Today Art Clubbers and I had Part 2 of the super advanced Bucky and Friends class where we added cracks, more line-art and also shaded the piece dramatically. Wow, what a great class, thank you to all who participated!

2023Eni OkenAugust 31, 2023phi tile, bucky, ratoon, wyforwings, pickpocket, patakon, frame

Bucky and Friends Class Part 1

Today Art Clubbers and I had Part 1 of the super advanced Bucky and Friends class. We used Wyforwings, Bucky Fragment, Ratoon, also Patakon (OsBurSan) and Pickpocket (Tomas Padros). In Part 2 we'll cover more tangling, embellishing and shading!

2023Eni OkenAugust 24, 2023phi tile, bucky, ratoon, wyforwings, pickpocket, patakon, frame

Bucky and Friends

Playing with various different tangles: Bucky, Ratoon, Opus (all Zentangle), also a serrated version of Wyfore (original also by Zentangle). You also see Pellucidar and a ribbon version of Pickpocket (two last ones by Tomas Padros).

2023Eni OkenMay 29, 2023bucky, pellucidar, pickpocket, ratoon, opus, wyfore, serratededges, phi tile

Paradisum Bouquet

Another bouquet with Paradisum (OsBurSan) and a ton of other tangles by Zentangle, over a Phi tile. The post also includes the card for "Bouquet String”.

2022Eni OkenDecember 13, 2022Eni Dreams, blackandwhite, phi tile, eofer, diva dance, bouquet, paradisum

Holiday Berry Bouquet

My daily meditation today got Eofer (Iris Heidt), Diva Dance, Moon Pie, Bronx Cheer and Zinger. It looks like a bouquet of berries!

2022Eni OkenDecember 5, 2022Eni Dreams, blackandwhite, phi tile, eofer, diva dance, bouquet

Plezo on S String

The S string is one of my favorites to use. In this daily meditation, I used the Art Raffle app and got some interesting tangles: Plezo, Effie, Paradisum and more.

2022Eni OkenNovember 27, 2022Eni Dreams, blackandwhite, phi tile, plezo, effie, paradisum, joki

Aquafleur Landscape on Phi

I got a whole new batch of white Phi tiles. This daily meditation looks like a crazy landscape, with Aquafleur, Zander, Printemps, Shattuck and more.

2022Eni OkenNovember 22, 2022Eni Dreams, blackandwhite, aquafleur, printemps, zander, bales, phi tile

Mirrored Garden & Zentangle Beyond Language

I have the great honor of being one of the 6 instructors of Shie Naritomi’s Zentangle Beyond Language event (which opens today). My video class is called “Mirrored Garden” and I’m launching a brand new tangle named Copino!

2022Eni OkenApril 1, 2022copino, icanthis, mirroredgarden, mirror, phi tile

Ogee Grid in Red

I had a ton of fun with these Ogee Grid pieces over Phi tan tiles inspired by historic ottoman textiles. So much detail! Tangles are Moon Pie, Fluxecho and 123 O’leary.

2021Eni OkenOctober 20, 2021Renaissance, colored pencils, phi tile, moon pie, fluxecho, 123oleary, ogee, ogeegrid

Tangling with Brush Pens Part 3

Last Friday we concluded the Tangling with Brush Pens series. What an emotional and wonderful series this was!

2021Eni OkenJune 13, 2021fude brush pen, phi tile, renaissance tile, Renaissance, brush pens

Brush Pen Hurricane

This coming Friday Art Clubbers and I continue to explore the raw and powerful technique of using Brush pens in this hurricane design.

2021Eni OkenJune 2, 2021fude brush pen, phi tile, renaissance tile, Renaissance, brush pens

Tangling with Brush Pens Part 1

Tangling with Brush Pens Part 1 was an amazing class, emotional and full of acceptance.

2021Eni OkenMay 30, 2021fude brush pen, phi tile, renaissance tile, Renaissance, brush pens

Brush Pens, Marasu, Eofer and Bilt

Tangling with various different types of brush pens, ranging from a Fude Nib Fountain pen to a modest Crayola brush pen.

2021Eni OkenMay 13, 2021fude brush pen, phi tile, renaissance tile, Renaissance, brush pens

Fude Nib Fountain Pen, Wind and Letting Go

It takes a great deal of trust to let go and yield to a brush or fude pen.

2021Eni OkenMay 6, 2021fude brush pen, phi tile, renaissance tile, Renaissance

Gourdgeous Half-n-Half

Combining various things, Gourdgeous, black tiles over a Phi Tile from Project Pack 11.

2020Eni OkenSeptember 23, 2020BW shading, phi tile, fibonacci, black tile, gourdgeous

Phi Tile and Project Pack 11

Zentangle HQ just released what is probably my favorite project pack ever, with a new tile with golden ratio proportions.

2020Eni OkenSeptember 21, 2020BW shading, ribbons, phi tile, fibonacci, pokeroot, pokeleaf

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