The Beauty of Zentangle: Inspirational Examples from 137 Tangle Artists Worldwide

by Suzanne McNeill CZT, Cindy Shepard CZT

Overview

Zentangle(R) is fast becoming a worldwide phenomenon, attracting individuals from all walks of life. The Beauty of Zentangle celebrates this simple but elegant new craft with hundreds of sensational one-of-a-kind designs from around the world. This invitation-only collection of the very best Zentangle-inspired art includes stunning masterpieces from breakthrough artists and CZTs like Suzanne McNeill, Cindy Shepard, Marie Browning, Sandy Steen Bartholomew, and many more. Their inventive tangles are at the forefront of a new wave of creative expression and personal freedom.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781574217186
Publisher:	Fox Chapel Publishing
Publication date:	11/01/2013
Pages:	184
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Suzanne McNeill is often known as a Trendsetter for arts and crafts. Dedicated to hands-on creativity, she constantly tests, experiments and invents something new and exciting. Suzanne is the woman behind Design Originals, a publishing company dedicated to all things fun and creative. She is a designer, artist, columnist, TV personality, publisher, art instructor, author and lover of everything hands-on. She was the 2011 winner of the Craft and Hobby Association's Industry Achievement Award.

Cindy Shepard is a contributing author of The Beauty of Zentangle, author of Stash and Smash and Bottle Art, and a contributor to Zentangle 5, Zentangle 6, Zentangle 8, and Joy of Zentangle. She is an experimental artist with a focus on recycled and mixed media art. Since she attended a Certified Zentangle Teacher training seminar with Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas, her whimsical, colorful style has grown and developed in amazing ways. Energetic Zentangle-inspired patterns have found their way into most of her work. Cindy recently produced her own line of rubber stamps called Moustachio, featuring quirky Zentangle-inspired houses.

Editorial Reviews

To share the wonders of drawing structured patterns, Certified Zentangle Teachers Suzanne McNeill and Cindy Shepard have selected hundreds of examples of exemplary tangle art designs. The Beauty of Zentangle displays a staggering diversity of aesthetic styles: The works of 137 artists working in this vibrant genre are represented in this 184-page trade paperback original. A gift of whimsy.

11/15/2013
Zentangle is a type of pattern-based black-and-white drawing that incorporates ritual and meditation. In this simple book, authors and artists McNeill (Joy of Zentangle; Zentangle Basics) and Shepard (Stash and Smash: Art Journal Ideas) provide inspiration in the form of hundreds of Zentangle drawings created by artists around the world as well as dozens of patterns that readers can borrow from. VERDICT While some readers will appreciate the highly methodical process of Zentangle drawing more than others, many will enjoy the possibilities for visual creativity and relaxation that this technique can foster.

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