TANGLES BY THE SEA
Sharing the Zentangle® Art Method in La Jolla & San Diego
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“Tangled Bookmarks” …
November’s class at Icarus Creative Arts Studio featured tangled bookmarks. The class theme could have been “holiday-related”. However, I decided to make use of all the patterns taught the past year and create something that could possibly be used for gift giving. I suggested… Continue Reading ““Tangled Bookmarks” …”
”Josephine” …
I recently received notification that my tangle “Josephine” was added to the official Tangle Patterns website! This is exciting as tangle patterns.com is one of the premiere sites to find and learn new patterns. I created this pattern earlier this year in honor of… Continue Reading “”Josephine” …”
Happy Halloween …
Six of us had a great time with a little Halloween tangling. Using pre-tinted 5xPhive tiles and black micron pens, several tangle patterns were turned into ‘scary beings’: Pumpkins-oblong orb with multiple auras; Flux/Zentangle-ghosts; Tagh/Zentangle-mummies; Right Eye/Penny Raile; Gelijoy/Nadine Roller, Kunstler/Margaret Bremner, and added… Continue Reading “Happy Halloween …”
“Waybop” …
September’s class at Icarus, featured the Zentangle pattern “Waybop” drawn on a white Zendala. The pattern provides its own “string”, leaving plenty of open spaces to fill with other patterns. Today we used Crescent Moon, Emingle and Orbs all from Zentangle. We included a… Continue Reading ““Waybop” …”
Tangled Koi Pond
The recent class at Icarus Art Studio featured a “Tangled Koi Pond”. Using a white Apprentice tile and black Micro Perm 03 pen (for the bolder black lines), the following patterns were used to create the pond: Lilium/Dani DePalma-Mabanta, CZT; Lily Pads/Margaret Bremner, CZT;… Continue Reading “Tangled Koi Pond”
”IDOZ 2025” …
July 15, 2025 – the International Day of Zentangle! Twenty-one years ago this month, Zentangle made its debut. In gratitude and celebration of this, for the second year in a row, at all hours of the day and night, thousands of tanglers from around… Continue Reading “”IDOZ 2025” …”
More Color ….
This month’s focus was on the concept of “Map Tangling”, a style practiced by many tanglers. It consists of putting down some “blotches” of watercolor on the tile, then filling in the painted spaces with patterns. There’s a bit of preparation to get your… Continue Reading “More Color ….”
“Otomi Fish” …
I recently took a class that featured the Mexican embroidery art of “Otomi” in a class taught by Danielle DePalma-Mabanta, CZT. This class is just one session of a year-long, international, continuing education art program for Zentangle teachers called CZT: Artifex Eruditio 2025. While… Continue Reading ““Otomi Fish” …”
June Class ….
I didn’t have the June date confirmed during May’s class. It is now scheduled for June 8th at Icarus, from 1-3:00pm. Seating is available at this time. Other Summer Classes:July 13th, IcarusAugust 17th, Icarus
ZenGemZ …
This month’s class was all about ZenGemZ. Beautiful tiles were created by all, combining colorful gems with embellished orbs and floral patterns. Prismacolor colored pencils were used for the gems. Next up – June 8th at Icarus from 1-3:00pm.
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