Topic 5

ZENTANGLE Inspired Creations

The Zentangle process was created by Rick Roberts (Monk) and Maria Thomas (artist, botanical art illustrator and lettering artist)

Objective:

The student will use the elements and principles of art to organize the Zentangle drawing method into a personal drawing that reflects something about them. They will learn the vocabulary of the zentangle, strings (lines), tangles (patterns) and how the effects of mindful drawing can be a way to relax your mind and body and at the same time create amazing designs.

Purpose- every mark is thoughtful or deliberate, unlike a doodle which is mindless. where as zen means mindful

Traditional Zentangle- square paper (tile), black and while, no color since that would require you to switch to your left brain, Ideally zentangle is supposed to be abstract and does not follow a specific shape.

Zentangle - is an abstract, patterned drawing created according to the tenets of the Zentangle Method. In other words a mindful pattern drawn in the abstract.

Zentangle-inspired creations - Works that are reminiscent of Zentangles but don't adhere to the official guidelines

http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Zentangle

Homework:  bring in 5 samples (photographs *can be taken by you or downloaded from the web) printed on one sheet of paper that shows something from nature that we can use as inspiration to create patterns. (example: a field of flowers, brick wall etc. )