Author Archive | Cari Pollack

Rio

My First Original Tangle: Rio

I’ve been collecting patterns that inspire me in an Evernote notebook for over a year now thinking that some of them would make phenomenal tangle patterns. I see new patterns every day and think, “I should really give this a shot” and then talk myself out of it. Call it lack of confidence, fear of […]

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Green tile materials

Now I know how Kermit the Frog feels

…because it’s not that easy being (or tangling) green. This week’s I Am the Diva challenge #209 is “Saint Patty’s” with the instruction to go green. Welllll….first I tried this tile with a mixed green watercolor pencil wash and a compilation of tangles evoking thoughts of spring. (I am so far from Irish it felt […]

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Sunday Tangle

Sunday Tangles

A little ruffle never hurt anyone, now, did it? I tried to keep this one simple–remembering that white space is my friend. Tangles include ruflz, b’twined and a modified amalea (truth be told, I made a huge mistake but, in true Zentangle style, I made something of it and kept going). I encourage and appreciate […]

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Coloring (and drawing) isn’t just for kids

The Huffington Post posted an article today called, “Coloring Isn’t Just For Kids. It Can Actually Help Adults Combat Stress.”  YES. So can drawing. This is one of the core principles of Zentangle and quite possibly one of the main reasons I was drawn (ha! a pun!) to this art form. Not surprisingly, I was quite […]

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Valentine's Day Mandala

Hidden Gems

I realized today that I’ve posted some work as projects (not tagged) that may never see light of day unless I blog them! First, my Valentine’s Day Mandala here – it was done on Valentine’s Day but wasn’t intended to be a nod to the day. And then lo and behold…hearts. Second, this Impossible Triangle […]

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Bunzo

Square One Bunzo

I recently discovered a Facebook group founded by CZTs for the purpose of focusing on pure Zentangle creations. It’s called Square One: Purely Zentangle, and each week they post a new tangle to focus on. This week’s tangle is Bunzo. Joined by Yincut, Beadlines, and Keenees (a nod to Purim because they look like hamentaschen […]

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Pink Beauty

Philadelphia Flower Show 2015

Yesterday was my mother’s XXth birthday (never publish a woman’s age. never.) and to celebrate the occasion, I took my parents to the world’s oldest and largest indoor flower show, the Philadelphia Flower Show. The theme was “Lights, Camera, BLOOM” and each display was a horticultural homage to a movie. After a late start and a […]

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