New Tangle "_____"

We have a new tangle!

As we said in this newsletter, this time we're trying something a bit different.

You get to name it. Post your suggestions below. The winner will receive a set of Zentangle Coasters.

You get to deconstruct it. It you figure out first how it's done (there are hints on the newsletter) we'll also send you a set of Zentangle Coasters. Just post a link to an image of your "step-out" instructions in your reply to this blog.

Here are a few of the newsletter images.

We'll post the instructions and the winners in about a week in our newsletter.

Note:
We'll need a way to contact the winners. So if you are posting as "anonymous" we won't be able to contact you.

Have fun!

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More Mi^2

Maria writes:

One of my favorite new tangles is Mimi Lempart's Mi².

You can see it here in the middle of this first tile.

It is a tangle that requires more focus than some others.

Well, as you can see on this next tile, my focus must have wandered because it obviously does not look like Mi² but it still looks pretty cool. (The Mi² effort is the tangle on the right side of the tile.)

Just goes to show . . . there are no mistakes in Zentangle - just seeds of possibilities for new tangles yet to be named! 

-M

See our earlier Mi² blog here.


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Eccentric Concentric #74

Laura Harms' 74th challenge is to use concentric circles for strings.

Here's Maria's contribution:

If you are new to Zentangle, this may look a bit complicated. However all the Zentangle patterns and creations you see here and around the web are each done one simple stroke at a time in a particular sequence.

It's also how those tree rings appeared: one at a time as each ring eccentrically concentrically aura'd the one before it.


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Graduation

Terri and Ed's daughter, Siggy, just graduated from the University of Massachusetts.

Here's a look at how she decorated her mortar board.

That is so cool!

For those of you who attended our early Certified Zentangle Teacher seminars, you will remember Terri and Ed as our hosts at Oakhurst.

Thanks for sending that, Terri.

Congratulations, Siggy!

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Zentangle Diversity

Over the years, in our newsletters and in this blog, we have shared various ways that we and others use Zentangle. Just recently we learned of two more applications which were so diverse that they make a fascinating pair . . . if only to demonstrate the wide range of ways that others make use of the Zentangle Method.

Our first example comes from Jane MacKugler, CZT from Vermont. She and some other CZTs and tanglers got together with pen and paper piano and are having a wonderful time. Here are some pictures of their work in progress:

If we get some pictures of the final result (hint!) we'll post them here so you can see how it came out.


Our second example is from the Massachusetts Council on Compulsive Gambling. In this blog, Amanda Poggenburg talks about "Using 'Zentangles' in Recovery."

This fits nicely with the increasing amount of data that is coming in about the beneficial psychodynamics of using the Zentangle Method. "Psychodynamics" is a word we learned just yesterday from a nurse who called to tell us about how Zentangle positively affects the youth she works with who are diagnosed with various attention deficit related challenges.


We're happy to add these two examples to the amazing spectrum of uses for the Zentangle Method.

If you have other uses we might not have heard about, please let us know!



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Pea-nuckle Challenge

Laura Harms' Challenge #71 is to use pea-nuckle.

Pea-nuckle is a new tangle that Molly designed and which we introduced in this newsletter. This tangle is quite flexible. In this version, I (Rick) arranged the "S's" so they radiated from the center.

Once you have those "S's" in place, completing it quickly settles into a soothing rhythm. It's easy to zone out (or is that "in"?) with this tangle.

For a tile, I used a prestrung Zendala. I did not use all the strings on this tile. I simply acknowledged the ones I wanted and tangled over the others as if they weren't there.

Please take a moment to visit Laura Harms' site to enjoy the growing collection of exquisite pea-nuckle examples.

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Hallway Frame

It was time to paint our hallway. (Actually it's been time to paint our hallway for quite a while!)

But, how would we preserve Maria's lettering on the wall?

Maria grabbed a level and a T-square and drew a line around it. She told the painter to stay outside the line.

After the paint dried, it was time to grab a Sakura^® IDenti™Pen and tangle a Zentangle border:

Here's a closer look:

On the other side of that stained glass window is our kitchen. The window is just above the kitchen sink. Maria didn't want to look at a wall when she did dishes, so she had an arched window cut into the wall. Then she took some stained glass classes and made that window.

After it was installed, one Mothers' Day, she lettered above it on the hallway side.

The Zentangle frame is approximately 38 x 32 inches (96 x 81 cm). Quote is by Albert Camus.

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