How to Draw the Zentangle® Tangle 'Munchin'

I thought I would share this video. Munchin is one of my favorite tangles.

Diva Challenge 228

This week's challenge is by guest blogger Cari Sultanik, CZT. ( http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.com/)
She has challenged fellow tanglers to create a tile using organic patterns. Organic patterns are my very favorite, so I was happy to join in this week.  I used Verdigogh, Poke Root, Flux, a little Mooka, Pendrills, Locar, Cadent in a flower form, a little Poke Leaf, Fescue, and some odd-and-end fillers in leaf and flower forms.

Weekly Challenge 225

Laura Harms is on vacation, so this week's challenge is by guest blogger, Jen Crutchfield, CZT. Her challenge was to use only 2 or 3 colors.

 She did not say whether the tangles should be drawn with colored ink, or if the colors could be added to tangles drawn with black ink. She drew her own with colored inks. I did not like the effect of drawing the tangles with colored inks, so I drew mine with black ink, and added color with colored pencils. I used pink, blue and yellow for a tropical look.My tangles are out-of-the-grid Cadent, and one of my own creation, Topsy-TV. The other is one I have been working on since I got back from Charleston that was inspired from a palmetto tree trunk, so for now I will just call it "Palmetto". I drew it tiny on one side, and large on the other.

Off to Charleston

As I prepare to head out to Charleston for the 4th of July weekend tomorrow, I am thinking about the things I might see as inspiration for  Zentangle tiles...the buildings, structures, windows, fences, baskets...what will I see? The last time I was in Charleston, I was not aware of Zentangle, and now that my eyes are open to Zentangle,  I am excited about the possibilities!  Not only am I excited about the inspiration I may find in the city, but also at the seashore.  I will be packing my pens, pencils, sketchbook and camera...well, my LG phone-camera. ( My "real" camera has a malfunctioning lens motor which would cost $100+ to fix. I have not decided if I want to get it repaired or not as it is 6+ years old.)

Here are a couple of older tangled tiles that I did, influenced by things aquatic:

This one is called "The Beach"

This one is called "Fish Out of Water"
I actually sold both of these at an art show...people love beach/ fishing themes here in South Carolina!  I did not intend for the "Fish...." to look like the letter "E", but it does, and I have often told myself that I should try to develop an alphabet using these types of organic lines and forms. Maybe my trip to Charleston will reveal things to me to get me busy on this idea!

When I get back, I will write another post and let you know what I discovered! Stay tuned...