I have a new obsession - Zentangles. Basically, it is like doodling, but with intention. It looks much harder than it is. I made myself a little book, just for my zentangles. It is 6 inches square, made from Strathmore Bristol smooth paper, bound with my bind-it-all. I made it this size so that I could put a CD envelope in the back with an old CD to trace around to make circles. Also in that envelope is a piece of chipboard that I cut into a 4 inch square and rounded the corners. So those are what I use to start my zentangles. I use a pencil to divide my circle or square into sections, and then I put a pattern into each section. I'm using a size 01 Micron pigma pen. It's very relaxing. You can read more about these at the zentangle official website, or do a google search for them. One of my favorite sites is Sandy Bartholomew's blog, Beez in the Belfry. She posts patterns once a week with instructions on how to draw them. And the Zentangle site has a newsletter where they give new patterns. You can subscribe to the newsletters, and all of their old newsletters are archived.
7 comments:
I love your Zentangles. Thanks for the info on them. I started painting Mandalas and think both are a great way to "meditate" while doing art.
Karin
Lovely Zentangles. So detailed with many interesting features. Thanks for into on zentangles. I'll check out the sites.
Wonderful!!!!
I love doing zentangles! I've been turning tangles into fish, rather strange ones, but fish nonetheless. I like yours, you've used lots of great patterns. They are addictive, aren't they?
I've been very intrigued by zentangles lately. Yours are wonderful!
Hi there! Love your Zen doodles! Very striking! :-)
Your Zentangles are lovely. I like the idea of using a CD as a tracing for your strings. I use a set of foamcore shapes that were designed to be used for children. I have various hearts, triangles, circles and squares to work with for my borders. I will be stopping by your blog again. :)
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