Zentangle turns drawings into artistic designs while reducing stress and improving focus. \; Learn hand to eye coordination\, manual dexterity\, problem solving and turn mistakes into positives to enhance your creativity.
\n\nParticipants create 1\, 2 or 3 Zentangle &ldquo\;Tiles&rdquo\;. \; Tiles are 4X4 inch smooth white card-stock. \; Learn to draw 12-15 basic and specific &ldquo\;tangles&rdquo\; or unique patterns on the tiles. \; Copies of the book &ldquo\;Zentangle Basics&rdquo\; will be provided as well as pencils\, card-stock\, assorted permanent markers\, mini canvases and miniature wooden easels.
\n\nThe final Zentangle piece will be drawn on a white or black 4X4 mini-canvas using a variety of colors\, including metallic permanent markers. \; You will also receive a wooden easel to display it on!
\n\nSharon Lee Mullen-Reynolds knew in High School that she was to be an Art teacher. \; That is exactly what she did\; for 36 years she taught Visual Art in the city of New Haven. \; Her career hi-light was teaching 22 years at the Betsy Ross Arts Magnet Middle School. \; During her tenure there she was a published Fellow at Yale N.H.Teachers Institute for 2 years\, the \; Department Chairperson for 8 years and creator of As Far As The Eye Can See a school-wide art exhibit.
\n\nSince her retirement in 2016\, she has been attending numerous art exhibits and installations locally and in NYC\, specifically Frida Kahlo&rsquo\;s exhibit at the Brooklyn Art Museum which led her to create Frida- inspired floral headpieces. In 2017 she started The Kindness Rock art installation at the Branford Festival.
\n\nSharon is an artist who believes that art can heal your soul. \; In 2022 she sold her headpieces at the Ukrainian Roman Catholic church for the benefit of Ukraine&rsquo\;s War effort and donated 5 Ukrainian Strong &ldquo\;Petals for Peace&rdquo\; paintings to raise additional funds. These paintings were showcased on Channel 8 news.
\n\nIn addition to her headpieces\, Sharon works in mixed-media\, crafts\, \;collage\, and watercolor landscape en plein air. Sharon&rsquo\;s artwork has been exhibited at City-Wide Open Studios\, The ARTS Council\, Calligraphers Guild\, and is currently exhibited at Spectrum Gallery in Centerbrook\, Connecticut.
\n LOCATION:Spectrum Art Gallery 61 Main Street Centerbrook\, CT 06409 UID:e.1932.30955 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260501T193847Z URL:http://middlesexchamber.chambermaster.com/events/details/introduction-to-zentangles-30955 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR