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Back to Square One

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There is a great new group on Facebook open to anyone – it is not just for CZT’s.  It is called Square One:  Purely Zentangle®.  It is dedicated to the original, purest form of Zentangle – black pen on 3 1/2″ x 3 1/2″ tiles.  It’s so easy to get caught up in the beauty of Zentangle on other sizes, adding color, and tangling on all kinds of objects.  In doing that, we sometimes forget what the original intent was:  15 minutes of mindful activity that results in something pleasing to the eye.  Okay, that’s a little over-simplified, but you get the gist.  This group celebrates that!

When you first post a pic, you are asked to tell your Zentangle story.  Reading through everyone else’s stories brings back memories of how I first found Zentangle.  Here is my post:

I heard the word zentangle and loved the sound of the word so much I looked it upon the Internet. Then when I saw it, I immediately started trying it. Angie’ s son was a classmate of my son, and we ended up chatting and I mentioned zentangle. She had just returned from her CZT training, and the rest, as they say, is history. The first tile is from my class with Angie on October 14, 2010. The second tile is the first one at CZT 5 training at Oakhurst.

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So, if you are on Facebook, search for Square One:  Purely Zentangle® , scroll to the very first post, and read about the various journeys that have led to Zentangle.  And while you’re there, ask to join, and share your journey with the rest of us.  By the way, a neat thing about Facebook groups is that you can go to your group, click on the photos tab and see all the pics posted to the group without the accompanying text.  It’s a great place for inspiration.

The creators of the group, Chris Titus and Jenny Perruzzi, had just added some more fun to the party.  Every Friday, they will post a Featured Tangle (with a link to the stepouts on how to create it).  The first one, last Friday, was Cadent.  Now, I LOVE cadent!  And I thought I was pretty good at it, until the posts started showing up.  Well, I certainly have a lot to learn.  Some of the variations just made my jaw drop!  I really want to play with cadent for a few days!

Chris and Jenny have already posted this week’s Featured Tangle – Twing.  That happens to be one of my favorite ones at the moment so I can’t wait to get started on that!

Ready, set, Tangle!

 

Bonjour, Bijou!

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bijou Bijou Tin

Welcome to Bijou,  the newest member of the Zentangle family.  Bijou has his own tiles, 2″ x 2″, and even has his very own page, story and gallery on the zentangle website.  Click here to read all about his journey from France to zentangle headquarters:  www.zentangle.com/bijou .

I love working with small, delicate details, no matter what medium it is, so this is just my size.  I started off by creating an original size tile (3.5″ x 3.5″) and then used that string and patterns to create a Bijou tile.  I really enjoyed it, and I think I will do several more of these!

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Au revoir!

Leather Zentangle Cover

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Make a cute leather cover to keep your Zentangle® art all in one place! We’ll use the Ten Seconds Studio Cattle-ist Leather products and some of our Zentangle patterns to create a one-of-a-kind art journal. You must have attended a basic Zentangle 101 class taught by a CZT in order to register for this class.
Supplies to bring:
Zentangle basics kit
craft knife
metal ruler
heat tool
cropadile
We will be working with leather stain, so you may want an apron and plastic gloves.

This class is August 16 at The Crafty Scrapper from 2:30 – 5:30.

Class fee:   $40.00

I’ve used the Strathmore 4×4 tiles in mine because I just can’t stand the thought of putting holes in my original tiles!  But the originals will fit also.  I’ve started putting my favorite patterns on those tiles as monotangles and in alpha order so I have a quick reference.

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Inside:

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Call today to reserve your spot! 972-923-3151

 

Great Week!

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This has been a terrific week!  I started bright and early Monday morning with a group of middle and high schoolers in Lone Oak.  They were a little hesitant at first, but some then began to really get into it.  There are some talented artists there!  They let me photograph their work:

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Lone Oak High Schoolers

And this young man really got into it:

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Then yesterday, a wonderful friend opened her home for a class of three (since there weren’t enough students to hold it at the library).   I had a lovely group of ladies (one was 88!) with whom I thoroughly enjoyed spending two hours!  I hope to see all of them again soon!

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Fun at the Crafty Scrapper!

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Oh Wow!  On Saturday, 28 more people found out about (and I believe most are now addicted to) the wonderful world of Zentangle.  That was just the best day this year for me!

I truly, truly regret all the technical difficulties I had, and so appreciate everyone’s patience.  Next time still may not be perfect, but it will be a LOT better than Saturday was.  I tested the setup before I brought it, but I guess I didn’t test long enough!

On to the good stuff – here is a picture of our very first class on Saturday morning.  My pictures of the class tiles mosaic didn’t turn out sharp enough to post, so I’m hoping someone from the first class reads this and will share any photos they took.   This credit goes to Carolyn Ross, owner of  The Crafty Scrapper .

Morning Class

I don’t have pictures of the students from the afternoon class, but I have pictures of their work.  And this group included four youth who did a wonderful job with each of their tangles.

The group mosaic of the first tile:  Afternoon Class, First Tile and the second tile: Afternoon Class, Second Tile  .

I always learn so much from my students, and that was certainly the case on Saturday.

Thank you to all who came out Saturday and I can’t wait for the next one!