Dance Plus

When students surpass their teachers . . . .

 

It's thrilling to see what folks created for Laura Harms' 100th challenge with divadance.

Imagine the tangles of the future. They will be increasingly difficult to find (we had it easy to get all the simple ones in!).  But, oh, they will be spectacular! Just look at how Zentangle has blossomed in the last few years . . . unfettered creativity coming out of people, many of whom never knew it was within all along.

Throughout this Zentangle community we see directions and inspirations we never considered along with enthusiastic passion and creativity. Your Zentangle inspired art creates an exquisite positive feedback loop that inspires us all.

It was only fitting that we also be part of this challenge. We feel that it's our service to society to enable anyone to discover and inspire their artist within and then to go beyond what we have accomplished. It's the way of this world.  

Thank you so much for playing with us and each other on this ongoing and unfolding Zentangle adventure.

Thank you for your inspiration.

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Diva Dance

Laura Harms, CZT, who hosts the popular IamtheDivaCZT blog invited us to guest host for her 100th Challenge blog post.

In honor of this event, we created a new tangle, diva dance. Later on we'll post step-outs for the archives on our newsletter, but for now you'll need to visit her blog to see lots of images and also the step-out instructions.

Here are a couple images of diva dance that we're contributing to this challenge:

By Maria, black and brown Sakura® Pigma® micron pens with white chalk pencil on lokta paper.

By Rick, black Sakura Pigma micron and white GellyRoll® pens with pencil shading and white chalk highlights on prestrung Zendala.

Please drop by Laura's 100th Challenge to enjoy some beautiful images and to add yours to them.

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Seminar X

We are thrilled and proud to introduce you to the graduating class of the tenth Certified Zentangle Teacher (CZT) training seminar held this past September.

Please join us in welcoming some of the nicest people you could ever want to meet.

There are now CZTs in Australia, Belgium, Bermuda, Canada, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, South Africa, United Kingdom, and United States (in 45 states)!

In the picture above, you can also see some of our Zentangle staff, left to right in the first row are Jess, Molly, Martha, Sue, and Jane.

It took forever to get that picture ready because I just kept looking at all the faces and reliving all our interactions and conversations. Looking at the expressions and body language explains a bit why we don't think we could ever do these trainings online.

We invite you to enjoy images of the creativity and fun enjoyed during Seminar X. Remember to click the images to see their larger version.

Registration is now open for our two Certified Zentangle Teacher training seminars in 2013: June 23-26 and October 13-16.

You can read more about seminar at this link and at many of our archived newsletters.

If you are interested in attending, please register soon because these seminars tend to fill quickly.

To begin the registration process, click the links below, where you will find details on tuition, times and other details:

June 23-26 CZT Seminar

October 13-16 CZT Seminar

We enjoyed great weather. This picture was taken in the early morning before breakfast. The day before there was a wedding at the hotel and the decorations were still up in the courtyard.

Above is a small sampling of Zentangle tiles and Zentangle Inspired Art that many students brought.

Our first mosaic along with a couple detail views.

After class in the evenings there were many creative events. Ironically, Miriam White (left) came from New Zealand and is giving a henna Zentangle inspired tattoo to Paulene Whakaruru, who came from Australia and was originally from New Zealand!

Students tangle the back of their name tags and then we varnish them. This always makes for a great photo opportunity.

Another tradition is to create a group Zentangle which everyone helps tangle and one student gets to take home.

We also find something to celebrate. For this class it was a celebration of our  tenth CZT seminar.



Thanks for enjoying this peak into our last seminar. You can learn more about our CZT program here. If you have any questions at all about seminar, just email Martha at events@zentangle.com and she will be glad to answer your questions.

Most importantly, if you are interested in learning more about Zentangle and its practice, please take a workshop with a CZT. You will find them listed here.

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Eggz

Karen writes:

Dear Maria and Rick,

If you will allow me, I wanted to share with you some of the Zentangle Christmas Eggs I  made recently.  I am not a CZT (yet - maybe someday) but Zentangle has changed my life.  I am a long time Pysanky artist and most recently have been inspired by your gift of Zentangle. 

Thank you so much for this wonderful gift and for inspiring so many lives. 

Respectfully,

Karen 

Thank you so much for sharing your inspiration!

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Treasure Ideas

I've been sorting through my dad's collection of odds and ends. Now and then I'll find something interesting and give it to Maria. Although this is a bit off topic, I wanted to show you what Maria did with a piece of broken silverware and a brass candle holder.

The broken silverware handle immediately became an elegant pencil extender.

What to do with the candle holder? We use exacto knives all the time. How to store them safely and stylishly within easy reach and not dull the point?

Grab a wine cork and . . .

. . . voila!

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One Stroke at a Time*

That's the title of an article that Molly Hollibaugh, CZT, and Zentangle Product Manager, wrote and which appeared in the November issue of School Arts Magazine.

We invite you to take a moment to read her article and enjoy comments from Molly and other CZTs about teaching the Zentangle Method to students in the classroom.

There's also a "Teacher Tested" section with some insightful comments about our Apprentice Classroom Pack on page 11 of that same issue.

Congrats, Molly!

* Article title is based on our slogan, "Anything is possible, one stroke at a time."™

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Zendala Quilting

We received this wonderful treat from Patricia Ferguson, CZT:

Dear Rick and Maria,

I have attached photos of my latest wall quilts inspired by Zentangle. My Zen Quilting students are wanting to taking their little 8 1/2" Zen Quilts to the next level so I have worked up a Zen Mandala Workshop just for them with 20" wall art pieces. You will recognize that the first one is based on one of your gorgeous Zendala Set tiles (always credit you for this) and the other is my own star based design. Hope you enjoy them.

I can't tell you how much Zentangle has enriched my machine quilting skills and opened up the creative floodgates. If I get stuck on a quilt, I just tangle until I come up with something new. My customers are awed by the array of quilting designs that I am working onto their cherished quilts, making each one unique.

 

You can see more of Pat's work, books, and classes at her website, patfergusonquilts.com.

Thank you, Pat, for sending us your comments and those beautiful images.

You can see more samples of Zendala tiles and strings in this newsletter.

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