Comments on: Zentangle Versus Mandalas

By: Jenny

Jenny — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:48:48 +0000

Thanks so much for the info and the link!

By: Sandy B.

Sandy B. — Thu, 28 May 2009 16:35:30 +0000

If you want to learn more about Zentangle without buying the kit, the http://www.zentangle.com website has lots of back issues of their email newsletter. Each one has instructions on how to draw a different tangle. (I have tangles on my blog too.) They aren’t trying to keep it all a secret and force you to buy a kit. It’s like learning yoga (or anything for that matter). You can buy a lovely kit with dvd, yoga mat, and personalized water bottle, you can take a trip to India and study with a master, you can read a book about it, surf the internet, or just lay a towel on your floor and make up your own poses. Lots of options – whatever works for you.

By: CS

CS — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 20:13:13 +0000

You don’t to buy a kit to draw zentangles. All you really need is a fineliner and paper. Than draw what your mind fancies it’s like taking a pen for a walk. Mandalas are freeform and any medium can be used like tried pasta or beads. I see a mandala in nature as well although it can’t always be easily taken home I can remember it in the mind’s eye.
With Zentangles I can’t draw more than 2 a day otherwise I feel a struggle to fill in the design like the creative energies going. They can also be done in colours as well not just a black and white line drawing. The closed to think to understand the Japanese notion of wabi sabi.

By: Yarn Painting from Skull-a-Day | Craft Test Dummies

Yarn Painting from Skull-a-Day | Craft Test Dummies — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:50:25 +0000

[...] I blogged about this before, and how a Zentangle really is just a mandala in a square. (Read the full rant here.) But what if you drew a Zentangle or a Mandala or whatever, and then used colored yarns to fill in [...]

By: Jenny

Jenny — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 23:55:17 +0000

Great question! I should begin by saying that I only paint on non-organic skins… I like to used frame drums with fixed heads by Remo. They have synthetic “fiber-skin” heads, which respond well to paint. I use an acrylic paint to paint the drums, and then add some Spray Var to protect it. Also, the painting may affect the timbre of the drum…. but they are still playable. Thanks for asking!

By: Maiah

Maiah — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 00:45:11 +0000

When you paint on drums, what medium do you use & do you seal it or do something to it to protect it?

thanks in advance for you help.

peace, Maiah

By: Buddhist Sand Mandalas | Craft Test Dummies

Buddhist Sand Mandalas | Craft Test Dummies — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 02:40:02 +0000

[...] briefly referenced Buddhist mandalas in my last post, ones made of completely of sand as a meditative practice. The ritual involves singing (chanting), [...]