Zentangle 4th Class

Today was the last class of the Zentangle classes. Teacher Gek Lan taught us to use the things we learned onto the used clothing or T-Shirt which is in light colour. We brought from home some T-Shirts or canvas bags for this class.

It quite a fun experiences for us as we drew slowly and focus the patterns that we like and learn onto the T-shirt. It’s a very enjoying process and moment. We showcased our artwork and post for group photos.

Here is the patterns I drew. I bought the T-Shirts at Brands Outlet with 3 shirts in RM50.00. I intend to draw a pattern for Alvin. That is why I drew with the letter “A”. I hope he likes it! ^^

Zentanlge 3rd Class 1 Aug 2019

After dinner together with Alvin and the kids, I am fortunate enough to catch up my Zentangle class although I am late. In this class, Teacher Mici taught about how to create our own tangle patterns with little small changes on the design.

Besides we shared our homework for last week and our thoughts on our own work.

Zentangle 2nd Class 25 Jul 2019

Today at our 2nd class of Zentangle, we handed our past week homework and we did share among our thoughts on our own homework. Here are my work over last week.

Teacher Mici taught us to draw on the white paper tile 3.5 inches square. We were taught the 8 steps of Zentangle Method and a few tangle patterns such as poke leaf, poke root, and such names that I cannot remember.

We have a group photos with our work tonight!

And this is my work tonight.

Zentangle 1st Class 18 Jul 2019

Today is the 1st class of attending Creative Aesthetics Art class at Puchong Tzu Chi Continuing Education Center at Setiawalk. The lesson that we started with was Zentangle.

Zentangle is founded by Rick and Maria in United States. The Zentangle Method is an easy-to-learn, relaxing, and fun way to create beautiful images by drawing structured patterns repeatedly.

The Eight Steps of the Zentangle Method (from www.Zentangle.com website):

• Step 01 – Gratitude and Appreciation

Get comfortable, take a few deep breaths and feel gratitude and appreciation – for this beautiful paper, for these wonderful tools, for this opportunity to create something beautiful.

• Step 02 – Corner Dots

We teach beginning Zentangle Method with beautiful museum grade cotton paper, 3.5 inches (89 mm) square. To answer a familiar question of what to put on this beautiful paper, place a light pencil dot in each corner, about a pen's width from the edges. Now it’s no longer a blank piece of paper.

• Step 03 – Border

Connect those dots with a light pencil line, straight or curvy, to create a square. And that is your border.

• Step 04 – String

Inside the border, draw a light pencil line or lines to make what we call a “string”. The string separates the tile into sections, in which we draw our tangles. A string can be any shape. it may be a curvy line that touches the edge of the border now and then, or series of straight lines that go from one side of the border to the next.

• Step 05 – Tangle

A tangle is a predefined sequence of simple strokes that make up a pattern. Draw your tangles in pen inside (usually) the pencil strings and borders. Tangle is both noun and verb. Just as you dance a dance, you tangle your tangles. Draw your tangles with deliberate strokes. Don't worry about what it's going to look like. Just focus on each stroke of the pen as you make it. Trust that you'll know what to do next when the time to do it comes. There is no up or down to Zentangle art so feel free to rotate your tile in any direction that is most comfortable for your hand as you draw.

• Step 06 – Shade

Add shades of gray with a graphite pencil to bring contrast and dimension to your tile. The black and white two-dimensional tangles transform through shading and appear three-dimensional. You can also use a tortillion (a paper blending stump) to soften and blend the graphite.

• Step 07 – initial and Sign

This is art you created. You should sign it. Put your initials on the front (many people create a unique monogram or chop for this step). On the back, place your name, date, comments and observations.

• Step 08 – Appreciate

Hold your tile at arm’s length. Turn it this way and that. Appreciate what you just created.

Today Teacher Mici taught us about the basic tangle that founded by the founders: Fluxes, Hollibaugh and Paradox.

Besides that, we were assigned some homework to do in the home and bring over for the next week class.

I got to know some new friends in the class and all of them are married with children. I think all of us have the same reasons that want to attend some enrichment classes to release tensions or learn something new to rejuvenate our own lives.

Well, the 1st lesson indeed inspired me to love myself more and at least give myself some “Me Time” 15 – 20 minutes a day to focus on something I love to do and find some inner satisfaction in it.

Creative Aesthetics Art Class

After I had a tea session with Aunt Jasmine the other day during when we met for her ceramic cups donation for Puchong Branch YSA Convention Fund Raising. We had a tea at café at Kota Kemuning. She shared with me about Zentangle.

It gives me some interests to learn about Zentangle. It has been a long time that I forgo about the art that I used to love to do. I am thinking of wanted to enrol the Tzu Chi Continuing Learning Centre at their Puchong centre.

The classes will start from 18/7/2019 to 3/10/2019, every Thursday from 7.30pm – 9.30pm. It consists of Zentangle class, Nagomi Pastel Art class and Soul Collage class. All these 3 type of classes are new to me.

I am quite exciting as I enrol these classes and hopefully can learn something that would probably excite my mind and rejuvenate my creativity juice again.