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Summer Children’s Colouring Competition

Ruth Weal — Fri, 16 May 2014 05:19:23 +0000

Throughout May/June I am inviting children up to the age of 13 to submit their colourful examples of the Caterinas for the chance to win a children’s Art party with four of their friends in either Ink Art or Embossing Art – See the Workshops and Parties page for details.

The Caterinas

All you have to do is download the entry form, print it off and colour in the design. Once it’s coloured in fill in the form and email a picture of it to info@wealie.co.uk by 31 June 2014. All entries will be displayed on the Wealie Arts section of the website and the winner will be announced by 12 July 2014.

Good luck and I look forward to seeing all the wonderful and colourful designs!

Wealie x

Artist in residence at Bristol Hobbycraft on Saturday 28 Sept 2013

Ruth Weal — Fri, 27 Sep 2013 23:19:54 +0000

Hypnotica - Abstract fine liner doodle art zentangle

I’m looking forward to tomorrow as I get to have fun demonstrating my art at Hobbycraft Bristol, Cribbs Causeway as their Artist in residence. I’m going to be doing some dylusion ink art, mono printing on my Gelli Arts Gel plate, see some examples of the different types of art I’ll be doing throughout this article.

Wealie Arts Halloween Colouring Book Cover

Dylusions Ink Art Design

I’m also going to be doing some abstract doodle art, or zentangles as they are sometimes called and I’ll be launching my very first abstract doodle art colouring book, a snap at just £3.50 Don’t despair if you won’t be able to make it to pick up your copy, keep a watchful eye on this space as I’m hoping to upload it as a downloadable pdf at some point in the not too distant future.

I’ll also be launching a halloween colouring competition for kids up to the age of 13 to submit a coloured version of one of the designs (the witches’ hat) from the colouring book, with a prize of their very own zentangle doodle art design of whatever subject they would like me to create.

Firery Waves - Mono Print

The deadline is 31 October so there’s plenty of time for the kids to get colouring and you can download a copy of the competition form and rules here. I’ll post the entries I receive on a special blog post on 05 November together with the announcement of the winner and will post a pic of the winner’s doodle choice once I’ve completed it.

Hope you all have a great weekend!

R
x

It’s National Doodle Day!

Ruth Weal — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 01:29:49 +0000

Today, 02 March 2012 is National Doodle day in aid of Epilepsy Action, did you do a doodle today? As a committed doodler I felt it only right that I provide a doodle for such a worthy cause and of course I enjoy the wonderful pass time. Below is the doodle I created especially for the day and underneath are some of my most recent abstract doodle art creations.

I hope you enjoy looking at the doodles as much as I enjoyed creating them. Why not pick up a pen and do some doodling yourselves, I promise you won’t regret it and if you read up on the meaning of doodles you might even find something out about yourself.

Happy doodling!

Wealie x

National Doodle Day Doodle - Copyright R.Weal 2012

Protect my heart - Copyright R.Weal 2012

Protean - Copyright R.Weal 2012

Doodle Design for Gemma - Copyright R.Weal 2012

When hearts collide - Copyright R.Weal 2012

Hodgepodge - Copyright R.Weal 2012

Swimming in Swirls - Copyright R.Weal 2012

Dearest Ben - Copyright R.Weal 2012

Higgledipiggledi - Copyright R.Weal 2012

Radiating Stars - Copyright R.Weal 2012

More Doodles

Ruth Weal — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 18:56:29 +0000

I’ve been at the doodling again and here are my latest doodles for you to have a look at.

Enjoy

Wealie x

It's all in the pattern - Copyright R.Weal 2011

Purple and Gold Emblem - Copyright R.Weal 2011

Target Practice - Copyright R.Weal 2011

Marble Emblem - Copyright R.Weal 2011

Golden Emblem - Copyright R.Weal 2011

Circuitous Route - Copyright R.Weal 2011

Valentine’s Day

Ruth Weal — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 20:11:11 +0000

Happy Valentine’s Day my friends, love it or loathe it, Valentine’s Day has become an intrinsic part of the British
culture and in my experience people usually fall into one of four camps:

