View a YouTube,  Learn great tangles, techniques and tips from Zentangle® CZT's at a retreat held in Massachusetts.

     One of the benefits of becoming a Certified Zentangle Teacher is all of the new friendships you develop.  Many of us have chosen to stay in contact with each other and meet occasionally through the year.  Recently Bette Abdu and Christine Britos (fellow CZT's)  held a workshop at a wonderful old home and retreat area in Rolling Ridge, Massachusetts. 


A labyrinth discovered...  perfect spot for a little Zen.

     Meet-ups are a time for sharing ideas, learning new techniques and generally sharing tangle talk.  Of course we all have a lot of Zentangle® inspired projects to share so show and tell was one of my favorite parts of the weekend.


Judy Lehman having fun with tangles.

      In the video for this week, part one of the CZT retreat,  Bette introduces you to the Cadex* pattern with variations.  The Zentangle patterns developed by Rick and Maria are basic structures of a design broken down into easy to follow steps. Once the basic structure of a tangle pattern is drawn the variety of options for adding your own embellishments to the pattern allows you to make it your own and to easily work with your personal design style. 


Jodie Ehler's Zentangle sampler tile is one of my favorites.

     How many of you have a difficult time organizing your tangles for easy reference? The more tangles you learn, the more challenging it can be. Christine Britos has come up with a great way to keep track of her tangles, she shares her tips with you in this week's video.


Zentangle of the week, enjoy and create!!    

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*original Zentangle pattern

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