New Class, New Friends!

So, last Saturday I taught a Terrific class to a group of Zentangle enthusiasts in Greenwood,SC.

It was a large class, with terrific energy. It included folks of all ages and genders, and I hope everyone enjoyed it as much as I did! I'm hearing interest in future classes, and hope we can arrange this soon.

Mosaic of our First Tile

The Second Mosaic

Focused!

Blessed Be and Joyous Tangling!
maggie

Another Class, and Another Challenge

Yes, just FYI, I've posted a class for this coming Thursday, 9/1, 3-6pm. 

And now, to the Really Important Stuff: The Diva's Weekly Challenge #36 !

This week's Challenge, of course, is to use Rick's new tangle, Assunta . This tangle was posted in a Zentangle Newsletter dated August 15. It's a gift from Rick to Maria on the anniversary of her birth. What a lovely gift!
I found myself pretty Challenged getting started with this, despite Rick's great deconstruction & excellent Tips. My little "hash marks" or "take-off & landing lines" were too long, or too close together or too far apart.

I finally got the spacing, and the turning of the tile, and everything figured out, and it began to Flow Beautifully. Each little teardrop nestled next to its partner. Cadent flowed directly off of Assunta. So did Bales.

Then came Photography! Oh, dear! I ALWAYS

just Scan my tiles! But I'm not near my scanner right now. It did take me more attempts than I expected: light, no light? flash, no flash?  Where did that glare come from?

Ah Hah! Got it! 

Now, what was the next project?

Blessed Be and Joyous Tangling!

September classes posted!

I have just posted dates & times for 4 classes in September on the "Learn Zentangle" page above. I've been goofing off for most of July & August. Blaming most of that on my new granddaughter  :  )

But it's time to get back to work, and play. I tend to get more creatively motivated around the Solstices & Equinoxes, so September should be a great month!

Just e-mail me: maggiekattangles@gmail.com if you're interested!

I LOVE sharing Zentangle with new people, so come join us. It'll be fun, at the very least!
Class descriptions, prices, location and so forth are also on the "Learn Zentangle" page.

If I don't have anything that suits your schedule, please get in touch with me.

Blessed Be and Joyous Tangling!

Zentangle 101

Our April Zentangle class was terrific, but I've been SLOW getting the photos posted!

                                                 Mosaic of our First Tile

I always love studying the Differences each person brings to the creation!!

 Our Second Tile

Hollibaugh seems to lend itself especially well to allowing everyone to take their own directions!









Next classes: Zentangle 101, morning of Saturday, May 14. And my first Zentangle 102 (8 more Tangles) class, afternoon of May 14. (see the Learn Zentangle tab above for more info)

And here's a photo of my studio/storefront with my new awesome banner:

Let me know what YOU would like in a Zentangle class and I'll see what we can come up with!

Last Class--Next Class

As I mentioned previously, we had a great time at last week's Zentangle 101 class!

Here's the mosaic of the first tile:

We didn't manage to photograph the second mosaic: folks were getting in a rush to to leave for other commitments.  Everyone was fascinated, even as we worked on the tiles, at how differently people interpreted!

Please check the Learn Zentangle tab for future classes. I'm still trying to juggle my "real job" with class schedules, but I'll get better at it! Also still working with Tech Support on online registration, but drop me an e-mail if you want to come to a class.

Am I Blue?

Well, not really. I was pretty blue on Friday, with concerns over my first class in the new studio space. But world events were certainly much bigger and far more devastating than Anything in my little world!!

So I send out prayers and healing energy to all those harmed in any way by natural disaster! And my little world will just have to continue to turn.

The Diva's Weekly Challenge #12 is "Something Blue," in honor of her Mom, Mom's birthday and her love of the color. This one was difficult for me. My first attempt was rather heavy-handed with the blue. I liked this second one better. But I think I'll post them both: there were things I really liked in the first tile! I just felt that I "lost it" in adding color.

OK, so the scanner toned it down some, but I still don't like what I did with Hollibaugh.

And the second, the scanner toned down too, so it's kind of dark:

I could probably adjust the settings, but I'm too tired.
;  )  [me with one eye closed]

Busy week last week and another coming up!

On the bright side, even though I had a smaller-than-expected-or-hoped-for class on Saturday, I did have a class, and everyone who did attend seemed to enjoy it and want more.

Tentative plan to repeat Zentangle 101 in a couple of weeks, then a "102--8 more tangles" in mid-April.

More on that soon!

In my downtime this week (if I really have any), I have a lot of work to do on my marketing.

Repeat after me:

It WILL be OK!

It WILL all work out!

This class WILL happen!

OK, so my tech support has not been able to get online registration and payment working: I can adapt, even at this late date! (see Learn Zentangle tab)

So the furniture isn't going to be here on time: there are options!

There will be a Zentangle 101 class at my studio space next Saturday! If you're in the Asheville area, come & bring a friend.

I'm so excited about sharing Zentangle with new friends!!