Tangle with Trishstacking Shapes learn BB One of the earliest tangles, called BB by Zentangle®, is just rectangles, lined up next to one another, side-by-side. It reminds me of a Bunch of Books, floating on a wavy shelf… or maybe a very long accordion… or a caterpillar with corners… Anyway, if the rectangles were not side-by-side, but […]
Perspective … an art technique to make something seem farther away, by creating the illusion of depth. Two basic types in Art: learn Line Dance This tangle pattern by CZT Alice Hendon CZT is just lines … and an opportunity to explore creating the illusion of distance when you just draw lines. shapes to Explore: […]
tracing paper Power Note: can be repeated (rubbed onto another area or piece of paper) learn Henna Drum This delicate tangle is pretty complicated but can “grow on you” — especially when you see it as a combination of simpler tangles, including Printemps and Crescent Moon. shapes to Explore: things to Notice: for a Gallery: […]
Hardscape in Landscape A bit of info: Landscape includes “softscape” (the things that grow) and “hardscape” (everything else, such as trellises, benches, walkways). Another early Zentangle® pattern is nZeppel, which uses some type of grid (intersecting lines) and can help us explore stone walls, especially as hardscape in our gardens. shapes to Explore: things to […]
Poke & Play One of the earliest Zentangle® patterns is Pokeroot… inspired by berries growing on a tall perennial. But when I first learned the tangle years ago, I had never heard of the plant. So I thought it was inspired by mushrooms… and thought it rather odd to have the stems growing out of […]