Over the years, in our newsletters and in this blog, we have shared various ways that we and others use Zentangle. Just recently we learned of two more applications which were so diverse that they ma...
Laura Harms Challenge #71 is to use pea-nuckle.Pea-nuckle is a new tangle that Molly designed and which we introduced in this newsletter. This tangle is quite flexible. In this version, I (Rick) arra...
In this newsletter we announced preliminary results of research about the Zentangle Method. Meredith Yuhas, Ph.D., of Saint Joseph College, West Hartford, CT, is conducting this research. In preparat...
It was time to paint our hallway. (Actually its been time to paint our hallway for quite a while!)But, how would we preserve Marias lettering on the wall?Maria grabbed a level and a T-square and drew...
We have a stool that was getting a bit worse for wear. Maria decided to give it a fresh coat of polyurethane this past weekend.But before that, she gave it a fresh coat of tangles!Materials used:betw...
Sally Stratton sent us an email and some images of her Zentangle inspired quilting. They are very beautiful and we wanted to share them with you.Heres a closer look:And heres another one:We enjoyed s...
Maria received some flowers with a card held in one of those clear plastic clips that you place in the vase.She swapped it for an ATC-size Zentangle tile . . .. . . that added another "flower"...
Last Sunday was Earth Day. Laura Harms latest iamthediva challenge (#67) is to create Zentangle inspired art using "the prompt of the earth."Here is Marias contribution:Materials used:Zendala...
Every now and then we see a tangle that is so simple yet apparently complex and open to multiple interpretations and tangleations that we just have to share it. That description applies to this fanta...
We recently received this email from Diane:"I think that from this article, one can assert that learning Zentangle and doing it for extended periods of time is good for your health! Of course we ...
Wendy Chambers Brown, CZT, and Nancy Banker, CZT, recently exhibited some of their Zentangle inspired art at the Concord Art Association.ZenDragonflyWendy Chambers BrownGreen Zen DesignNancy BankerZe...
In a follow-up to a recent newsletter announcing our round Zendala tiles, here are some new ones that Maria and Molly created.These use some of our Prestrung choices. You can also create your own str...
12 3 456Materials used:Sakura® Pigma Micron™ Graphic 1Pencil Minwax® PolyurethaneBrushClick images for closer views.
Maria writes:When Rick and I were in NYC at the NAEA convention (National Art Education Association) and realized that we were speaking to ART TEACHERS (duh!), we took the opportunity to talk with th...
Just a quick note to anyone following this blog to learn when registration opens for our August and September Certified Zentangle Teacher training seminars . . . it is now open!You can learn more at ...
While in New York City for the NAEA Convention, we had some time to walk around the streets of midtown Manhattan. We played our tourist role well as we walked slowly, enjoyed the warm day and took pi...
Chris Titus, a CZT in New York, sent us this warm and intimate look into a Zentangle class she gave.Heres the LINK. Pour yourself a comforting cup of something and settle in for some enjoyable minute...
One of our (local) fabulous CZTs stopped by yesterday morning. She is working with teachers to use Zentangle to help students relax and focus before taking tests.One of the many profound stories she ...
Here are some more images that will round out our time at Februarys teacher training.Here is a mosaic of one of our workshop sets of tiles. The are mounted on a muslin coated foam-core display. We us...
We always look forward to seeing the Zentangle inspired creations that students bring to seminar. Our recent CZT seminar was awash with inspiring visual treats that students brought to share. Here ar...
Please join us in welcoming another group of amazing individuals to our growing family of Certified Zentangle Teachers:We will be posting some more pictures of this recent CZT conference very soon.Ov...
Were running around getting ready for seminar. We still find time to tangle.Here are two that Maria just did . . . no words necessary!Enjoy!Much more soon.Click images for larger views.
Maria got up early this morning. When I got up, this was on our kitchen table:We also traded limericks. Hers is much better (and more shareable :-).From a small part of this planet, home to the first...
Yesterday, Nick and I (Rick) were trying out a new handsaw for cutting firewood. Work progressed slowly because every time we cut a log, I would stop and admire grain patterns.I knew what our next bl...
Weekly Challenge #57 over at Laura Harms blog is to explore Tricia Faraones tangle sanibelle. (See challenge for sanibelle directions.)We love this tangle!It is made up of only a few basic components...
Congratulations to Laura Harms, CZT, and her always appreciated, and now award-winning blog.IamtheDivaCZT was just acknowledged as the "Most Fascinating Teaching Blog of 2011."This acknowledg...
When Maria was a little girl, she frequently dreamed she discovered a new color . . . and the effects of that discovery on the world. In our Zentangle method, we think of tangles (patterns that can b...
A friend was recently introduced to Zentangle. After seeing some of our tangles for the first time, he wrote:Your tangles remind me of the simple rules that drive fractals. Amazing complexity emerges...
Ever get one of those ideas that seems like a good idea at the time, but when you try it on, youre left with "What were we thinking?"We had this great idea for a blog (we thought). We took lo...
Just in case you havent seen them already, here are two gems that we want you to know about.1Congratulations to Laura Harms, CZT, for her always inspiring, and now nominated as an award-winning blog,...
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