Poway Adult School Gets Tangled Up In Zentangle

Poway Adult School:  Healing Therapy Through Art:  Zentangle®
Instructor:  Janet Masey, Certified Zentangle Teacher
ZERO ART EXPERIENCE NECESSARY 

Zentangle has been proven to help with depression, chronic medical conditions, anxiety, bereavement, addiction, cancer treatment, essential tremors  & Parksinson's (eye/hand coordination), pain/anger management, PTSD, early development of art for children, self confidence and self-esteem.

2/3/18:  Twelve eager folks joined me today for a three hour Zentangle class at Poway Adult School in Poway, California.

First Hour:  Introduction to Zentangle (basic Zentangle - like Kindergarten).
Learning the basic Introduction to Zentangle Method. Zentangle creates beautiful images by drawing structured patterns – during the process you relax, focus – healing art.  We covered the history, philosophy, applications and steps of creating an original Zentangle tile. This unique, different approach to drawing will leave you thirsty for more.  

2nd Hour: Beyond Basic Zentangle (like jumping to sixth grade).
The students learned more complex patterns, embellishments, shading, strings theory, step-outs, tangleations (variation of patterns), tango (two patterns together.), and tracing a subject.   

3rd Hour:  We created a whimsical project called a ZIA (Zentangle Inspired Art), using the Zentangle Method.  I shared some information on coloring Zentangle art with my favorite - watercolor pencils and blending pen.                                
 
Not many folks know what The Zentangle Method is.  To my surprise during class, David Guzman, Poway Adult School VP, dropped into class, and saw the enthusiasm of the class and art they were working on  He said right there in class, "let's offer a second class this semester.  I always say, "you don't get it till you do it".  It is an amazing, unique new art method -  HEALING ART.

Zentangle is a secret gem.  When will you start your Zentangle journey?

Thanks Poway Adult School for the opportunity to share The Zentangle Method and wonderful class with very generous materials to take home.  It felt like Christmas for my students.  

                        

This was our first tile (that's what we call the paper we draw on).  After you complete your tile, you can arrange them like mosaic tiles.

Our whimsical Dr. Seuss tiles before adding color - their homework.


Black and white before color:

Poway Adult School rocks.  If you are in the area... check out their awesome classes.  You can even learn to play the ukulele.  I highly recommend that class of course, after you take my Zentangle class.

Me with my ukulele and hula outfit.