Demonstrating Zentangle at the Ohio State Fair the last two days has been so rewarding. Everyone is curious and fascinated with our new artform. As people would stop by, I would show them some tangles and have them choose which I should use to fill in the spaces. I love how the first two are totally unplanned. David from ZTforKids described the process of Zentangle best when he called it a game. He writes, "It's almost like a game with a cool drawing at the end. I never know how it's going to come out." (When you have others choose the tangles, you have NO idea what to expect.)
For the third tile, I used Rick and Maria's new tangle Pendrills, but then got stumped and decided to tangle OUTSIDE the frame instead of inside it. I guess I was influenced by David's advice to bend the rules. He says, "There are just enough rules to keep you going... when ideas come, bend the rules and, SNAP! Tangles everywhere."
What a smart kid. I wish he could demonstrate at the fair with me!
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Ooooh! I love how you finished out the tile! Your frame looks really sharp
ReplyDeletethese are fabulous. Love the last one....you really caught the magic of zentangle on this one. m
ReplyDeleteI love the "outside" tangle!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous Work!
ReplyDeleteSnap, crackle and pop....delicious!
ReplyDeleteWhat tremendous tiles! I particularly like the last one. It's related to something I've been onto lately and that you'll probably see blogged in a week or two. ;-)
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Wow..I love all three! Great work and I'm glad you had fun spreading the Zentangle word at the fair.
ReplyDeleteMargaret - I can't wait to see what you've been up to!
ReplyDeleteThanks to all. It was a lot of fun doing these "collaborative" tiles. I'm glad you enjoy them.
Chris, these are fabulous!!! I LOVE the last one....what size it that?
ReplyDeleteSusan, They are all standard Zentangle tiles. I used a .005 pen on the last one to do the frame. Teeny tiny lines.
ReplyDeleteWow! Fabulous!
ReplyDeleteI just love what you did with the pendrills tile. It looks so sophisticated.
ReplyDeleteKaren, It is probably because I was sitting beside my friend, the artist, who made great suggestions :-) Sitting alongside a friend is the best way to tangle.
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