Spring Has Sprung!

We've been watching the weather "up North", and Colorado is having it's typical weather pattern of 70 degrees one day, and then 10" of snow the next day. Here in Florida, we've simply gone from wearing long sleeves to short sleeves. (I know . . . . "dirty job, but someone has to do it"!) To help bring spring in, here is a look back at a piece that I did waaaay back in 2012.

I also want to showcase some of the newest tanglers in the  Sarasota/Nokomis area, along with some of the classes that were held over the past few weeks!

 Great new tanglers as of February 27!

Happy tanglers!
Barb, Judy, Teresa, and Carlotta

Here is the "Tints on Tan: Seashells" class on March 1

John, Donna, Belinda, Lana, Joyce, Ginger, and Ellen

Our Introduction to Zentangle class on March 11:

Focused on tangling!

Here is the "smile, everyone!" photo!

I LOVE this!
Here is the "WOW! Zentangle is FUN!" photo!
Jenny, Kris, Laura, and Joan

Tints on Tan: Seashells class on March 12:

Setting up for class

. . . . . And now, for a little bling!! March 15. . . . .

                                      Zentangle Zen-Gems class!

Belinda, Lana, Ann, Peg, Ginger, and John

Introduction to Zentangle class at Sarasota Art & Frame!

New friends and tanglers (not in order!):
Annette, Barbara, Laura, Joyce, Judy, ad Swan

A busy (and inspiring) February!

I have to say, (probably have said it before!) that Zentangle attracts the nicest people! January and February have been full of new and returning tanglers. Here are some more of the classes that have been held, along with some incredible examples of traditional Zentangle and Zentangle-Inspired-Art!

Introduction to Zentangle in Nokomis: 
February 5

Ellen, John, Lana, Kathy and Belinda!

 Introduction to Zentangle in Sarasota:

February 15

Rose, Judith, Elsa, Becky, Susan, and Leah

Sharing ideas and inspiration with the class mosaic

Zen Gems - or "You Can Never Have Too Much Bling"!

I have been swept up by the wonderful "ZenGem" craze that started with Kae Yoshiko.  She inspired tanglers across the world with her tiles, which just glow with gems! 

I joined a ZenGem swap, which gave me a good amount of practice to get that 'gemmy shine'. Fortunately, the swap was for gems created on the wonderful little Bijou tiles ~ a perfect size for a gem or two, along with some tangling!

My ZenGems, all ready to go out into the world! I can't wait to see what gems find their way to me, with this swap!

I've also bee having so much fun combining different tools and colors with markers, PrismaColor pencils, Derwent Pencils, and watercolor.  On this tile, my ZenGems started to turn into droplets, hanging from the tangle "Opus".

Last, but not least, I've been having way too much fun on my iPad with the Apple Pencil, using the Procreate app! Here's a peek at an area that I've been working on. 

More soon! Happy tangling, everyone!

Welcome to new (and continuing) tanglers in Nokomis and Sarasota, Florida!

January is off to a great start with Zentangle, with a few Introduction to Zentangle classes as well as a Renaissance tile class! I am always amazed at the variety of styles that each tile has, even though we are each doing the same tangles! I also enjoy how we can all be inspired by each other. New ideas and tanglations come out all the time!

It's such a joy to share the Zentangle process with others, *and* to make new friends at the same time!


Here's our class on January 19:

Back to front: Dale, Lynn, Tawmmie, Rita, Joyce

More friends met together on  January 13:

Leslie, Joy, Jan, and Carrie.

~ And here is our group for the Renaissance tile class! I love sharing the Renaissance techniques because of the depth that's achieved from using shading as well as highlighting. 

 . . . and last but NOT least, we had a small (but wonderful) class at Sarasota Art & Frame! We had three new tanglers. Only two gave permission to have their photos put up on the blog, so I was happy to add them!

                   

Take a look at the wonderful differences and individual styles of these three!

. . . . . . A  big "THANK YOU" to all who have joined me in classes!

A new year for tangling! Happy 2016!

Whew! The holidays are over! I hope everyone had a fantastic start to the new year, filled with peace, relaxation, and creativity!

Here at our park, the "summer camp for adults" is officially open. Yesterday, I had the pleasure of teaching 12 new tanglers at Sarasota Art & Frame. (It was also the first time that I used a digital projector, and I think that it helped immensly!)

                            

 

~Today, we had "Tangle Talk" at our park: an informal get-together of tanglers to share ideas and inspire each other. Today, we had 9 people show up: a lot of creative energy!

Tangling on seashells!

Happy Holidays, happy tangling!

Christmas is now over, but before the holidays ended, I held a "Tangled Ornament" class at sarasota Art & Frame.  It was wonderful to see previous students/friends, and to make a new tangling friend!

Carole, Angela, and Glenna Jo taking the Tangled Ornament class!

  

Our finished tangled ornaments, including one that Glenna Jo has had for 5 years!

 For Christmas, I also made some ornaments with Bijou tiles.

... and a tangled Christmas tree!

I wish for everyone a wonderful end to 2015 and beginning to 2016!