Parmita's Blog

Still Stunningly Intricate Quite a while ago, I wrote about being introduces to Zentangles. Here's that old post: ( X ). Now I want to show you how much difference a few months can make: Here are some of my new-and-improved Zentangles Though I may not be as good as some Zentangle masters out there... I've definitely improved a lot... And I'm so proud of my work!

My contribution to KhanAcademy's Bay Area learning program If you haven't heard of KhanAcademy yet, check it out. Like now. Here's a link.  Now that that's out of the way. I can tell you a bit about LearnStorm .  LearnStorm lets KhanAcademy users in the Bay Area get points for themselves and their school by learning math skills. I think the best part is that you don't just get points based on how hard the math you're learning is--you get points based on how hard you're trying.  To add to that, they have "Weekly Challenges," where you can share your thoughts on an aspect of learning through a creative medium. I've seen people make videos, writing, posters, drawings, and so many other incredible things.  For the first few activities, I really didn't submit much. I'd just read through the activity and think about it. Finally, I decided I'd give it a try and actually submit something.  The prompt was to make a gr...

You'll never know when it'll hit you For a while now I hadn't been drawing anything. Whenever I felt motivated, I just never felt inspired. It seems to me that in order to create something, you need a little bit of both. Unfortunately, it's pretty hard to have both at the same time: I was soon starting to feel like I'd never draw anything worthwhile again. Still, I put a smile on my face and walked to class. That's when I saw one of my friends wearing a cute outfit...and I felt inspired! It's that awesome moment when inspiration and motivation finally align! Soon after, I made this: Sometimes, you don't need extraordinary circumstances to feel inspired. All you need is a good attitude (and maybe a cute outfit too!).