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Canvaswork in Blue — Eni Oken I’m still enjoying making these mini needlepoints, I might use them as patches to embellish purses or totes. I’m finding the similarities with Zentangle fascinating: repetitive patterns, intuitive and...

I’m still enjoying making these mini needlepoints, I might use them as clothing patches. I’m finding the similarities with Zentangle fascinating: repetitive patterns, intuitive and meditative method, small size canvas, portability and unexpected results. Fun! See more enioken.com/blog/canvasw...

Canvaswork Blue and Pink — Eni Oken While Alan and I are safe from the recent Los Angeles fires, some of our loved ones were affected in a most brutal way, losing everything. I am extremely thankful that everyone is healthy and safe, bu...

The only thing I barely feel like making right now is some canvaswork embroidery which brings me comfort and reminds me of my grandmothers. This little canvas measures 4x4 inches. See more at enioken.com/blog/canvasw...

Zenuari 2025 Tripoli — Eni Oken Tripoli is the tangle for the second day of Zenuari 2025. I actually created two tiles on this one. Here’s my favorite one, using pitt brush pens and inktense to do the shading. #zenuari2025

Tripoli is the tangle for the second day of Zenuari 2025. I actually created two tiles on this one. Here’s my favorite one, using pitt brush pens and inktense to do the shading. #zenuari2025 See more pictures at enioken.com/blog/zenuari...

Zenuari 2025 Bubbles — Eni Oken My New Year’s resolution is to participate in more online art challenges. We’ll see how that goes… I signed up for Zenuari 2025, a month-long challenge by Anoeska Waardenburg. The first day prompt cal...

My New Year’s resolution is to participate in more art challenges. I signed up for Zenuari 2025, a month-long challenge by Anoeska Waardenburg. I couldn’t resist transforming these into gemmy bubbles. Shaded with inktense pencil. #zenuari2025 More at enioken.com/blog/zenuari...

Unfinished Tiles — Eni Oken Happy New Year! I’ve been MIA for the holidays, lots of things to do with a house guest. Barely had any time to tangle or draw and nothing seemed to work. So I took a couple of unfinished tiles from l...

Happy New Year! I’ve been MIA for the holidays, lots of things to do. Barely had any time to tangle and nothing seemed to work. So I took a couple of unfinished tiles from long ago and completed them with easy (almost) black and white tangling. See more at enioken.com/blog/unfinis...

Devon Gothic — Eni Oken This picture was made largely adapted from a fragment of Gothic architecture I found in Richard Glazier’s Manual of Historic Ornament ( archive dot org) . I combined three primary colors with black in...

This picture was made largely adapted from a fragment of Gothic architecture I found in Richard Glazier’s Manual of Historic Ornament (archive dot org). I combined three primary colors with black ink, and shaded and colored using inktense pencils. See more pictures at enioken.com/blog/devongo...

Project Pack 25 Day 4 — Eni Oken This Project Pack 25 really is one of my favorites. Day 4 covers a tangleation of Gourdgeous going behind and overlapping. Again I used one of my blotched and scratched watercolor papers and am in l...

This Project Pack 25 really is one of my favorites. Day 4 covers a tangleation of Gourdgeous going behind and overlapping. Again I used one of my blotched and scratched watercolor papers and am in love with the results! #pp25day4 See more pictures at enioken.com/blog/project...

Project Pack 25 Day 1 and — Eni Oken Zentangle’s Project Pack 25 covers a topic that is dear to my heart: drawing behind. I decided to use some older papers I had prepared with watercolor blotches and scratches, to add an extra layer o...

Zentangle’s Project Pack 25 covers a topic that is dear to my heart: drawing behind. I decided to use some older papers I had prepared with watercolor blotches and scratches, to add an extra layer of difficulty. #zentangle #pp25 See more pictures at enioken.com/blog/project...

Kensington Raffle in Brown — Eni Oken A couple of weeks ago I played an Art Raffle with friends, and I decided to explore it in brown over a 4x6” watercolor paper shading with inktense pencil. Tangles are Kensington (Anoeska Waardenburg...

A couple of weeks ago I played an Art Raffle with friends, and I decided to explore it in brown over a 4x6” watercolor paper shading with inktense pencil. To see more pics and the names of all the tangles visit enioken.com/blog/kensing...

Bali Whimsy — Eni Oken Back in 1998 I went to Bali and it was an enchanting place for someone who enjoys ornament and patterns. I extracted the outline of a photo I took back then and used it as a string for this piece. Tur...

Back in 1998 I went to Bali and it was an enchanting place for someone who enjoys ornament and patterns. I extracted the outline of a photo I took back then and used it as a string for this piece. Turned out a little whimsical, almost Seussian. See more pictures at enioken.com/blog/baliwhi...

Fragments from Barcelona — Eni Oken Another sketch with fragments captured from the world, this one from the hotel we stayed in Barcelona for a night before embarking on our long cruise. It’s funny how you can find fragments even in the...

Another sketch with fragments captured from the world, this one from the hotel we stayed in Barcelona for a night before embarking on our long cruise. It’s funny how you can find fragments even in the smallest details of the wallpaper! Read more at enioken.com/blog/fragmen...

Fragments from Brazil — Eni Oken During the last part of my recent trip in Brazil I did not have time to work on a proper project. So I started to capture very quickly some of the fragments I saw around me using a brown pen. Whenever...

During the last part of my recent trip in Brazil I did not have time to work on a proper project. So I started to capture very quickly some of the fragments I saw around me using a brown pen. Whenever I had the time, I would refine these fragments. See more at enioken.com/blog/fragmen...

Tenerife Pink — Eni Oken This is a picture that I created while aboard my last cruise crossing the Atlantic. Before crossing westbound we visited Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the Tenerife Islands, and I captured some of the deta...

This is a picture that I created while aboard my last cruise crossing the Atlantic. Before crossing westbound we visited Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the Tenerife Islands. I confess that this picture feels a bit “too pink” for my taste! more at enioken.com/blog/tenerif...

Gothic Design Cruising — Eni Oken I've been MIA for over 20 days for a good reason: my husband and I went on a month-long adventure which included crossing the Atlantic on a cruise from Europe to Brasil, with some dear friends. Before...

I've been MIA for over 20 days for a good reason: my husband and I went on a month-long adventure crossing the Atlantic on a cruise from Europe to Brasil, with some dear friends. I selected some pictures to work on. See more at enioken.com/blog/gothicd...