Two for Tuesday

We think of tangles as a painter thinks of colors. You can use them "out of the tube." You can mix them. You can create different images with the same tangle/color.

Verdigogh and hollibaugh were the tangles on Maria's tangle palette she used most to create these two quite different Zentangles.

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Facets & Newsletter

We just sent out our Novermber 28, 2010 newsletter.  You can read it online here.

Here are some larger images of a new tangle, facets, for you to enjoy.

Thanks again to Nancy Pinke, CZT, for sharing this great new tangle with us. Be sure to read the instructions on how to create facets in our newsletter.

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Thanksgiving

Today is our Thanksgiving Day holiday.

We are thankful today and every day that you are part of our world and that you have invited us into yours.

And we're thankful we all have this great gift of creativity and the chance to enjoy it.

Rick and Maria

Ouch!

Nancy, who works with us, did something that disagreed with her right foot's fifth metatarsal. Ouch!

However with the help of some Crescent Moon and other tangles on her walking boot, she's healing much more stylishly.

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To the Edge!

I remember a bumper sticker that said, "If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much room."

Well, this Zentangle goes to all four edges and takes up all the room in between as well. You can clearly see where Maria drew her string for her tangles.

As I was going to photograph it, Maria asks (in all seriousness), "Do you want to add something to it, first?" LOL! Actually, this is the Zentangle that Zenry picked to pose with yesterday and he already added his strokes.

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Zenry

Meet Zenry.

At least we think that's his name. He doesn't talk much, but he loves to create Zentangles.

He's also quite a late riser. He apologizes that this blog post was later than usual.

For more on Zenry's background, see this post on Carol Ohl's blog. We ordered Zenry from Carol's sister, Cathy Helmers, who created him.

Thanks Cathy! Zenry is having a wonderful time exploring his new digs.

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Inspirations

Where do we get our inspirations?

Maria created this Zentangle after seeing Molly's illuminated letter. She loved Molly's interweaving of that black ribbon. So she used it rhythmically on this tile.

Maria always says, "I learn from my children."