{"id":16903,"date":"2015-10-30T07:05:17","date_gmt":"2015-10-30T12:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/?p=16903"},"modified":"2015-10-27T08:40:47","modified_gmt":"2015-10-27T13:40:47","slug":"friday-fun-tangling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/archives\/16903","title":{"rendered":"Friday Fun: Tangling"},"content":{"rendered":"

Feeling some stress? Well, some say coloring can help. There are adult coloring books for sale<\/a>, and Andersen Library supplies coloring pages on a table near the Circulation Desk. But how about drawing your own lines instead of just coloring within someone else’s? Try “tangling<\/strong>!”<\/p>\n

Tangling<\/strong> is creating abstract drawings that use a few repetitive patterns, kind of<\/em> advanced doodling but with a mindful method or process to it, and with no attempt whatsoever to represent actual objects (i.e.<\/em>, you don’t need to be a talented artist). The act of tangling is meditative as you focus on making one deliberate stroke at a time. If you really get into it, later you might add color to your projects, or even “tangle” on objects. But to begin and use the process for meditating, trace a 3.5-inch square on paper and then, within the square, lightly (so that it will be invisible when your tangling is done) draw a free-form “string.” Examples of strings<\/a> are available online. Then draw repetitive patterns in the spaces created by the string. There’s an online list of official tangle patterns<\/a> that you can use. You also can look at the newsletters<\/a> at the Zentangle\u00ae, Inc. web site (see especially the ones that mention “New Tangle” in the contents).<\/p>\n

I strongly recommend reading “How to make a Zentangle<\/a>” (at Wiki-How), “What is a Zentangle<\/a>?” (by Certified Zentangle Teacher Linda Farmer, who also created the string and pattern pages linked above), and “On understanding Zentangle<\/a>” (by Sandy Hunter, another CZT) to get started.<\/p>\n

There are Library resources available for learning more. Through Research@UWW, UWW students or staff can use the free UW Request service to borrow these books from other UWs: Totally tangled: Zentangle and beyond<\/em><\/a> and Zen mandalas: Sacred circles inspired by Zentangle<\/em><\/a>. There also are articles on the topic of adults using coloring as stress relief, and not all are supportive. Read, for example, “Why adults are buying coloring books (for themselves)<\/a>” at The New Yorker<\/em> web site, and “Color me trendy<\/a>” (Publishers Weekly<\/em>, 8\/3\/2015, vol.262:no.31, pp.26-27) about the phenomenon of adult coloring books sales.<\/p>\n

Enjoy!<\/p>\n

Thank you, Anne, for bringing this to my attention.<\/p>\n

Note: The Zentangle\u00ae art form and method was created by Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas and is copyrighted.<\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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