Kensington Library Zentangle Garden Fan

Wow, the summer is flying by but the weather is still warm. Today at Kensington Library in San Diego, So Cal, we created a Zentangle Garden Fan to help us cool off.  

Eight participants join me to create a ZIA (Zentangle Inspired Art).  Using Tripoli, Dooleedo, 
Cat-Kin, 'nzepple, Tipple, Mooka and Bijou we had a fun with the tangles, and then coloring in their piece.

A couple folks decided to leave black and white, which does justice to all the tangles alone.

Thanks to the Kensington Friends of the Library to sponsor these Zentangle classes.
Next classes
9/13/25 2-4pm

10/25/15 2-4pm

11/15/25 2-4pm

12/13/25  2-4pm

HAVE YOU TANGLES YET?

Kensington Library Zentangle Coloring Page

Typically, Zentangle art is black and white.  Being a meditative art method, when you apply color to
your art piece, it takes more thought process:  what implement, what color, where to apply.  

Lots of folks like coloring.  Many of the coloring books were designed by CZT (Certified Zentangle Teachers).  

Today in class, four participants created a whimsical coloring page using tangles and embellishments.
Just draw a string and add some tangles.  

Next class at Kensington Library (in San Diego, CA) is a Zentangle Floral Summer Fan -

August 9th, 2-4.  Only 10 seats, call and register for class:  619-533-3974

Zentangle VW Bus

 Summer is officially here in San Diego.  With summer here means travel time.  Today's Zentangle class at Kensington Library in San Diego was a ZIA (Zentangle Inspired Art) of a VW Bus heading off into the sunset. 

Seven participants joined in the fun as we learned some new and old tangles.   They took project home to color in sunset.  Great job ya'll.  

July class at Kensington Library will be July 12th, 2-4. 
The project will be creating a Zentangle coloring page.

Only 10 seats.  Call to sign up - 619/533-3974

Kensington Library - Back to Basics

 Since getting certified in 2014, I have created a lot of different Zentangle and Zia's (Zentangle Inspired Art) art projects.  Certified Teachers always suggest getting back to basics often to remember the simplicity of this amazing art form.

Today, at this lovely little Kensington library in San Diego, California, we are creating a basic tile and going over the reason this art form takes the "hard" out of art.

Tangles:  Flux, Henna Drum, Printemps, Diva Dance, Huggins.

Next class at Kensington Library:

6/21/25 @ 2:00-4:00 VW Bus

7/21/25 @ 200-4:00 Floral Coloring Page

8/9/25   @ 2:00-4:00 Garden Fan

Only ten seats - sign up now: call:  619/533-3974

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Kensington Library Faux Leather Zentangle Bookmark

 Today I'm back teaching a Zentangle class at the Kensington Library in San Diego.  It is also EARTH DAY in the lawn area of the library.  Should be lots of fun.  

The nine participants in class will be working with three different pens to create a Faux Leather Bookmark.  Using the tangles, Meer, Printemps, Inapod, Bateek, Ragz, Pinch, Fassett, and Yincut, we tangled our brown cardstock using black, brown, and white Gelly roll pens.  

Good job everyone.

March Kensington Library Spring Bunny Zentangle Class

 Spring has sprung and so has Kensington Library Zentangle class.  

Our class today was working on gray tile, with black micron pen, white jelly roll, shading, and a bit of coloring.  

Unfortunately, the library miss printed the date of class.  For all those that showed up a week early I'm sorry for the inconvenience of your time.  Two lucky participants joined me with this fun class with lots of technique and implements.

Tangles:  Crescent Moon, Bales, Meer, Tipple, Knightsbridge, Printemps, Knase, Tentoculous,
Vega, Henna Drum, and Huggins.

Next class at Kensington Library is April12th (check library for sign up and date).  Only ten seat available.  Sign up early (call 619-533-3974).

Rancho Santa Fe Library meets Zentangle

 The Rancho Santa Fe Library welcomed me back to share the Zentangle Art Method with twelve wide- eyed participants.  The library is located 20 miles north of San Diego in a quaint little town. 

                               

Today in class I taught a basic Zentangle tile.  Teaching the history, theory, philosophy in the way the co-founders design the art method. You don't get it till you do it.

Zentangle Art Method is a meditative art method that is easy to do and creates beautiful mages by drawing structured patterns.  During the process you relax, get into a state of well-being- healing art-happy place.

After completing a basic tile, we put those tangles into a
ZIA (Zentangle Inspired Art) and created a fun tortoise.

Thank you to all who participated and to Rancho Santa Fe Library Guild for hosting this class.

Kensington Library Zebra Zentangle Class

 A beautiful Saturday this afternoon at Kensington Library, San Diego, Calif..  This location is so class to the San Diego Zoo, thought we would tangle a Zebra for our Zentangle class today.

Ben Kwok created this outline for the class today.  He has many coloring books with amazing outlines.

Our tangles today were: Keeko, Stripping, Onamato, Zander, Printemps, Knightsbridge, Jetties, Reticulated, Tipple, Barber Pole, Hollibaugh, Knase, and Zebra.

Nine of us enjoyed the time spent together learning some old and new tangles. 

Fun Zebra facts:

Zebras are black with white stripes. This is because the black fur is the default color, and the white stripes are areas where pigment production is turned off. Zebra's sleep facing each other to watch for prey.

Just like human fingerprints, no two zebra stripes are the same, although each of the three species of zebra have the same general stripe patterns. Scientists believe their stripes may have a social purpose and help zebra recognize each other.

 

Kensington Library classes coming up

 More Zentangle classes coming in Feb, March, Apri to Kensington Library

Dates:  Check calendar on blog for picture

2/22/25 @ 2-4   Zebra will be tangled

3/22/25 @ 2-4   Gray Spring Bunny will be tangled

4/12/25 @ 2-4   Faux Leather Bookmark will be tangled

Only 10 seats, register with library by calling:  619/533-3974

Please call if you need to cancel.  There is a waiting list.

Kensington Library Hot Air Balloon ZIA

 HAPPY NEW YEAR to all the tanglers out there that love Zentangle.

January class at Kensington Library, this cute little library in Hillcrest, San Diego, we created a ZIA (Zentangle Inspired Art) in the likes of a hot air balloon scene.

Eight happy tanglers joined in to fill our scene with fun tangles.

Thanks to Friends of Kensington Library for supporting Zentangle classes.
Don't forget to join Friends of libraries to continue getting free classes brought to your library.  
Only $10 a year.