tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3924904289842402662.post5228925572629612480..comments2023-11-02T07:44:15.908-04:00Comments on Zentangle: RamblingsZentanglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03161442418645198968noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3924904289842402662.post-77854810643025216262011-07-22T13:39:40.852-04:002011-07-22T13:39:40.852-04:00Actually, I believe the quote actually translates ...Actually, I believe the quote actually translates "The BEST is the enemy of the good". It has to do with the superlative adjective. At the least, it doesn't mean perfect.Trecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09282492933139593682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3924904289842402662.post-13287548430490107352011-07-04T12:00:53.694-04:002011-07-04T12:00:53.694-04:00If that post didn't just describe me to a &quo...If that post didn't just describe me to a "T" ! I've always considered myself a procrastinator - but really it's just fear that I won't do something "good enough" or I won't like it when it's done - whether it's decorating my house or beginning a pen & ink project. Thank you for putting me into perspective for myself!Rheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345526639125796956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3924904289842402662.post-18779883362286207192011-06-29T13:30:44.038-04:002011-06-29T13:30:44.038-04:00So true - and sometimes in the moment so hard to r...So true - and sometimes in the moment so hard to remember to practice. Thanks for the reminder.<br /><br />When teaching there is always an opportunity to address this - usually at the point when you hear a student groan when a stroke goes awry. A bit of humor helps - I'll often ask them to tell me about the last new thing they tried that they did perfectly on the first attempt! That almost always brings a knowing smile.Tinkered Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03738808678252651496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3924904289842402662.post-17814438612309458012011-06-29T08:40:40.998-04:002011-06-29T08:40:40.998-04:00Your Ramblings post stopped me dead in my tracks. ...Your Ramblings post stopped me dead in my tracks. My two tangler friends and I have discussed perfectionism 'ad nauseum'. There is so much wisdom in your article that I have printed it out to paste into one of my Moleskin journals. (There are lots of words, wisdom, and prayers in those journals intermingled with zentangles.) I'm working on an 11" x 14" piece to be entered into a local art show tomorrow, and moving right along with one stroke at a time. I don't have time to start again, so if it is pleasing over all, then I'll be done! To heck with perfection! Thanks so much for your very wise post.....Granbeadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14716936287453070600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3924904289842402662.post-54376905713716716392011-06-28T14:34:38.755-04:002011-06-28T14:34:38.755-04:00Re comparing what you've put on your tile to o...Re comparing what you've put on your tile to others' - <br /><br />If you had been doing a meditation or yoga with a group of people, would you turn to others and say,<br />"Gee, I think you were more relaxed that I was. You had a deeper meditation than mine."<br /><br />Of course you wouldn't - you can't compare it.Ginnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12936177211233591112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3924904289842402662.post-74114587607475809992011-06-28T11:34:56.754-04:002011-06-28T11:34:56.754-04:00Keep rambling please—this is something I need to h...Keep rambling please—this is something I need to hear often ;)Melissa Hoopeshttp://stampassion.typepad.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3924904289842402662.post-10668662230485892832011-06-28T09:56:36.993-04:002011-06-28T09:56:36.993-04:00Very thought provoking Rick and Maria. I think it ...Very thought provoking Rick and Maria. I think it helps to emphasize exactly what Zentangles have done for individuals. You have presented us with something that breaks down those thought patterns and barriers of creating something that is absolutely perfect. I think there are generations of art students who have been thwarted in their endeavours by instructors who expected perfection.<br />Thanks so much for the gift that you have given so many of us!<br />xo,<br />HeatherHeather Victoria Heldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06659577172386326034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3924904289842402662.post-85707249279306663372011-06-28T07:52:50.494-04:002011-06-28T07:52:50.494-04:00A very nice reminder (which I need often!) of just...A very nice reminder (which I need often!) of just what Zentangle is all about and one of the reasons I love it. CariAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3924904289842402662.post-16082355143503960232011-06-28T06:34:25.119-04:002011-06-28T06:34:25.119-04:00WOW, Lois, that was the verse in our Christmas c...WOW, Lois, that was the verse in our Christmas card last year (or the year before...) love it. mZentanglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03161442418645198968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3924904289842402662.post-28051378002921529692011-06-27T22:00:25.194-04:002011-06-27T22:00:25.194-04:00Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your per...Ring the bells that still can ring<br />Forget your perfect offering.