Beauty in Burkina Faso

Patterns are so universal. I am trying to find something beautiful in every place.

The photograph by Rita Willaert below is an example of one of the village mausoleums.  Clicking on Rita's name will show you more of her images.



Click here to see an artiacle on Burkina Faso. 

San Leandro Girl Scout Troup 33818 --Tanglers All

I had lovely time visiting the Brownies at Roosevelt Elementary in San Leandro, CA, yesterday.  I was honored to be their guest to present a program on Zentangle® as a mindfulness practice.  They were so focused, cooperative and enthusiastic, it was a great gift to me to be their teacher.  And it was very special for me to experience firsthand what happens in a scout meeting with children this young.  I was impressed.  We spent only about one half  hour on the actually ink part of the tangling.

Here is a mosaic of their work.  It includes the work of three adults, including the leaders.  I take responsibility for the poor photographic quality.

Please support Tanglepatterns.com

Almost all experienced tanglers rely on Linda Farmer of tanglepatterns.com in some ways.  Her site is the mother lode of tangle patterns and guidance.  I encourage all who use her site to go there and contribute support to keep this site going.  You can do this by contributing $15 and getting the 2016 Tangle Guide.

This Guide is a .pdf file, which can be used as a printed or online visual catalog of all patterns published on the site, is also interactive in that clicking on a pattern takes you directly to the website, and shows you stepouts.

Go here to get your Tangle Guide for 2016

Zentangle® Class at Rossmoor Coming in Feb.

I am excited to be offering a 2-session beginner Zentangle® class through Diablo Valley College onsite in Rossmoor, Walnut Creek, CA, Feb. 16 and 23, from 2-4 p.m.

For a description, click here.

To register:  Call 925-969-4316, email emeritus@dvc.edu or mail in your registration form to register. 

Gems play

I have been playing with a new art form, Gems, introduced by Kae Yoshino. 

See: her tutorials.  tutorial one and tutorial two

Here my first tries at this "new-to-me" art form.  The second two are on Renaissance tiles.  The first on a white sketch pad.

The one above was done with Inktense watercolor pencils, Sakura micron 01, white gel pen, and graphite.

The two below were done with Prismacolor watercolor pencils, black micron, and 

Signo Uni-bal UM 153 gel pen, and graphite.

Two New Classes at the Artsplace in Fremont, MI. on Dec. 5

On Saturday, Dec. 5,    I will offer two classes at the Artsplace in Fremont, MI.
These are the last two classes I will offer in Michigan until the spring, 2016.

Basics Class, no prerequisite, 9:30 - 12.

Renaissance Tiles, prerequisite: the Basics class.   12:30 -3 .

For more information and to register,  click here.

Intermediate Class at the Artsplace in Fremont, MI. Sat. Oct. 24.

Intermediate Zentangle® Workshop 

Saturday 9:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

October 24

Prerequisite: Basics Workshop.

Class Fee: $80 ($75 Members) Ages 14-Adult

Fee includes all materials except Zentangle Basics kit bag.

This workshop develops your tangling skills of shading,
creating strings, and stepouts for patterns. The class
will explore creating tangoes (a pattern within a pattern),
tangleations (variations of a pattern), and creating
Zentangle inspired art. By the end of class, each
student will have started one large piece on an Opus tile
(10.5” by 10.5” Zentangle tile). Bring your Zentangle kit
bag, an artist’s journal which is at least 5” X 8” and with
paper of at least 80 lb. wt. Bring a lunch.

Click here for details to register.