OK, here’s the polymer clay Zentangle I promised a while back. Thanks to my cat Lulu, last week was unproductive. Now that she is back to sitting on my dining room table looking smug, I can get back to work. As I mentioned in a previous post, I chose to construct my Zentangle from patterned sheets of clay. There is a fairly extensive section in the Glass Attic Polymer Clay Encyclopedia that explains various ways to make and use these patterned sheets. I will be using some of those techniques here, as you shall see.
To make uploading easier, I will once again be using a Power Point presentation to present the step-by-step procedure. Unfortunately, one of the disadvantages of doing this is that (as far as I know) the captions cannot be translated into
another language. However, the pictures are usually self-explanatory, especially for someone who has experience working with polymer clay. I am considering adding a section to my blog containing captions from the demonstrations in text form that can be translated via Google or other on-line translation service. We shall see….
At any rate, here’s the Zentangle construction process. To view as a slide show, click ‘full screen’.
At any rate, here’s the Zentangle construction process. To view as a slide show, click ‘full screen’.
I would love to see your polymer clay zentangles ! If you send me a photo, I will feature it in my blog,
so start ‘zentangling’ !
great sheet.!
By: Kathi on November 2, 2009
at 9:04 pm
thanks, Kathi !
By: doras_explorations on November 3, 2009
at 8:05 am
Wow Dora what a lot of work! Turned out neat. What are your plans to do with it now that it is baked and polished?
By: Cindy Lietz, Polymer Clay Tutor on November 2, 2009
at 9:40 pm
Yes, it was a lot of work, Cindy ! As usual, I had ‘bitten off more than I could chew’, LOL! I haven’t decided what to do with the completed zentangle yet. I was thinking of framing it with a black mat and making a wall piece, but I might make a polymer clay box and use it as a lid…The wall piece idea is a lot less work, though !
By: doras_explorations on November 3, 2009
at 7:59 am
Your canes work is wonderful as usual, thanks so much for sharing.
By: Alice Stroppel on November 4, 2009
at 9:46 am
Fabulous work, Dora. You’re so creative!
By: artandtea on November 5, 2009
at 11:52 am
Dora.. I have only one thing to say………………………FANTASTIC! Ok.. more than one thing. This is great… I love all the canes you made.. I love that flower one. What a great tute.. thank you. You still rein as the cane queen in my book.
By: judysheart on November 14, 2009
at 7:24 pm
Thanks, Judy, you are so sweet !
By: doras_explorations on November 15, 2009
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By: unikatissima's » Polymer Clay Zentangles on December 28, 2009
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I was just reading about how to do these with pen and paper, thinking it’s more complicated then it is (story of my life!). I love this idea! Thanks!
By: Dot on March 11, 2010
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Glad you like the idea, Dot! Zentangles are surprisingly easy to draw, and very addictive. Reproducing them in clay is somewhat challenging, I found that the most difficult part was making the cane slices thin enough so they would not distort when I sent them through the pasta machine. One must also have patience to place all those tiny cane slices on a background.
By: doras_explorations on March 11, 2010
at 9:23 am
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By: Tonja's Polyclay Corner » Blog Archive » Zentangles In Polymer Clay on May 29, 2010
at 4:40 pm
thanks for mentioning my blog, Tonja ! I enjoyed reading your post
By: Dora on May 29, 2010
at 5:01 pm
When i tried to view your work, it took me to scribd and said i had to purchase a membership to view. Am i doing something wrong or do i need topay to access.your work?
By: bonnie on May 5, 2013
at 3:38 am
Hi Bonnie! I sent a reply to your e-mail address and included the tutorial as an e-mail attachment. Hope that helps! Dora
By: doras_explorations on May 5, 2013
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