<br />There is a crack in everything,<br />That's how the light gets in.<br />~Leonard CohenLois Heinani Stokeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07068244018225448988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3924904289842402662.post-88764722209131489852011-06-27T20:04:07.292-04:002011-06-27T20:04:07.292-04:00In Nelson Mandela's book he wrote "tensio...In Nelson Mandela's book he wrote "tension is the enemy of serenity". Perhaps striving for perfection just brings on more tension. Thanks!Shelly Beauchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05983749187941231527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3924904289842402662.post-39690973200993304792011-06-27T18:55:24.519-04:002011-06-27T18:55:24.519-04:00Great post! The fear of not being perfect can lea...Great post! The fear of not being perfect can lead to such inertia. <br /><br />I like this quote from Hannah Arendt, the German-American philosopher and political scientist: <br />"In order to go on living one must try to escape the death involved in perfectionism."Kathy Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10305588807649822638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3924904289842402662.post-17845977604822989092011-06-27T17:12:11.883-04:002011-06-27T17:12:11.883-04:00I know my search for something "better" ...I know my search for something "better" in my own art has often left me not creating anything. I have also found that saturation of other artists work in my field of vision (ie - the internet) creates an overwhelming urge in me to stop. Sometimes it is good just to create and appreciate the art that you do - a bit like a zentangle really! Thank you for the post - very thought provoking. <br />Jane xJane Monkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11269903386998073858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3924904289842402662.post-8133304198950000302011-06-27T16:39:43.573-04:002011-06-27T16:39:43.573-04:00i love this post so much!i love this post so much!i am the divahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02263135869760345387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3924904289842402662.post-83886003793855246142011-06-27T16:28:17.206-04:002011-06-27T16:28:17.206-04:00True dat.
Thanks!
--MargaretTrue dat.<br />Thanks!<br />--MargaretMargaret Bremner, Artisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04345825008203812415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3924904289842402662.post-26840876716528127112011-06-27T14:22:30.270-04:002011-06-27T14:22:30.270-04:00Was it Emerson who wrote, "A foolish consiste...Was it Emerson who wrote, "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds..."?JoyceThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04665977117304423278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3924904289842402662.post-73192166356481677882011-06-27T11:53:14.537-04:002011-06-27T11:53:14.537-04:00A wonderful story, wonderful post, and a quote tha...A wonderful story, wonderful post, and a quote that does need to be repeated now and again. This is something I've been learning. :) Thank you :) And may I add to it -- don't be afraid to share 'good', even if it's not 'better' or 'perfect'. Just because it's not 'perfect' doesn't mean someone else won't like it. I've shared several pieces that I only thought were okay, but they've proven to be others' favorites. You never know what someone else will get out of your pieces, be it a smile, a bit of inspiration, or some profound realization.Darkskyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14461105403864674853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3924904289842402662.post-68516266268468990082011-06-27T11:49:20.833-04:002011-06-27T11:49:20.833-04:00Thanks for the timely reminder. We need to hear t...Thanks for the timely reminder. We need to hear that about every six months, don't we?Marie aka Gramshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05110443523627167788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3924904289842402662.post-20333299989808054962011-06-27T11:30:09.285-04:002011-06-27T11:30:09.285-04:00I am always happy to be reminded of this quotation...I am always happy to be reminded of this quotation -- and to discover that the true translation is "better", rather than "perfect" makes it even more apt. Striving every day for the best I can do is what I should expect of myself. And yes, creating the "perfect" something would be stultifying -- would you then just stop? What a sad day that would be!Jan Boydhttp://janboyd.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3924904289842402662.post-56211522803238328832011-06-27T10:45:31.478-04:002011-06-27T10:45:31.478-04:00I really like the quote..."Better is the enem...I really like the quote..."Better is the enemy of good"..anything we do, there is always a scoop to do better......but unless we do, we won't know what "better" could be...<br />Thank you for sharing it...Sandhyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15557141892657458852noreply@blogger.com