I told you yesterday that I was going to the Great Lakes Mega Meet - well, it was brilliant. I took two classes about colouring with Copics - well worth it too. I feel much happier about colouring now. My third class was about Zentangles. Our teacher was Diana Hirsch - she is a super teacher. She created a wonderful atmosphere of calm, which was very welcome after walking around the exhibition, and then started to teach us three basic tangles. After our class we had all completed a tile - here's the photo of the group's work:
With only three tangles - each work is totally unique, and it really was lots of fun. I felt very relaxed at the end of the session and also want to learn more! Here's a close up of my very first tangle - I think I'll be making more.
I did get a number of bits and pieces at the show, but I was reasonably restrained. I got some scrapbook templates to make shaped pages, a few books with new tangles in them, some stencils for mixed media and art journalling, some wonderful new shimmer acrylic paints (Silks), some Cuttlebug 5" x 7" embossing folders, some laser cut titles for scrapbook pages and, the best deal of the day, a lot of new Copics. I got a selection of greys and the fluorescent colours! Very pleased with my stash!
That's all for now, as I'm off into my craft room to play - got to make a card with some of my new stash!! See you soon.
4 comments:
Sounds as if you had an amazing time. Terrific that you were taught some shading too with the tangles. The tangle books are great to work with - I'm always referring to them & they give super ideas for combining tangles with other pieces of artwork.
Paula (PEP)
Well I would say you did very well shopping and with that cool class!
Love your Zentangke work and I must say your new stash love interesting
Anne
The way you write about that workshop makes me eager to follow one myself :) Your tangle looks great. Somethng completely different but definitely lovely.
And your new stash looks great!
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