Stop!  D on't throw out that leaky pen! You can use it to make interesting borders... Below is the first tile I ever did with a lea...

There are so, so, many, many tangles based on a simple square grid. This is a wonderful way to begin because it gives a basic structure to w...

A few years ago, at a museum exhibition about Mesopotamia, I purchased a package of actual papyrus pages  in the gift shop . This is the fir...

I bought some Derwent paint pens so I could draw with paint. Instead I've been using them to make washes. I started three tiles with was...

Have you ever tried laying one tangle over another? I don't do it often, but it can have a wonderful effect, adding a textural element. ...

Woohoo! Permission to go wild! These tiles don't look wild at all, but I did try something I've been thinking about for a while. It...

Photo from www.anandway.com Rangoli is a folk art of India.  They are decorative circular designs made on the floors of living rooms, ...

Here are a few more of my earlier pen-and-ink pieces. As you can see, I've always loved pattern, repition, and detail. I also like trees...

Remember that string and nail art you did as a child? Artist Kumi Yamashita has taken that a whole lot further. Amazing work! To see more, s...

Stippling is a delicate drawing technique with lovely results. In this technique the drawing is composed entirely of tiny dots. Some very im...