Category Archives: Challenges

Got “Auras”?

Auras challenge #66

In Zentangle-speak, a common technique that you find used over and over again in various patterns is the “Aura”.. Those of you not familiar with Zentangle will be more familiar with this definition, one of the aura definitions pulled from … Continue reading

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“Fortune Teller” – Challenge #64

Challenge #64 Fortune  Teller

I couldn’t resist this week’s challenge at iamthedivaczt.blogspot.com – another “common string” challenge where we’re all invited to work with the same string. This one is fairly simple, in that you basically make an X string across the tile, and … Continue reading

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XYP it

xypbook-standing3

Last week I showed some examples of the tangle pattern ‘Fengle‘ in a book form I had worked on a couple months ago. I had actually done the center section of the book with Fengle first, and then felt I … Continue reading

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‘Fengle’ play

fengle challenge

This week’s Zentangle challenge over at the iamthedivaczt blog was all about the newly released to the public tangle,  “Fengle“.   As a CZT, I’d had a chance to play with this pattern for a couple of months ahead,  but I … Continue reading

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More tangling with Sanibelle…

challenge# 57 - sanibelle

This morning I awoke to check the latest challenge from iamthedivaczt.blogspot.com..   using existing tangles,  and was delighted to see the challenge was to use the tangle ‘Sanibelle’ from Tricia Faraone, CZT,  a lovely, feminine and organic tangle that is as … Continue reading

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Left hand tangling..

challenge56 non-dominant hand

The tangle challenge over at the iamthedivaczt blog  this week was a repeat of one of my favorites so far,  and one I believe all students should at least see..   to tangle with your non-dominant hand.  When I did this … Continue reading

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