 

Getting Sketchy!

Cracks me up every time I say that name.

Getting Sketchy!

Many of you may not know that I am retired

from law enforcement. For 27 years,

I carried a badge and gun and investigated and 

arrested those that needed to be arrested. 

No apologies here.

In the police business "sketchy" meant something

wasn't right, someone was up to something,

someone merited more looking at.

Sketchy wasn't good.

In Zentangle All Around, when we talk about

Getting Sketchy -

I am talking about our art sketchbooks.

What we practiced that week that was new to us,

a pattern we are working on,

something that has eluded us and we are trying

to get right.

That name Getting Sketchy just came to mind

and that's what I named Saturday.

Getting Sketchy! Saturday.

Hahahahah!

Well. With that all said, this week I worked on

one sketchbook page and you see it up top.

My favorite was Sandra Strait's Googly-Eyed Zebra.

So love that tangle!

Why did I only get one page done?

Well. I am working on a new book.

One I am trying to do all alone.

As in 'by myself'.

(With help from 2 friends when I have a question.)

All the other books I have out,

I did with friends and one of them did all

the actual putting-it-into-a-book stuff.

All the technical stuff. 

Now I am learning that skill.

And one thing I learned this week is this:

you can downsize art and do fine.

Upsizing art sucks. 

Cause it all looks blurry in a book.

So.

I spent three days remaking art.

120 pieces of art - in the correct 8" x 10" size. 

Ugh.

But I'm there now and scanning again. 

This piece above will be in the new book

which I hope will be on Amazon and ready

for purchase by this time next weekend.

Stay tuned. Hahahaha!

If I am not without brain cells by then,

I hope you will be thrilled with what I have

to offer. 

Love you all so much for your encouraging

words and support on a daily basis.

You guys rock!