Zentangle® - October 2016

At the end of each month, I scan all the Zentangle® tiles I created during the month and pick tiles for the monthly post – with a maximum set by the number of days in the month. October is a 31-day month so that’s how many tiles made it to the slide show below. I had 48 when I started and found it hard to pick 17 that would not make the cut.

I’m using the colored pens this month…and filling in solid areas. Some of the tiles are on paper that does not soak up the ink (leaving ink blots); it is lightweight packaging material that came with something we ordered…I should put the rest of the blank tiles I cut from it into the recycle.

I managed to create tiles even while we were camping last week!

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The Zentangle® Method is an easy-to-learn, relaxing, and fun way to create beautiful images by drawing structured patterns. It was created by Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas. "Zentangle" is a registered trademark of Zentangle, Inc. Learn more at zentangle.com.

Zentangle® - May 2016

I’ve selected 31 Zentangles to include in this post since there are 31 days of May. Five that I chose were made on the back of old business cards – so did not display well with the square slide show of tiles. I liked them too much to pick others so I’m displaying them first. Some are plant like…

Others start out as webs….

Or loops.

I was inspired by art nouveau books I found on Internet Archive and Hathi Trust as well.

Those same themes show up in the tiles as well. The tiles also are some new colors this month. I was cleaning out boxes of brochures and old folders; instead of putting everything into recycling, I used some of the heavier paper to cut tiles: red, yellow, and rust. I also found some dusty poster board that had probably been on the shelf for 10 years that I cut up into 3.5 x 3.5 inch tiles!

Enjoy the May slideshow!

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The Zentangle® Method is an easy-to-learn, relaxing, and fun way to create beautiful images by drawing structured patterns. It was created by Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas. "Zentangle" is a registered trademark of Zentangle, Inc. Learn more at zentangle.com.