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that would suit Zentangle. I ended up with more options than I could use! Stamps provide great shape and inspiration for Zentangle-inspired art.

    SILVER FERN
    rubber stamp, Sakura Pigma Micron pen, Tim Holtz Distress Stain, colored pencil

    OH CANADA!
    Tim Holtz Distress Stain, Sakura Pigma Micron pen, StazOn Ink pad, rubber stamp

    PAYNE’S GREY MONOCHROME
    ink, rubber stamp, Sakura Pigma Micron pen

    ALMOST SPRING
    Tim Holtz Distress Stain, watercolor, rubber stamps (
Darkroom Door
by Rachel Greig), Sakura Pigma Micron pen

Creating Shape With Zentangle
    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?

    BIRDY
    Sakura Pigma Micron pen, watercolor, graphite pencil
    by KathyAnne Whittemore, CZT

    UNION SQUARE SAN FRANCISCO
    Sakura Pigma Micron pen, graphite pencil
    by Beckah Krahula, CZT

    TANGLED HOUSTON
    Sakura Pigma Micron pen, graphite pencil
    by Beckah Krahula, CZT

Zentangle and Photography
    My passion for photography goes back as far as I remember. My first camera, in primary school, took 120mm film and was bright yellow. Since then I’ve graduated through several point-and-shoot cameras to digital SLR, as well as the fun of Lomography and Polaroid. I adore how capturing a single moment in time can instantly evoke memories and feelings.
    Photography is a great tool for snapping patterns and textures as you’re out and about, which inspires Zentangle® in its origins and continuing journey. Zentangle also makes a wonderful companion to photographs in art journals and scrapbooks. I often include photography in my art journals because it provides unlimited inspiration to me. Using Zentangle with photography makes my pages uniquely mine and different from much of what we see in magazines and online.
    The three journal pages shown reflect some of my life’s passions—my nephew (and godson) Lukas, my pug, Sunny, and an elephant (I sponsor an orphan elephant in Kenya). Many people journal about a range of topics—some whimsical and about nothing in particular. My pages often reflect my life in some way—family and friends, the things that I love. I also love Zentangle, so it’s an easy choice to include it with my photographs and journals.

    ELEPHANT LOVE
    watercolor, Sakura Pigma Micron pen, ink, Derwent Inktense pencil, photograph

    SUNNY
    watercolor, rubber stamp, Sakura Pigma Micron pen, Tim Holtz Distress Ink pad, foam stamps

    SPOOKY
    watercolor, Sakura Pigma Micron pen, Broken China Distress Stickles, glitter pen

Zentangle Goes Digital
    One of the special things about Zentangle® is that it is hand-drawn. No matter what level of artistic talent you possess, you can succeed in this art form. One of the other appealing aspects (for this artist anyway) is that Zentangle can be done anywhere, especially away from the computer screen! I spend way too much time on my Mac, but it’s an occupational hazard