Fall Zentangle Classes

I just posted the schedule for Fall Zentangle classes at my Belfry Studio. I am offering Zentangle 101, Zentangle 102, Tangled Art, and Zendalas. Visit my Beez Ink Studio website and click on "Classes" to see the descriptions and dates. You can also download a pdf with the registration form.

There are no classes in September, because I will be in FRANCE, baby! It seemed like a good place to turn 40. Speaking of which, my birthday is on Sept. 15th and this is an important birthday for many reasons. If you are curious, I'll tell you why. But I would love to collect 40 Zentangles to commemorate the event. Please send me one! This is a good chance to put some of the "Tangles of the Week" to good use, right?

Also, I just found out that I was accepted to teach at the 2010 Art & Soul in Hampton, Virginia. I can't even begin to express how freakin' excited I am (and a bit terrified too)!! It is very intimidating to prepare a class 6 months ahead of time for an unknown number of people. Gosh, I hope they like me. (I know they'll like making Zentangles, so that doesn't scare me!)

And tomorrow, I'm hosting a Tangle Share Party at Wingdoodle to see what all my students and their friends have been up to with their tangles this year. Should be a lot of fun! (Goodie Bags! Need I say more?)

Tangle of the Week - Printemps

This is a fun tangle. It looks like a pile of frisbees or something. Adding the black to the background areas changes the look completely.

Last Class of the Season

Last night was the last Zentangle class of the season. I'm going to France in September, so I won't have any more classes until this fall. I will post the new schedule here when I have it set up. Next weekend we are having a Tangle Share party at Wingdoodle to show off what everyone has been working on and have a little fun. The party is free, but you do need to register. If you would like information, please email me.


This is a shot of the finished Zentangle tiles from last night's class. The set on the left were the very first ones drawn, the middle group was second, and the final set is on the right. There is one in the first group that should be in the last group - it kind of sticks out, doesn't it? It is just amazing to see the changes as people gain confidence and just "get it"! I get so excited watching as the students develop their own style and alter the patterns to their own taste. I had a nine-year old girl in this group and she was particularly fun to watch. She customized everything, adding stripes and patterns. Very cool! I LOVE this stuff!!

Tangle of the Week - Hollibaugh

Hollibaugh can look like a pile of elastic bands - or a ball of elastics, a pile of ribbons, or even a highway! Add patterns to the wider bands to make them look like ribbons. Add a dashed line through the center of each to make your pattern into a highway. If you color the background - behind each band- with black pen, it will look like the ribbons or bands are strung across a deep pit. If you do the background in a lighter color, light pencil-gray, it will look like the bands are just floating over a table or closer surface.

Tangle of the Week - Cubine

I know I am easily amused, but I think this pattern is like magic. You have rows of boxes with diagonal lines, add a little shading and... POOF!! ... three dimensional boxes! That is SO cool!

Art is Medicine

This is my page for July's round robin Zentangle challenge. The book is Adele's and she asked us to use a particular shape for the initial string (it's the 5 sided shape in the center) and also to include a quote. I was inspired by this quote to create a jungle-y feeling tangle (some people believe most ailments have a cure found in the rain forests and jungle plants).

My Angel is the Centerfold!

OK, so I was wandering around the Sunapee craft fair and, I admit, feeling a little insignificant and remembering my own rejections by the jury (was it really 3 times?) But then my mother showed me a little, free publication from Kearsarge Magazine, Art & Gallery Guide. She picked it up in Kathleen Dustin's booth (there's a nice article about Kathleen in it).

And guess what!? There's a nice article about me in it too! Whoohoo!

The angel/fairy shown is actually on the lower shelf of a table that I collaged and painted. It's in my Beehive Gallery in Wingdoodle. The teeny pics on the top show: some simple carved stamps from a class, a bit of a polymer clay mosaic piece, and part of a page from my "Hues'n Views: Jewels" altered book. I am so excited. I feel so "verified". :-)

And, yes, it really is in the centerfold!

Tangle of the Week - Keeko

This week's tangle is dedicated to "mcelroyfam" who commented on the last tangle. Good point - I mention Keeko, but don't say what it looks like. So here it is. Keeko is a very simple pattern, but it makes a perfect filler behind more complicated patterns. If you draw the lines fairly straight, it has a nice cross-hatching feel. If you curve the lines a little, it becomes more three dimensional - like a basket. I've noticed, in my classes, how differently each student draws this pattern. Some do tiny, tight lines that look like mesh or screen. Others do large, almost cartoony, curved lines that look like woven, puffy yarn... so experiment with size and line thickness.