New Newsletter

Our October newsletter was just sent out.

We're announcing part of our 2011 Certified Zentangle Teacher (CZT) seminar schedule and introducing a new tangle Cirquital.

We also  must share a larger group photo from our fourth CZT seminar. It is our great good fortune to attract absolutely wonderful people!

We've added everyone's contact information to our CZT page here.

Enjoy October's newsletter and if you are interested in attending CZT training, please submit your application promptly. Classes tend to fill quickly.

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Happy Birthday David!

Maria created a Zentangle for her brother David's birthday. It had a large solid black area. Wanting to add to it, I borrowed her oblique calligraphy pen, some white ink and . . .

. . . Happy Birthday, David!

Materials used:

• Original Zentangle tile
• Sakura® Pigma™ Micron 01 and Pigma Graphic 1 black pens
• Pencil
• Oblique pointed pen
• Dr. Ph. Martin's Bleed Proof White™ ink

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A Zentangle in Silk

"NP" sent us an email with a beautiful rendition of a Zentangle in silk.

She describes her process,

This was done using a water-based resist and heat-set silk paints on an 11 x 11 scarf.  The scarf was ironed onto freezer paper to make it easier to work on.

What a natural medium for Zentangle inspired creations! Thank you for sending that.

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Playing A Round

Here's an idea (challenge) illustrated by a page from Maria's Field Notes. Use familiar tangles within a spiral string. It's also fun to shade.

Funny story - a couple days after Maria did this page, I showed her an email we received titled "Everything old is new again."

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Cirque du Noir

Toni Henneman, CZT, donated a Zentangle-inspired creation to Cirque du Noir, a Worcester, Massachusetts organization that brings artists together to raise money for area foodbanks.

We thought you would enjoy seeing her fantastic piece.

Congratulations, Toni!

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Our Neighborhood

Our blog neighborhood just expanded a bit more with its addition of a new blog, Enthsiastic Artist by Margaret Bremner, CZT in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Take a peek and you'll enjoy some beautiful Zentangle inspired art.

For example, this one (speaking of neighborhoods), "On the Street Where You Live."

Thanks, Margaret!

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Pink Shoes

"V" from Florida writes,

Hi Maria and Rick:

These pink sneakers have been in my closet for at least three years. The stars must have been in alignment one evening while working on Zentangles when the thought occurred to do them on these sneakers. One thing, or one tangle, led to the other and before I knew it they were headed to the IAMPETH conference.

A big thank you for the inspiration I received from your newsletters and other contributors. Zentangle is a beautiful art form.

Thanks for sending those pix, V!

A bit of trivia . . . IAMPETH stands for International Association of Master Penmen, Engrossers and Teachers of Handwriting and it was to this group that we taught our first public Zentangle class in the summer of 2004 in Providence, RI.

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