December Tangle Time Projects

Zentangle can be used in all sorts of ways in the holiday season for cards, gift tags. Even just a tile can be a beautiful gift in itself. And of course you can tangle on all sorts of surfaces to create wonderful decorations and gifts. During December Tangle Time classes students can create paper or wood ornaments or decorate a large ball ornament.

Zentangled Envelopes

If you are going to tangle cards then you really have to tangle matching envelopes too...

Examples of Beginners Workshop tiles

It always amazes me how beautiful and creative and wonderfully unique Zentangle images are, and especially wonderful are our very first zentangle tiles. Here are the first tiles created by new students in this month's Beginners Workshop. One student reflected that the workshop was "the most relaxation I have experienced in a long time."

November Tangle Time Projects

During Tangle Time classes this month we will explore tangles which have a Thanksgiving theme, using a mix of tangles which create woven, basket effects and other tangles that suggest leaves and plants. Then, using thanksgiving themed tangles, or any of your favorite tangles, create unique cards, coasters and/or a zentangle sized clipboard perfect for supporting your zentangle tile. Call or email to sign up :) 

October's project

Everyone can create fall art this month with zentangle. A Beginners Workshop will teach you all you need to know to get started with zentangle and our project during Tangle TIme classes this month is to create these gorgeous leaves on a textured watercolor background. Bring a leaf from your favorite tree or use our templates. Ask about our group rate and special pricing for adults accompanying kids! For dates and times and more info click on the Class Info Tab at the top of this page or CLICK HERE! To contact me by phone or email CLICK HERE.

Franklin Harvest Festival Community Zentangle

Last Sunday I had a wonderful day introducing zentangle to folks who visited the Franklin Art Center during Franklin Harvest Festival and many of the visitors contributed to the creation of our zentangle inspired art. One of the centers owner/directors, Ian Kabat, created the borders and the "string", which divides the space into sections, and visitors chose and initialed a section and decided which tangle (pattern) to put into their section. While they watched, I began to fill their section with their pattern demonstrating for each the simple and easily accomplished steps to create the intricate designs. One young visitor asked for her pattern to be outside the borders so we added a separate circle right where she set her finger - I think she picked the perfect spot! Here is the result. You may want to zoom in to see the designs in detail.

And here it is upside down! Which do you like best?

Curiously if you rotate the design so that the circle is on the right the design looks suspiciously like a ghost!

Thanks to everyone!!!

Diva's Challenge #89: UMT v. IX: "Sankegg"

Alternative stepouts for Sankegg (or since the steps are significantly different is it considered a different tangle?). A pencil dot in the top right (mine is in pen on the stepout) and/or the extra thickness on one side of the triangle may make it easier to keep track of how much to rotate the tile?