Boomeresque:Definition
1. Adj.: Describing a person born between 1 Jan. 1946 and 31 Dec. 1964
2. Adj.: Description of a person, place or thing possessing Baby Boomer je ne sais quoi
3. See also, Boomer, Esq.: A Baby Boomer who is also a licensed attorney (See, e.g., About).

Zentangle, ZIA, Tangling

Boomeresque’s Second Tangle Invention – “Segundo”

September 11, 2015 10 comments

Zentangle Segundo

[New to Zentangle®? You can read about it here.] Those of you who understand Spanish know that “segundo” translates to “second” in English. This shows a marked lack of imagination on my part in naming my tangle inventions (deconstructions) since I named my first tangle, “Phirst“. I think Segundo is what Linda Farmer (TanglePatterns.com’s “mother”), would […]

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Zentangle Diva’s Challenge #234 – The Unofficial End of Summer Edition

September 9, 2015 29 comments

Zentangle Diva Challenge Can T

New to the concept of Zentangle? You can learn more about it here. We celebrated Labor Day this week in the United States and Canada. In both countries, Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer. In Philadelphia, students started the school year yesterday. Apparently, summer didn’t get the memo about Labor Day because it […]

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Zentangle Diva’s Challenge #233 – She’s Baaaccck! Edition

August 31, 2015 15 comments

Zentangle Diva challenge 233 Zenith

[Zentangle? Who? What? Find out here.] This week, the Zentangle Diva, Laura Harms, is back from her summer hiatus. Her challenge was for us to use the Mother Ship’s new “official” tangle, Zenith. I like when the Diva’s challenge forces me to sit down and learn a new tangle. It’s kind of like homework (in […]

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Zentangle Diva’s Challenge #232 – I’m Not that Zen Edition

August 24, 2015 16 comments

Zentangle Diva Challenge #232 Betweed

This week, guest Zentangle Diva, Holly Atwater, challenged us to listen to an audio Zentangle meditation and to produce a tile created without any preconception about what the tangles are supposed to look like; in other words, to truly embrace the Zentangle method of creating art “one stroke at a time”. Recognizing that some of […]

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Zentangle Diva’s Challenge #231-Undulating Tangles and Brigantine Sunsets (Just Because)

August 17, 2015 22 comments

Zentangle Diva Challenge 231

This week the Zentangle Diva’s challenge is by Sharla Hicks, CZT, a summer guest diva. Sharla challenged us to use undulating tangles, explaining that she finds tangles composed of undulating “C” and “S” curves to be calming. I’m actually kind of fond of them myself partly because they’re very “forgiving”, and notwithstanding the rule that […]

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Zentangle Diva’s Challenge #130 – ZenDivaDala Edition

August 10, 2015 27 comments

[If you’re thinking” Zen…What?”, you should probably start here.] This week’s Zentangle Diva’s challenge was presented by summer substitute Diva, Erin Olson, CZT. Erin rounded things up this week by challenging us to use a specific Zendala tile string. For the uninitiated, a “Zendala” is a take on the word “Mandala”, which means “circle” in […]

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Boomeresque’s “Phirst” Tangle Invention

August 10, 2015 34 comments

Yes, I know that’s not the correct spelling of “First”, but this is a tangle for use with the Zentangle method, so there are no mistakes—right? This is my first “invented” tangle and I’ve spelled “first” as “phirst” as a tip of my pretend hat to my hometown, Philadelphia.     This tangle is useful […]

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Zentangle Diva’s Challenge #229 — Space: The Final Frontier

August 3, 2015 17 comments

This week, guest Zentangle Diva, Sandy Hunter, challenged us to embrace negative space. As she does, I find it difficult to put the pen down. Coincidentally, yesterday, I learned (the hard way) that sometimes negative space is crucial to what you are trying to achieve. I recently found myself nodding enthusiastically when I came across […]

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Zentangle Diva’s Challenge #228 – Inspired by Nature Edition

July 27, 2015 23 comments

This week’s guest Zentangle Diva is Cari Sultanik, a classmate from the Certified Zentangle Teacher (CZT) training #18. That experience was enhanced by meeting Cari and other interesting people from around the world. Inspired by the summer (at least in the northern hemisphere), Cari’s challenge was for us to go organic. Cari is from the […]

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Zentangle Diva Challenge #227 – 3 Ring Circus Edition

July 20, 2015 17 comments

Zentangle Diva Challenge #227

This week, inspired by her summer home near Sarasota, Florida, home of the Ringling Brothers circus, summer substitute Zentangle Diva, CZT Lee Darter challenged us to use two specific tangles and to choose a third to complete a three ring circus. The required two tangles are Cack by Adele Bruno and Tropicana by Kate Ahrens. […]

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