Ben's Heart - Copyright R.Weal 2011

The Total Buy Ins – This group of people get swept up in the hallmark ideals of Valentine’s day and feel the need to out do themselves every year with bigger and better presents. They don’t worry about the inflated price of roses, big and gaudy cards and cuddly toys are a minimum. Scarily I’m also seeing adverts for things like IPads as Valentine’s Day gifts, which to me is just way over the top. I mean surely a “token” of your love should not cost £350 +? Truth be told this group is normally either the fairly young or those in relationships (often fairly new) who haven’t quite left the rose tinted glasses behind them.
The Total Buy Outs - This group are the bah humbugs of Valentine’s special day. They don’t believe in it, won’t support it in any way and generally poke fun out of anyone that celebrates the day in any shape or form. They are often disillusioned with every other holiday such as Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and of course Christmas, having lost any innocence or childlike wonder some time ago. A fair few of them are likely to be single, survivors of past relationships or in one that isn’t making them happy and fulfilled.
The Wannabes – This group is for those that would normally be in the Total Buy ins, but due to a lack of current love interest find themselves unable to enter into the holiday they love with the same spirit. In fact quite the opposite the holiday can make them more depressed at their seeming failure because they haven’t attained a spiritual oneness with another person. They desperately yearn for a secret admirer and are crest fallen when no card or flowers land on their door come 14 Feb. Sadly this group can also be those that become the Buy outs, there expectations never having been met, they give up on the idea of Valentine’s altogether.
The Share A Tokens -This group neither loves, nor loathes the holiday and they treat it as an opportunity to just remind a loved one (not necessarily your significant other) that they are loved and cared for. No grand gestures required, but no bah humbugs either. A nice personal little card, maybe a back rub or some personal vouchers, e.g. for breakfast in bed. Basically something that shows you care without going over the top. There may be a meal and some flowers involved, but on the whole they don’t go into debt up to their eyeballs to fund it!

I like to think I fit into the latter group of people. Whilst I think it’s nice to have a day that celebrates love and lovers, I don’t agree with the commercialisation of it that leads to such high expectations. I read somewhere (last year) that a young lad committed suicide because he didn’t know what to get the girl he was seeing for Valentine’s Day and was afraid she’d dump him for it and couldn’t face it. Obviously he had bigger problems going on, but it highlights a growing trend in our society that more is more and if it were a word morer would be best.

I think it’s important to remember that it is just a day and that if you love someone, every day is an opportunity to prove to them how much you love and care for them. Cliché it may be, but then it is a fundamental truth that we all know if we take a moment to look beyond the modern voracious need to consume, covet and own that there is more to love than electronic goods, holidays, champagne, flowers, chocolates and cuddly toys. You don’t need the material things or even the hallmark card, you just need to show it in a way that make sense to you and to the person(s) you want to demonstrate it to. Because when someone withdraws the little touches of affection, fails to say they love you in deeds or words, it is these that you miss, that cut a hole in your chest where your heart belongs. Gifts can be easily forgotten, but memories, the very best of them, are for life.

This year Ben got a home made Wealie original card (not so strange as I tend to make all my cards), but also including a Wealie original piece of art (the heart design above at the beginning of the article) and a few heartfelt words, plus plenty of love and hugs. I’m getting a massage and Beef Stew and dumplings. I can think of no better way to spend my Valentine’s Day, though I could do without the cold, I’ve got!

To all of my friends and loved one though I would also like to share a bit of extra love with you today, to let you know that there is space in my heart for you too. I hope that wherever you are, whatever you’re doing, whomever you are with, that you are loved, valued and special.

Below is my Wealie Valentine’s blessing. Why don’t you take a moment to give someone your Valentine’s blessing and give the gift of a memory that lasts a lifetime for them and you.

Wealie x

A VALENTINE BLESSING

Felicitations and blessings of love and affection I’m sending to you dear friend
For my heart is too large for one meagre card and the smile this will bring worth more than riches and rings

So with honest reflection, ban all thoughts of rejection, embracing this love and affection
Now knowing this true, hold dear the knowledge that loved are you!

Dedicated to all my dear friends, whose love buoys me when life threatens to sink.

Swirls

Ruth Weal — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 20:11:15 +0000

My latest doodles created using some spiffy new metallic pens on plain white paper. As usual they are very swirly and colourful, with a lot of concentrated detail in a small space! The largest piece is A Matter of Swirls, which is A6, the other two are approximately 50% of A6.

My favourite is Swirly Gig, which reminds me of some kind of primordial starfish like creature, but I’m pretty pleased with all three.

Enjoy.

Wealie x

A Recent Workshop Doodle

Ruth Weal — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 23:32:46 +0000

A recent day workshop and I produced this piece. It’s about two thirds of an A4 sheet and is calligraphy black pen ink, with the colour coming from metallic, glitter and neon gel pens.

Medium ink on paper
Size 2/3 A4

A Wealie Doodle

Ruth Weal — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 22:16:54 +0000

A pen and ink doodle done with a Zebra Super Marble pen, size is A5. This is fairly typical of the style of doodle that I do, but I rarely fill a whole page like this. My doodles tend to be pretty organic and cover the free space areas on my notebooks. As I tend to sit through a lot of long workshops and meetings they can often be quite elaborate and attract comments from my colleagues.

Contrary to what many people incorrectly think, doodling is not necessarily a sign of boredom or inattention, in fact it can be quite the opposite. For me doodling helps to focus the mind and bleed away my need to constantly have something to do. It is also very helpful when I’m coming up with new ideas.

This one was born over a couple of days working from home coming up with my latest communications training workshop.