Za-Za-Za Zentangle

OO-eee!

Look at my newest Zentangle----or maybe you could call it a "Zendala"

I love the way it turned out

(kind of wishing my camera like close up work)

Took the opportunity last week to attend

Art Alley

Lisa Williams, a local therapist, runs art evenings in her Art Alley twice a month

One is for general public

One is for therapists

She gives an art prompt idea

provides supplies

and for a small fee attendees meander into creative fun

In the therapist art evening, she talks about applications of the art method in therapy

This is the second time I have chosen to go

Lisa said she was obsessed with the art method she chose for the night: 

ZENTANGLES!

Small world....we must be on the same wave length. . . .

Just what I've been playing with this summer

in some of my drawing experimenting

It was her idea to set a circle  (a mandala) as the outer boundary

I chose to draw more circles inside mine, plus some curvy lines to make more art segments

before I started making my "zen" designs

Hu-u-u-u-u--u-ummmmmmmmmm. . . . .

Pretty cool, eh!

Zentangle question

Jocile asked for the definition of Zentangle.
Like I said before - - -I think it's a fancy word for doodling.

Here is one person's definition---
http://inklingdesignsolutions.com/plocharzMarie_DreamweaverWebPage/ArtJournal/zen.html

Next---Here is a Zentangle video that mezmerized me!
They call this drawing pattern "Mooka" . If you are interested, start the video and go to 1:14 where the woman begins the Mooka shape. After staring at the pen making smooth, even curves, I just had to try it for myself! (It's in the flower petals in my last post)

http://zentangle.blogspot.com/2011/04/mooka.html

If this is intriguing for you to look at, you can Google "zentangle" on Youtube and get a bigger dose.

Ready to play?
And if you use a permanent black pen for drawing, you can add color and not have smearing.
Are YOU having fun yet?
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Hey, I need someone to teach me how to link to another site with just putting a highlighted word in my text (instead of the whole string of an address). Anybody know how to teach me to do that???

Some lines, some curves

A few years ago

I wanted to learn to draw

SOMETHING . . . .

anything, really!

I didn't have any "natural" drawing talent that I knew of-----

but I wanted some!

I read something that said begin by

drawing

a few lines and curves

EVERY day

So I do

Mostly cartoon style

using a cartoon book as a guide

And lately

some

Zentangles designs

The colorful journal cover at the top

is my "meeting" journal

Isn't it luscious!

I take it to stake conference or workshops

The last batch of meetings it went to was a

singles conference

I did some

lines and curves

along with some notes on the talks

Are we having fun yet?

Cousins. Part 4. Zentangle

Recently

I've been fascinated with Zentangle

A fancy word for repetitive doodles

I've been looking at examples online

(check out Youtube)

and having fun experimenting

I made some Zentangle bracelets for myself (above)

and helped some kiddos at school relax and talk

as they made their own bracelets

I thought some of my grandkids might enjoy playing with Zentangles

so . . . . .

Micaela and Taylee begin making designs



Rylee begins her bracelet, too

Each unique

Just like the artist

Made into bracelets

Micaela was on her second one by now

Beauty from head to toe....and wrist to wrist

Cardstock (cut 1 1/2" wide and long enough to fit comfortably around the wrist with 1" overlap)

Create design

Cover front and back with 2" packing tape. Trim.

Add sticky back velcro squares to create attachment

Wear and be stylin' with your own personal Zentangle design!