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Opus Tiles
New Tangle - arukas
Website Update Info
Zentangle Store




Zentangle Kits





Pre-Strung Tile photo

Zentangle Accessories






102-tangles

102 Tangles





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Zentangle Ensemble







November 9, 2014



     

We just finished two amazing CZT seminars. Lots to tell and show in later newsletters, but first we want to share with CZTs some new treats from Seminars 16 & 17.

 

A website reminder: we expect to shift to our new website next week (fingers crossed). More info on that at the end of this newsletter.

 

Onward to two treats from seminar . . . Enjoy!

 

 

 

Opus Tiles

Earlier this year we had the extraordinary opportunity to introduce you to our dear friend Bijou. And along with Bijou and his wonderful philosophies came the Bijou Tile . . . a tile of smaller proportion that opened up a new intimate surface to be tangled. 

This year was also a year that marked ten years since we gave our first Zentangle class. We wanted to celebrate this milestone with something of grand proportion. 

So,  in a year where we first took the Zentangle practice even smaller, we thought, let's go big to celebrate this exciting anniversary. 

We have watched how folks have been creating larger scaled Zentangle inspired works for years. And now we have a tile to support that larger vision.

We are excited and honored to introduce to you:

Opus
Any artistic work, especially one on a large scale.

Our Opus tile is Zentangle tile of grand proportion and measures 10.5 inches (27 cm) square. It is crafted from the same wonderful, 100% cotton, archival, mould made paper of our original Zentangle tiles. These tiles are a beautiful surface for those ready to work larger with their tangles.

During our research and development stages as we explored this wonderful and vast surface, we discovered that this larger canvas not only opens up more space but also invites new ideas and techniques.

Here are three samples from . . . 

Sandy Bartholomew:

Laura Harms:

and Maria:


The expanse of this tile invites the use of different size pens and creating tangles large, small and in between.

This is an ideal canvas to mix the Sakura� Pigma™ line of pens such as the Graphic 1, Micron 08, Micron 01, and the Micron 005. 

Paradoxically, the Micron 005 is a fun pen to use on this larger canvas as you add tangles almost as textured shading. The Micron 08 provides a beautiful contrast with the Micron 005.

Another application for this tile is as a collaborative tile with a group of people, much like we do with our large collaborative tile at seminars.

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Once you have created your "Opus" you can present it in one of our glass frames that we designed just for this new tile.

 

 

 

Like our other glass frames you can hang it using your favorite cord or ribbon. You can also set it on your special place with a matching leaded glass pyramid base.

 

 

 

 

Since an Opus tile is 9 times the size of an original Zentangle Tile, a complete Zentangle Ensemble set will also fit perfectly in this frame.

 
Opus Tile - Set of 5
Retail: $22.00   CZT: $11.00

Opus Tile - Set of 25
Retail: Not available    CZT: $44.00

Opus Frame
Retail: $39.00   CZT: $39.00

 

Opus Frame with Stand

Retail: $54.50   CZT: $54.50

 

 

 

New Tangle: arukas

Molly writes:

As time goes by it seems that discovering a magical new tangle is a bit more challenging. We don't spend our days searching for tangles, rather, it seems that they sort of fall on our laps. 

We are sometimes struck by something we see in our worlds and then spend some time deconstructing it. We may get a new idea in our heads or we might just happen upon something while tangling. 

I have found that most of the tangles I discover happen in the latter way. This was the case recently as I was tangling away during a rather lengthy conference call (it helps keep me fresh for the duration of the call.) I was fooling around with orbs, as I have been fascinated with them lately. 

I don't remember exactly how it happened, but somehow I found myself in this back and forth aura rhythm. Soon a star was born . . . I mean, a tangle. The name came to me immediately. I think it had something to do with the pen I was using. (!)

Arukus is a beautiful, versatile, and very forgiving tangle.

We introduced this tangle at our recent CZT seminars. Here's the step out and some of the samples we displayed. 



Arukas loves tangleations! For instance, play around with the number of beginning spokes. 

As you can see in the variations above, you can also:
  • Use multiple initial circles. (Just be sure to do each spoke and aura on all of them as you proceed.)
  • Add solid fill and sparkle.
  • Use a spiral.
  • Use other initial shapes
  • Explore and have fun!
Here are some more tangleations:

We'll wait a few weeks to introduce arukas publicly. 

Enjoy! 

We look forward to seeing what you create.

And remember . . . when in doubt, AURA.


 

 

Website Update Info 
 

We're excited about the new look and increased functionality that our upcoming website upgrade will offer.


We expect to shift to our new site next week. When the shift happens, you will receive an email with instructions about how to log on to the new site. 

Until you log on and change your CZT status, you will be listed as inactive. Once you log on you can change your status and create your new CZT personal page on our site.

For more information on this change, please see our previous CZT newsletter here.

If you have any website related questions, please send them to Julie at help@zentangle.com


Best from us all,
 

Rick, Maria, Bijou and the whole Zentangle HQ team! 

 

 

 

 

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