Zentangle Tracy Weinzapfel Studios: Doodle Inspirations...... I have decided to continue sharing some of my doodle practices just because it is what is inspiring the heck out of me right now! Saturday morning I worked in my studio and just played.....It is fun finding inspiration in everything around me! I carred my art journal around and a few pens including to the barbor shop where my boys got their hair cuts where I sat outside and drew. I excited me to love practicting these techniques and just trust the process. Trust myself. Coloring again..... Here is the before and after some coloring........ some practicing needed....... I even tried a tree! Thanks Joanne Sharpe! Thank you weekend! "You are alive in an immense world with infinite destinations.
Zentangle 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. Zentangle: Meditation Through Pattern-Drawing by Maria Popova If greater creativity and more mental balance are among your new year’s resolutions, look no further than Zentangle — a type of meditation achieved through pattern-making, created by artist duo Maria Thomas and Rick Roberts. Each pattern is built one line at a time, organically combining simple patterns into complex zentangles in unplanned, unexpected ways that grow, change and unfold on the page as you enter an immersive state of flow. Totally Tangled offers a fantastic introduction to the relaxing and beautiful practice through step-by-step instructions and over 100 original tangles. We’re particularly taken with Zentagle because its basic principle — building on simple shapes and combining different patterns into complex creativity — is such a beautiful visual metaphor for our core philosophy of combinatorial creativity. Donating = Loving Bringing you (ad-free) Brain Pickings takes hundreds of hours each month. Brain Pickings has a free weekly newsletter. Share on Tumblr
ZENTANGLES and STUFF ★ ART JOURNALING | Technique Tutorials, Inspiration and Prompts ★ Art journaling is a fantastic hobby for people who enjoy being artistic, and when you finish a journal it is so satisfying to look through the beautiful and varied pages you've created. I especially love journals that incorporate a wide range of media and texture experiments because these journals are literally bursting at the seams and are so fun to look through! You can use a huge number of different materials in your journal, and you can really let your creativity run free without judgement. The most popular materials are pens (markers, felt tips, micron pens etc) and paints (acrylic, watercolor, oil etc), although I've seen everything from salt to tea bags being used! More materials you can use include: magazine pages, recycled book pages, ephemera, crayons, pencils, photos, pastels, newspaper, inks, different kinds of paper (tissue, crepe, parchment etc), leaves, and thin fabrics like muslin and cheesecloth. And remember...every page does not need to be a masterpiece.
How to Think of What to Draw: 23 steps (with pictures) Edit Article Edited by Dvortygirl, Laptop123, Nicole Willson, Random and 41 others Have you been inspired to draw, including getting inspiration from famous artists, or are just doing it for fun? Drawing can often be fun, but sometimes it can be hard to think of ideas for what to draw. Well, don't worry about that -- there are many, many different ideas - just read this article to find out what they are. Ad Steps 1Doodle. 21Look back through old sketchbooks for ideas. Tips Don't be afraid to try something new or make something up as you go. Warnings While there's nothing wrong with drawing from a photograph to practice, keep in mind that you may not be able to publish the result if you don't hold the copyright or have permission.
tangle, tangle, tangle Maria Thomas and Rick Roberts created Zentangle several years ago after Rick noticed how calm, relaxed and focused Maria was while working on a lettering art piece. It is best to hear them tell their own story and read about them on their web site at www.zentangle.com. Here though, I would like to tell you my own personal impression when meeting the couple at the 2nd CZT workshop held in October 2009 at a wonderful mansion retreat in Whitinsville, Maryland (outside of Boston). The setting was rustic and beautiful - a perfect location to take in the world of Zentangles. The couple had put together a great workshop. Just meeting them and spending time listening to their take on life was wonderful.
ICAD FAQ - creative prompts - Index-Card-A-Day ChallengeThe 2014 Challenge Starts June 1. Welcome to the 2014 Index-Card-A-Day Challenge The challenge is about the DOING and not the KEEPING or PRESERVING or ARCHIVING. It is the process of creating each day that matters. Go buy a pack of index cards. ♥ draw ♥ doodle ♥ write ♥ collage ♥ paint ♥ haiku ♥ stamp ♥ stitch ♥ ONE INDEX card each day 2014 Index-Card-a-Day June 1 to July 31, 2014 {You do not need to catch up, just start} What do I do to start? Starting on June 1st, create something on a 3x5" index card every day for 61 days. Just index cards. [if you are reading in a feed reader, click to read the full post] Simple materials push you to think in new ways. Do we have to use index cards? The short answer is YES. Why index cards? If you want to do index-card-a-day, use index cards. Index cards are cheap. How does it work? Each day, I'll post an index card creation.Each week I'll post a list of 100% optional prompts.Each day, you create art on an index card. Why do this challenge?
Zendala Templates | Tangle Harmony Here are previews of my mandala/Zendala templates; new ones are added at the top.Click one of the images below to download the full-size PDF templates. If you would like some more detailed designs for colouring, check out my colouring book, Geneviève's Mandalas. Template #52 Template #51 Template #50 Template #49 Template #48 Template #47 Template #46 Template #45 Template #44 Template #43 Template #42 Template #41 Template #40 Template #39 Template #38 Template #37 Template #36 Template #35 Template #34 Template #33 Template #32 Template #31 Template #30 Template #29 Template #28 Template #27 Template #26 Template #25 Template #24 Template #23 Template #22 Template #21 Template #20 Template #19 Template #18 Template #17 Template #16 Template #15 Template #14 Template #13 Template #12 Template #11 Template #10 Template #9 Template #8 Template #7 Template #6 Template #5 Template #4 Template #3
TanglePatterns.com Calendar - one and three week retreats in southern France - La Muse Our retreats calendar, below, offers you the choice of one and three-week retreats. July Retreat – 2013 One-Week Retreats In 2012 we introduced one-week retreats to our calendar due to high demand for shorter stays, especially for those of you out there who want to organize workshops at La Muse. The week-long retreats, as opposed to our usual three-week retreats are highlighted in red below. Three-Week Retreats Our three-week retreats are in normal font. Group Retreats If you would like to plan writing workshops, cookery, life-coaching, poetry or writing retreats just email us now so that we can plan and accommodate to your dates and group. Retreat Calendar for 2014 Retreat 1: January 10 – Feb. 7 – Come and go as you please. Retreat 2: Feb. 10 – Feb. 24 – Pay for 1 week or 2. Retreat 3: March 7 – 14 Retreat 4: March 18 – April 8 25% OFF SPRING SPECIAL Four weeks for the price of three from March 7 – April 4! Retreat 5: April 9 – April 30 Retreat 6: May 2 – 9 Retreat 7: May 12 – June 2
Tangle Tangle Tangle How do you choose tangles? By Linda Farmer, CZT Yesterday on Tangle Refresher 18, new tangler Mir posed the following question: Howdy! I’m brand new to tangling and am enjoying it already. One question I have has to do with how to choose patterns after you draw a string. Some patterns seem to go better next to each other and others fit better inside certain shapes. I thought this was a great question for discussion here today and I’ll start it by offering my two cents. The main idea behind the Zentangle® method is to remove decision-making and planning — and get you “out of your head” as much as possible. black and white — no decision-making about color choicesabstract patterns — so you’re not thinking about drawing “some thing”, but are focused on “one stroke at a time”the small tile format — so it can easily be completed in a relatively short time, andthe border and string providing a defined framework and “the elegance of limits,” as Rick Roberts says. What about you? You might also like: