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Hummingbird Arts Class Video: Purk Heart
Let's use the tangle Purk with a heart-shaped string to create this tile. https://youtu.be/EAPtcQO1hCo
Yolo and Jalousie
This week's class includes two beautiful tangles, Yolo, by Angie Gittles, CZT, and Jalousie, by Stephanie Kukla. The above tile is the tile I created in class and on the recording below. I hope you'll give it a try! This is the tile I created in preparation for this...
Flowers in the Msst
For this class, we’ll use the “.” that is the first of all the Zentangle basic strokes. Materials List: white Zentangle tile 3.5 in square black Micron pen size 01 or PN graphite pencil tortillon Or use any supplies you have on hand! Tangles...
Lace Effect
Looking for ways to create a "lace" look on paper, using our basic Zentangle supplies. Materials List: white Zentangle tile 3.5 in square black Micron pen size 01 or PN graphite pencil tortillon Or use any supplies you have on hand! Tangles List: Flux, by...
Rock Effect
During this class, we're going to make "rocks." I first learned this technique from Jennifer Cottrell, CZT. Materials List: white Zentangle tile 3.5 in square black Micron pen size 01 or PN graphite pencil tortillon black colored pencil Or use any supplies you have...
Flux Mandala
Let's create a dramatic mandala using a few simple strokes. See below for pictures and a video demonstration. Materials List: white Zentangle tile 3.5 in square black Micron pen size 01 or PN graphite pencil tortillon Markus Operandus (download and print using...
Spring Mandala
Let's create an organic-looking mandala, using a simple free-hand mandala template. Materials List: white Zentangle tile 3.5 in square black Micron pen size 01 or PN graphite pencil tortillon Markus Operandus (download and print using link.) Handout with...
Simple Mandala
Create a mandala on a square tile using 2 simple tangles and some orbs. Materials List: white Zentangle tile 3.5 in square black Micron pen size 01 or PN graphite pencil tortillon Markus Operandus (download and print using link.) I added color to these tiles...
About
Hi! I’m Diane,
When I was working 110 hours a week as a physician, I used my creativity along with my training and my intelligence to help my patients, but I didn’t have any time for creativity for its own sake. Unless coloring in my Anatomy and Physiology Coloring Book counts. Which it did, for me, at that time.
It turns out creativity for its own sake, just like play, is necessary for health.
I found the Zentangle Method at a difficult time in my life. I was spending a lot of time at the bedside of sick loved ones. With a pen, a pencil, and a square of paper, I was able to create beautiful little pieces of art. Tangling (drawing using the Zentangle Method) kept me calm and helped me relax. It’s yoga for the mind. Meditation with the hands.
