Zentangle Class Show and Tell

Took another Zentangle class with my favorite CZT, Jeanne Paglio at Laurie’s Art Learning Center. The women and young girls in attendance were fun and amazingly creative.

Following are the tangles I produced in our two hours together.

I tend to use lots of curly, loopy patterns, so was happy to find a straight lined pattern that I LOVE. I’m currently reading The Canopy by Angela Hunt. This tile reminds me of a dark rain forest with vines.
I named this tile: Canopy.

When we ‘dropped the string’ for this tile, I made more loops and spaces than any one in the class, so I finished this at home. It reminds me of a meadow in a thunder and lightning storm. The name of this tile: Rainy Meadow.

This little flower was fun to do. I think it would be adorable cut out with a scalloped circle die and used on a card.  I titled this tile: Funky Flower.

For this tile, Jeanne challenged us to use our non-dominant hand. A good practice that forces us to use the other side of our brain. It was hard to do, but oh-so satisfying to see the pattern come together as we tangled. When I was finished I felt as though I was looking out of an airplane and seeing the fresh tilled fields of farmland. I titled this tile: Farmland.

Odd how my brain was so focused on the earth when choosing titles for my work.

At the end of class, we were presented with a little ‘wand’. The card reads: To help inspire the Zentangle in you! Relax – Reflect –  Renew – Replenish & Reveal (the artist within)

Zentangle Adventure

This past weekend I took a Zentangle class from Certified Zentangle teacher, Jeanne Paglio and found a new love! I didn’t have to worry about whether or not I was ‘doing it right’. With Jeanne’s guidance, I put pen to paper and let the design flow.

Here is the first tile I created. Since Zentangle is a new adventure for me and this one reminded me of the sail on a Chinese boat called a junk, I titled it Junket.

The second is titled Jungle. I thought this was the perfect photo op for Ruby, so included several of her blossoms with the 3 1/2 inch tile.

If you would like to know more about this relaxing and fun art form, be sure and visit the official Zentangle website. The gallery there is phenomenal!