Masters Working Large

We worked on two main individual projects during our Master Class. One was the illuminated letters which you've seen. Our other project was "working large." We wanted people to move their wrists and arms as well as their fingers in creating these Zentangle works of art with a renaissance look.

For paper we used 20 x 30 inch (50 x 75 cm) sheets of Lokta. Lokta is a long fiber paper made from tree bark in Nepal. The trees (more like bushes we're told) regenerate quickly. It is also the paper that we use to cover our Zentangle Kit boxes.

For drawing tools we used regular pencils for string and shading. For tangling, we used Sakura® Pigma™ Graphic 1 and Micron 08 pens in black, brown and sepia. We used white chalk pencils for highlights.

Here's a closeup of an example Maria showed before we began:

People had their choice of green, brown or ecru paper. Here's a view from the balcony:

Getting started:

More from the balcony:

To many peoples' delight, Deb Phelps, CZT (and licensed massage therapist!) brought her massage chair.

We'll show more tomorrow how this project progressed.

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