And for your inspiration this poem by Jeff Foster:
THE COURAGE TO BE FREE (IN A WORLD GONE MAD)
The world has gone insane with work.
You alone have the courage to rest.
The world has lost its playfulness, its joy of being.
You alone have the courage to live like a free child.
To touch life at the point of creation.
To laugh at cats and snow.
People seem busy, but they are running.
Running from their feelings.
Running from shame and guilt.
Running so they don’t have to stop.
And meet themselves.
And wonder who they really are.
You alone have the courage to stop.
To feel your feet in contact with the sacred ground.
To notice your breath rising and falling.
To feel yourself caressed by the morning sunshine,
filled by the afternoon, and entered by the evening.
The world needs you, because you are not fully in this world.
You bring a presence that warms this world.
Your innocence is a balm for this world’s certainties.
Em Carey show us how she creates mandalas with doodling or Zentangle in today tutorial. Here is what she says about this video:
“Here are some of my tips and tricks for drawing Mandala’s/doodling. I also show you a time-lapse of one of my drawings so you can get an idea of how it was done. Hope this helps you guys 🙂
I want to see your pictures! Tag me in your drawings and show me your stuff. HAPPY DOODLING!”
This video is full of tips and “how tos” as well as a demonstration of her drawing. Enjoy!
The Secret To Drawing A Mandala (Fancy Doodling) by Em Carey
And to inspire you even more here is a fantastic video of Em Carey creating an amazing world map mandala drawing using her doodling techniques.
WORLD MAP MANDALA | SPEED DRAWING
Here is what Em Carey posts about herself:
“My name is Em and I’m a travel/art/fitness/vegan blogger from down under. I have a massive love for life and try to soak up the most of each day. Follow me around on my adventures and see what kind of stuff I get up to! I also use social media to share my crazy health/near death experiences as well. Three years ago I was in a skydiving accident and became a paraplegic, since then I have learnt to walk again but of course I have lots to share about the whole experience. I hope through talking about my accident and injury I can help someone out there to not feel so alone with whatever it is they are going through. Youtube is a place where I can document my life and recovery and you’re all welcome to be a part of it :)”
MANDALA & Zentangle Fusion is the tutorial for today. Here is what the ART gEEK has to say about their Youtube offerings:
“THE ART GEEK and I like to share it with others…I will teach you how to become a artist with my speed art videos, zentangle drawing and step-by-step drawing tutorials.This is my official YouTube art channel, please subscribe to keep up with all my drawing lessons and drawing tutorials of a wide variety of different kinds of art techniques like doodling,mandala,DIY etc…”
To see more of Em Carey’s work: