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Wolverhampton

Zentangle

Status:Active, open to new members
Group email: Zentangle group
When: Fortnightly on Friday afternoons
First and third Fridays each month at Pendeford

I was inspired by a ‘mindfulness drawing’ workshop I attended a while ago. I would describe it as mindful structured doodling. Anyone can do it, even if you’ve had no drawing experience whatsoever, and it's a lovely way to relax.
Josie Turner

Here’s a more ‘official’ description:
“The Zentangle Method is an easy-to-learn, relaxing, and fun way to create beautiful images by drawing structured patterns. We call these patterns tangles. You create tangles with combinations of dots, lines, simple curves, S-curves and orbs. These simple shapes are the "Elemental Strokes" in all Zentangle art. These patterns are drawn on small pieces of paper called "tiles." We call them tiles because you can assemble them into mosaics.”

Here's a couple of examples of what I have done:

Interested? I can provide materials for people starting out, but you will eventually need to buy your own pens and card (not expensive).