I’m tangling from A to Z – I is for…
…Inapod
…Itsy Twisty
…IX
(Pssst… new here? Welcome to Alphabet Salad! For some background on how and why I got involved in the Blogging from A to Z Challenge, check out this post… and, if you’d like to catch up on my progress to date, all of my challenge posts are tagged with Tangling from A to Z. Glad you stopped by, and hope you’ll return!)
Tangle Practice
Whenever I sit down to learn a new, complicated-looking tangle, my initial response is almost always a rather daunted, “I can’t do THAT!” But the Zentangle® tagline – Anything is possible… one stroke at a time – really is true. Each tangle is broken down and presented step by step, helping you build an intricate design from the ground up. So even if you don’t believe you’re an artistic person (which several of you have said in your comments!), I encourage you to step out of your comfort zone and give tangling a try. I believe you just might surprise yourself. 
Tangle Practice – Inapod
Tangle Practice – Itsy Twisty
Tangle Practice – IX
Border & String
Just to carry on with the whole A to Z theme, I thought I’d make each day’s “string” resemble the appropriate letter for the day. I can’t always promise that the finished tiles will look anything like the letters – it all depends on which tangles I’m using and how the drawing evolves. We’ll just have to see what happens!
Finished Zentangle®1 Tile
Finished “I” tile incorporating Inapod, Itsy Twisty, and IX
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1 The Zentangle® Method was created by Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas and is copyrighted. Zentangle® is a registered trademark of Zentangle, Inc. Learn more at zentangle.com.
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Twitter: ccassara
April 10, 2014
You have an amazing imagination to be able to come up with such different designs.
Carol Cassara recently posted… Easy, healthy stuffed chicken breasts
Twitter: alphabetsalad
April 10, 2014
Thank you! But I’m just putting others’ designs together, so I don’t feel as though I can take all the credit!
Laurel Regan recently posted… Blogging from A to Z Challenge – H is for…
Nice designs. They are very unique.
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Twitter: alphabetsalad
April 10, 2014
Thank you, Krystal!
Laurel Regan recently posted… Blogging from A to Z Challenge – H is for…
Twitter: lvfromana
April 10, 2014
I love the simplicity of these black and white designs that are also intricate at the same time. Not sure how they manage to capture those two ideas beautifully but they do.
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Twitter: alphabetsalad
April 10, 2014
Thank you, Ana!
Laurel Regan recently posted… Blogging from A to Z Challenge – H is for…
Twitter: poetliz
April 10, 2014
Oooh, now I came across zentangles somewhere else and sent to info to my son, who was doing much the same thing as doodles when he was bored, and has been doing since he was a child! Can’t quite ‘get’ why they are ‘copyrighted’ – how can you copyright them as a whole? Bit like copyrighting ‘sketches with a pencil’!
Will send him a link to your blog.
Liz
http://www.lizbrownleepoet.com (A-Z)
http://poetlizbrownlee.co.uk (website)
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Twitter: alphabetsalad
April 10, 2014
Thanks for stopping by, Liz! The way I understand it is that it’s not the designs themselves that are copyrighted, but the Zentangle method. There’s some more information here, if you’re interested:
http://www.zentangle.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28&Itemid=29
Laurel Regan recently posted… Blogging from A to Z Challenge – H is for…
These would make some great embroidery patterns.
M. J. Joachim
A to Z Challenge Co-Host
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Twitter: alphabetsalad
April 12, 2014
Oooh, good idea!
Laurel Regan recently posted… Blogging from A to Z Challenge – K is for…
Twitter: Yolaramunno
April 10, 2014
Super cool. This is the first time I’ve heard of this. I’m stopping by from a to z. I will be back.
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Twitter: alphabetsalad
April 12, 2014
So glad you stopped by, Maribeth!
Laurel Regan recently posted… Blogging from A to Z Challenge – K is for…
Twitter: CorinneBlogs
April 11, 2014
Another lovely one, Laurel. I’ve been meaning to ask you if you need special pens for these?
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Twitter: alphabetsalad
April 12, 2014
Thanks, Corinne! I use Pigma Micron pens in a variety of sizes (but mostly 01), and then just a regular pencil for borders and shading.
Laurel Regan recently posted… Blogging from A to Z Challenge – K is for…
Another beautiful one! You are so good at putting these together into an intricate, lovely whole design. I’m one of those who has not an iota of artistic talent, but I’m getting very tempted to try these, and I’m glad to read your encouragement!
Twitter: alphabetsalad
April 12, 2014
I really hope you do, Elaine… you honestly might surprise yourself!
Laurel Regan recently posted… Blogging from A to Z Challenge – K is for…
This is so creative n interesting…
nabanita recently posted… J is for Jealous
Twitter: alphabetsalad
April 12, 2014
Thank you!
Laurel Regan recently posted… Blogging from A to Z Challenge – K is for…
Twitter: shilpaagarg
April 11, 2014
Such lovely patterns, Laurel! ♥
Shilpa Garg recently posted… J is for Jest
Twitter: alphabetsalad
April 12, 2014
Thank you so much!
This turn out amazing. I have tried two of these patterns out of the three. Love it! ♥
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Twitter: alphabetsalad
April 15, 2014
Thanks, Kathy!
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