I had never heard of a Zentangle.
Zentangle is an easy to learn method of creating beautiful images from repetitive patterns. The concept was created by Maria Thomas and Rick Roberts as a form of meditation – a type of art that provides a sense of freedom and well-being!
Their motto is “Anything is possible – one stroke at a time.” So I set to work on a Zentangle Apple. The approach and term were coined due to the almost meditative trance that happens when you create in a free form doodle type of manner and it was a perfect apple for me to create tonight because as you all know from yesterday’s post – I’m feeling a bit burnt out – lol!
Give it a try – art is therapy. It engages the mind so throughly that it can put distress and pain aside for a bit. The nice thing about art is that first and foremost it is for you – you never need to show a soul. Pick up a pen and piece of paper and doodle – I promise you – it will take you somewhere else. Even if the zen only happens for a little while – tangle yourself up in it and enjoy!
Until tomorrow.
Jenna
Day 151 was created in india ink.
Hehe, I’ve been “Zentangling” my whole life, without knowing it! I used to do this A LOT in classes from middle school through college! I often did this with hearts and other random shapes.
Beautiful apple!! very original!!
You are right, art is a good and amazing therapy, art can provide us the inspiration for fighting not just our illness also provide us the harmony in our soul to fight depression and sadness.
I played piano for many years, I stopped for some reasons and after 16 years I start playing piano again, was an enormous happiness when I put my hands in a piano again. Is hard, I don’t have the flexibility that I had 16 years ago, also my hands are different now, but I have decided to play piano again, I have decided that I can because I love the sensation that I can feel when I heard the music that can produce my own hands.
Wow I had no idea what this form was called, I had been doing this since I was child. Beautifully done!