Are you wondering what language I’m speaking? Haha! That’s exactly what I thought when I first heard of Zentagles and Zendalas. I’m the kind of person who likes to research everything from prescription medicines to artsy techniques, but I had a hard time finding indepth info on this meditative art form. Most of the websites offer a how-to approach than an informative one. I stumbled on http://www.zentangle.com and they had some infomation on this art form.
Here is MY definition: AZzentangle is a process of doodling in a meditative state with “tangles” and repeated patterns. Usually these are black and white so you use patterns to fill in the blank areas…kinda like color. A Zendala is a hybrid of a Mandala circle & Zentangle art. Here is a great website with how-to tutorials for making Zendalas http://www.milliande.com/Zendala-How-To-Draw-A-Mandala-Zentangle-Style.html . That site is wonderful for a little inspiration! I went a head and posted Milliande’s youtube video so you can see how freaking fun and freeing this is!!!
Just a word of warning…Zentangles are addictive! I love instant gratification crafts and Zentangles are quick and easy and a perfect stress reliever. If you’re stressed out, then try out a Zentangle. There really isn’t any right or wrong way…just YOUR way! Here is my first Zendala (because it is a circle like a Mandala for meditation). I love it and I found myself getting lost in all the tangled patterns. I think I’ll try out using red for the lines in my next one to step it up a little. I’ll keep ya updated.
Thanks for posting this. I love these drawings . . . I used to do similar in the margins of my notebooks in college (yeah, I really paid attention)