TANGLES BY THE SEA

Inspired by class taken from Romi Marks – “The Tangled Yogi”
October 16, 2024

Josephine wishing you all a Happy Halloween!

The recent Zentangle class at Icarus had everyone tangling on “pressboard” butterflies – a different medium than the usual paper tiles. The butterfly was divided into sections (“the string”), then tangled with black micron 05 pens. We added graphite pencil shading, white chalk highlights and a few rhinestone touches at the end.

The next class at Icarus is Sunday, September 22nd from 1-3pm. Sign up now as classes have been filling up with limited seating.

(A couple butterflies were not fully complete at the end of class so may not picture final project)

The July class at Icarus featured Renaissance Zendala tiles with black and brown ink. Highlights were added with graphite and white chalk pencils. I introduced the Markus Operandus tool, which was used in creating the 8-point “petals” of the Zendala. The rest of the Zendala “string” was created freehand off of the original 8 points. These look so complicated when complete, but are actually quite easy to create and addicting!

Nine of us created these beautiful tiles using the following patterns: Janina/Joanna Kohl; Lanie/Adele Bruno; Fragment B12/Zentangle; Fragment K2/Zentangle, along with orbs and line embellishments.

The final results were absolutely beautiful, and with just enough differences in each tile to make them their own.

The next class at Icarus will be Sunday, August 18th from 1-3pm. As the classes have been reaching maximum capacity, early reservations are required. Let me know if you would like to add your name to the growing list … tanglesbythesea@gmail.com

Ten of us gathered last Sunday at Icarus to create Zentangle Inspired “Dreamcatchers”. Supplies used were the new “5xPhive” white tiles, Sakura gelly roll pens in turquoise and white chalk pens, along with the standard pencils, and tortillion.

The highlight tangle of the Dreamcatcher was the pattern “Dreamcatcher” by D. Lamoth. This one was a challenge, even after I had practiced it for over a week! I still got crossed up while teaching it. The pattern is really pretty, but easy to lose your place if you glance away – at least for some of us. A few got it right away – funny how that happens sometimes!

I instructed them to use leaf shapes for our “feathers”, then filled them with different patterns: Doodah, Shattuck, Flux, Printemps, Fescue, Ahh – all Zentangle HQ patterns. We added Dented Moon by L. Hofer, Barberpole by Suzanne McNeil, and Allium by JJ Barbera. Threw in some orbs and other embellishments to finish the “feathers” off.

The turquoise gelly roll pen was used to add some color to the tile. I think these came out beautifully. Three of the artists were in their first Zentangle class – brought in by friends who have been tangling for quite a while. They all did an awesome job, as well.

The next class will be Sunday, July 14th, 1-3pm at Icarus Creative Arts Studio. The classes are filling up quickly so pre-registration is required. Let me know if you’d like me to save a spot for you!

The recent Zentangle class, at Icarus Creative Arts Studio, featured tangled “tidepools”. Beautiful underwater scenes were created using several tangle patterns “posing” as sea life. I prepared a watercolored Apprentice tile and also included a blank tile in the packets. It was students choice as to what medium they wanted to use. It was a great class with excellent results!

Patterns used were; Sanibel/Tricia Faraone; Beach Buck/Joan Stark; Mosi/Katie Kehoe; Starfish/Kass Hall; Printemps, Festune, Tipple and Betweed/Zentangle.

The next class will be Sunday, June 16th, Icarus, 1:00pm-3:00pm. Classes are filling up so let me know soon if you would like a seat saved for you!

The current Zentangle®️ Project Pack #23 was the inspiration for April’s class held at Icarus Creative Arts Studio. Everyone tangled their first initial, using multiple Zentangle patterns with black and gold pens. We used the new 5 Phi tiles to allow a little more tangling room.

The next class will be held on May 19th from 1-3pm at Icarus. Due to larger class sizes, sign up early if you want to save your space. Contact me at tanglesbythesea@gmail.com for your reservation.

March’s class at Icarus was a welcome to Spring … flower gardens. I precolored the Zendalas with pastel watercolors prior to class. Creating a spring garden in black and white begged for a little color. Combining organic patterns like Yumemi, I-Can-Too, Tullup, Effie, Cabbi, and others, the Zendalas came alive.

Next up at Icarus is April 14th. The classes have been filling fast, and seating is limited. Make your plan early to attend by emailing me at tanglesbythesea@gmail.com.

Happy Easter – Happy Spring!

Tangling on black Apprentice tiles, with Sakura white jelly roll pens, was the theme for February’s class. The white pens can be finicky, but happily all six pens performed perfectly. After a little pre-tile practice, everyone figured out how to keep the pens more upright than the usual black microns, and just ‘tickle the paper’, don’t press too hard. Beautiful results were made by all!

With hearts being a staple for the month of February, we used a heart shape as our starting point. We created our string by radiating lines out from the heart (kind of a modified ‘Well’ stroke). The sections were then filled with various patterns (printemps, hollibaugh, zander, flux, florz, mooka, well, love). Shading was done with white chalk pencils, and a bit of gold ink was added for embellishment.

The next class is March 17th at Icarus, from 1-3:00pm. The class is filling up so email me first to be sure seating is available.

Eleven of us gathered this past weekend to salute winter. Since we didn’t meet in December, I wanted to create some kind of seasonal tile. With weather being a big issue the past couple weeks everywhere but San Diego, I decided upon snowflakes. Little did I know that the very next day, San Diego would receive record amounts of rain in one day!

For this class, I chose grey Zendalas with blue ink, blue and white chalk pencils, and graphite. For a little finishing touch, we added clear sparkle and white highlights with Sakura jelly roll pens. The patterns used were Syng, Brr, Afterglow, and Ahh.

The next class will be Sunday, February 18th at Icarus, featuring black tiles and white ink. January’s class was full, so reserve your place early if you’d like to join in. Contact me at tanglesbythesea@gmail.com to reserve.