I love being part of the Inktober Tangles community every year. Stephanie Jennifer provides a wonderful document with her lovely artwork and tangle prompts for the month of October. Stephanie is a Certified Zentangle Teacher (CZT) from seminar 21 who lives in Singapore. You may have seen or heard about her @havepen_withdraw.
The 8 steps of Zentangle drawing changed my life
The Zentangle drawing program has been a part of my life since 2013. I had always wanted to learn to draw and I had even made some attempts. Through those efforts I decided that I had no talent and therefore it was useless to try. Then I suddenly discovered something called Zentangle and now it has changed how I look at drawing, art in general, and how I respond to life.
Inktober 2023 Review
Participating in Inktober Tangles has become a welcome fall tradition in my house. I look forward every year to the handout that Stephanie Jennifer creates with her lovely artwork and tangle oriented prompts. Stephanie is a Certified Zentangle Teacher (CZT) from seminar 21 who lives in Singapore. You may have seen or heard about her company, Seven Forests Five Rivers LLP.
Inktober 2022 Review
For several years I have been participating in the Inktoker artist challenge. Inktober originated as an “all” art challenge and in 2015 Stephanie Jennifer adapted it for our beloved Zentangle practice.
Following along with prompts throughout the month helps me maintain my drawing skills and facilitates my daily practice. I like to follow the prompts supplied in the handout from 7F5R.com because I don’t need to think about what tangle to draw next. That decision has been made for all who participate.
Project Pack 14 Review
This wonderful project pack was released in May 2021, during Mental Health Awareness month in the US. The Zentangle Headquarters team brought us a spirited series of classes developing the artist we often hide within ourselves. They were able to highlight a greater awareness of our own mental health and how our art contributes to positive feelings, reduction of stress, and a general increase in confidence. I personally have experienced these amazing outcomes.
Zentangle Project Pack 11 - Review
Map Tangling - Say What?
A tangling map is just a pool of color that has been blown around to achieve “contents” with “peninsulas” and “islands”. Annie sent students a video in advance of the class, showing us how to create our “maps”. I used Ecoline liquid watercolours to create my maps. Naturally, the watercolour needs to dry completely before tangling begins.
Valentangle 2019
Valentangle 2018 Review
I just experienced a wonderful Zentangle related Valentines season through the Valentangle 2018 challenge sponsored by Marguerite Samama, CZT 16. Her mission was "to take two weeks to discover how we can put hearts into our tangles and let the tangles flow back into our hearts. We do this by appreciating making a small work of art, nourishing creativity and connecting to each other."