Season's Greetings!

May 2013 bring you peace, much happiness, good health, lots of laughter, and time to tangle to your heart's desire!  Thanks to each and every one of you who helped to make this year both a wonderful adventure, and lots of fun as we explored the amazing art of Zentangle!

Look for 2 new tangles in January!  Also, my winter class schedule for 2013 has just been posted under the Classes page of this blog.   In the meantime, stay warm, stay safe and enjoy!   

November's New Tangles: PEACOCK and POP CLOUD

Hi Everyone

Hope your upcoming "Turkey Day" is a good one -- and that if you are cooking for more than 12 people you have a chance to "tangle" on Friday and recuperate!  I continue to feel blessed by all you wonderful folks I have met through Zentangle!  And, for the fabulous gifts this amazing art form keeps on giving!  Enjoy these 2 new tangles -- and please, if you use them send me photos so I can post them in the gallery.  Speaking of gallery, I've added Sandy Weir's photo of her "tangles on the rocks!"(Sandy, I took the liberty of naming it!)  Have a very, very happy Thanksgiving!
Audrey

By Michelle Rodgers



POP CLOUD

By Carla Du Preez

Another Group of Zentangle "Graduates" Inspire!

Thank you all for bringing your enthusiasm, creativity, humor and talent to another wonderful series of Zentangle classes!!  You definitely graduated with honors!!  I never know who gets more from these classes, my students or me!

First of all, in celebration of Halloween, Karen Brown brought her amazing Zentangle Pumpkin to class.  Thank you, Karen -- what a FABULOUS job you did!!

And then, take a peak at Debbie, Harle, Sandy, Karen, Sarah and Kathryn at "play" ... creating truly beautiful Zentangle Inspired Art!

PLEASE send me pictures of your completed cards or any other Zentangle art that you have created so I can add them to the Gallery on my blog!

Thank you everyone!

And, of course, HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

A Tangle Challenge!

Here's two new tangles created by Cindy Angiel:

CHIMIDLE & TUCKIDLE

Kind of whimsical and playful, aren't they!  Have some fun with them and see what you come up with. Send me pics of what you do!  audreys.attic@yahoo.com

Two New Tangles!

ORLIQUE is one one of my favorite tangles!  Many of you have asked how to do it and so here it is:

Orlique makes a beautiful tangle on it's own within a Zentangle, as well as a stunning and complementary background for other tangles:

In this Zentangle, I've use "Orlique" as a background for the tangle "Rain."

And here  is "Orlique" as both a tangle within a Zentangle AND a
 background for the tangle "Squid."

And now, drum roll please ... the brand new, 

hot off the press, 

 (not even available to the public yet)

new tangle (by Maria Thomas) 
 called BUNZO.

It's really a dynamic tangle because it is 50/50 black and white.  It is also great to shade and will "grow" to fit any string!   Here's a sample of what I did with it (using the "Orlique" tangle, too!):

Have fun with it!  Let me know what you think!  And send pictures of what you do with it!

Happy Tangling!

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News and "Stuff!"

NEW Class for Zentangle "Graduates" 

Piloted this Summer!

You asked for it ... and you got it!  NEW tangles and the basics of rubber stamping!  What a great combination.  We called the class:

"Sassy Stained Glass Stamp Meets Zentangle:  WOW!"

In this class we put our Zentangle® skills together with SIX NEW TANGLES (yup, 6!) to create an awesome ZIA greeting card!  We "splashed" some amazing Dylusion Color Spray Paints around, too.  In addition, we learned the basics of rubber stamping.  And, at the end of class everyone got to take home the components for 2 greeting cards and a fabulous Stained Glass cling mount stamp that will give you endless tangling possibilities,  I had to find the "perfect" rubber stamp for this class, of course.  I wanted one, that if it was your first and only stamp, you would be able to use it over and over and over again and have the finished product look awesome and different each time!

Well, I found it!  Take a look:

And when it's tangled ... ahhhhh!   Kelly Fluitt went home and created this beautiful piece of art using her new stamp and Tim Holtz's Distress Stain Inks.

And Susan Hatchett left the class and completed these two lovely pieces of art:

ALL you ladies were wonderful! Though you used the same stamp and learned the same tangles, you put them together in your own unique and special way to create your own remarkable and extraordinary art!  KUDOS to each of you!

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