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The Bijouism: We will begin each day with the celebration of one of Bijou’s philosophies, that we call Bijouisms, which are important aspects of the Zentangle Method. This will be the theme of each day and the intention for the video.
Tile or tangling surface: In each video we will be using a Bijou tile. We will alternate demonstrating on different surfaces each day. At the end of each video, you will see examples of the same tangle done on other surfaces. We invite you to use your choice of a Bijou tile or feel free to use something else. You can easily do this same lesson on a 3.5” square tile if you like a little more space, or you could make a string with lots of spaces on an Opus or the like, or maybe you have a special journal you want to fill with the tangles. Whatever you choose, we are thrilled to have you tangling along.
Tools: We will be using a selection of pens and pencils offered in the Bijou Be Well Bundles. It is fun to see how you can stretch your creativity with a selective pallet. Play with a combination from the tools you received or use your own. Be consistent throughout or change it up each day. We will show examples at the end of each video to inspire the potential. You can always keep it simple and use one pen throughout the series and that is fun too!
Learning more about exploratory materials: See the end of this newsletter, Tangling Tool Tips, for some specific tips for working with Gelly Roll® Pens, Souffle® Pens, and tangling on Translucen-Z tiles. We recently learned some new tips and tricks, so you may too!
The Audio: We talked to Bijou and he suggested we do silent tangling for this particular series. We agreed that would be a nice change. So, the audio will be very simplified for these lessons. You will hear a little music at the beginning and at the end, but the rest is limited to the sounds of the pens and pencils working on the tiles. Enjoy the quiet or put on your own calming music. If you have never heard our Zentangle Sounds album, it is quite lovely tangling music. Currently available on CD only in the Zentangle store.
The Videos: Each video and lesson is between 10 to 20 minutes long. They are designed to be short, simple, and full of Bijou love. The videos are not sequential so feel free to enjoy as many as you want in any order. In other words, do not sweat it if you miss one.
The 8-Steps:
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Gratitude and Appreciation - Each tile will begin with a moment for Gratitude.
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Dots - These tiles will not have dots.
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Border - And they will not have borders.
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String - We will use the same pencil string on each tile.
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Tangle - We will feature one tangle each day. The chosen tangles are basic with plenty of room for exploration.
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Shade - Shade your tangles if you like. See the materials section below for tips on shading on Gelly Roll pens.
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Sign - It is a tiny space … but find somewhere to put your initials. You are the artist after all.
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Gratitude and Appreciation - We begin and end with gratitude and take an additional moment to appreciate your artwork.
The Mosaic - At the end of the lesson we share more tiles done with same tangle to show examples of different materials and tangleations.
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