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Authors: Kass Hall
Zentangle Untangled (19 page)
The Universe at Play
went a long way to guiding the theme of this artwork. It started with the sundial-shaped paper and used the leftover piece and glimmer mist and inks to get the yellow-orange effects. Creating the sun, moon and outlining elements with Zentangle was a perfect way to bring the theme together.
Page accents are three-dimensional elements that you add to your journal. It might be a plane ticket or a photo, or it might be something you made yourself. There are no limits to what page accents can look like, but they are a great opportunity to bring some Zentangle goodness to your artwork.
Betweed Pin
shown. There’s no reason these can’t be used in journals as well. Geneviève also created the cards opposite, creating shapes using Zentangle and applying them to the cards. These unique and interesting cards are great to give and receive. I especially love the way Geneviève has used several tangles in one element to create interest.
Rubber stamping and art journals have a long relationship, and stamps are a great way to add imagery to your art journals. One of the fun parts about creating this book was looking for stamps that would suit Zentangle. I ended up with more options than I could use! Stamps provide great shape and inspiration for Zentangle-inspired art.
Darkroom Door
by Rachel Greig), Sakura Pigma Micron pen
Zentangle brings so much to artwork, in particular an ability to use pattern to create imagery and shape. So many amazing things can be created.
I asked my fellow CZTs to see what they could come up with using Zentangle® to create shape. Really, there are examples throughout this book if you look.
The piece
Birdy
was created by KathyAnne Whittemore, CZT, and it reflects the peaceful, calm personality of this beautiful lady. When she showed it to me, it struck me that KathyAnne had created not only a beautiful shape and creature with Zentangle, but a soulful artwork. It is an incredible way to utilize the skills Zentangle develops in us.
On the opposite page are two pieces from Beckah Krahula, CZT. Beckah has applied her Zentangle knowledge to create cityscapes—what an incredible way to show off a city! The first is a larger-scale work that Beckah created while visiting Houston. The tile-sized piece,
Union Square San Francisco
, also depicts the scene of a loved space in San Francisco. The heart shape reflects a theme from an exhibition the tile was created for.
What other shapes can be created using tangles? What shapes are found within tangles themselves?
