Today as we travel in the Zentangle Time Machine we are taking a brief stop at the point in time when we first introduced the concept of the Zentomology system of tangles. A few years into the birth of the Zentangle Method, the energy and interest in the art form was accelerating. The community was growing and with that came chatter. I don’t mean gossip-like chatter. I mean that Zentangle enthusiasts were talking about the Zentangle Method artform. It was like we suddenly had our own secret language. From the beginning we had names for tangles and names for the various...
Molly writes... When we first explored making black Zentangle tiles in 2011, my initial thought was that it would be the same as working on white paper, just the reverse. However, once we started experimenting with black papers and white pens, I was quickly proven wrong. Once I realized that it was not the same as working on white tiles, my interest was piqued. I knew we had to dig into this different way of expressing tangles. At first, our attempts were basic. We were gathering information through our experiences. We stuck mostly to using white ink. Trying to process...
Julie writes… When I heard that the Zentangle Time Machine's next stop was the introduction of black Zentangle tiles in 2011, I began to think about my own journey with black tiles. Admittedly, it is not a tile that I reach for often. The process felt so different and I think I just never gave them a chance. So naturally, I did not gravitate toward them. This month, though, a little voice (Bijou.. is that you?) has been whispering to me to reach for them more often. The first thing that I was reminded of is that tangling with white...