Review-The Beauty of Zentangle, Inspirational Examples from 137 Tangle Artist Worldwide #Zentangle, #Zendoodle #BookReview

At last! I received my copy of 'The Beauty of Zentangle'.  Other contributors have been receiving their books all week, and I've been all agog with anticipation.  You can imagine how thrilled I was when I opened the door and found my copy on the welcome mat.




Each contributor received a beautiful certificate and a copy of the book.

So what could I do but review?  Take it as a given that I love the book.  I'll try to keep my enthusiasm down, and let you decide for yourself whether it's the right book for you.

Specs

Cover: Cardboard with fold-in flaps

No of Pages: 184  

Size: 11 x 8.6 x 0.4 inches

Weight: 1.7 pounds

Look and Feel

'The Beauty of Zentangle' is more of a coffee table than a reference book.  Its size and weight would make it cumbersome to carry around.  It lies flat enough that the pages won't spring shut on you, so if you find it difficult to hold while reading, you can easily put it on the table and flip through the pages.

The book is printed on high-quality gloss paper that won't age easily, so it's made to last.  The colors are gorgeous (though slightly off-true) and the artwork is amazing.

There are 37 new tangle step-outs, an introduction to and brief description of the tangle process.  More time is spent exploring what Zentangle® is, but the bulk of the book is filled with examples from the 137 contributors.  If you are already a zentangle enthusiast you will likely recognize many of the contributor's names.  If you aren't an enthusiast, you may well be after reading this book!

Content

About Zentangle Art-Tangle; Classic Zentangle; Creative ZIA; Zendala Rounds

Introduction-Ignite Your Creativity with Beautiful Zentangle Art; About the Book; The CZT Network; What is Zentangle; Zentangle and You; 

Inspiring Zentangle Artwork-Pages 16 through 159 are a gallery of the contributor's works.

Tangles-Afreeka, Alien Ties, Allstrokes, Angel Fish, Antz, Batlló, Bedo, Blox, Boo Koo Squares, Brabs, Bumpety Bump, Circlets, Coneflor, Cosmic Flower, Dogwood, Dripdrop, Flench, Get In Line, Goodness, Hartz, Ista, Keenes, Kinet, Kurtinz, Molecule, Peacock, Rosettes, Sanibelle, Sharky, Sistar, Straith, Steampunk Hinge, Sunseed, Up and Down, Y-Flip, Zensplosion folds, Zoid

Contributors (congratulations to everyone who was included and my apologies for any misspellings or mis-attributions in this list.  They are my mistakes, not Fox Chapel's!)

Bette Abdu, CZT	Fina Man, CZT
Suzy Allen	Sandhya Manne, CZT
Sacil Armstrong, CZT	Diane Masloroff, CZT
Kimberly Dragone Barcello, CZT	Judith McCabe
Kathy Barrigner, CZT	Kari McKnight-Holbrook
Sandy Steen Bartholomew, CZT	Dana McNair
Michele Beauchamp, CZT	Suzanne McNeil, CZT
Jeannine Bellarosa, CZT	Patricia A Meijer, CZT
Lorrie M. Bennett	Dawn Meisch, CZT
Carolyn Boettner	Jane Menard, CZT
Cecilia Borlini	Grace Mendez, CZT
Margaret Bremner, CZT	Patsy Monk, CZT
Christine Britos, MAE, CZT	Magdalena Muldoon
Amy Broady, CZT	Kit Murdoch, CZT
Caroline Broady, CZT	Susan G Nutting, CZT
Marie Browning, CZT	Daniel J O’Brien, CZT
Judy K. Burkett, CZT	Susan Olsen, CZT
Christie R. Campo, CZT	Erin Koetz Olsen, CZT
Cheryl A. Cianci, CZT	Dilip P Patel, CZT
Sue Clark, CZT	Sharon Lynn Payne, CZT
Ann Coakley, CZT	Joan Payton, CZT
Linda R Cobb, CZT	Jennifer Perruzzi, CZT
Genevieve Crabe, CZT	Bonnie Pewterbaugh, CZT
Liz D’Amico	Karen Polkinghorse, CZT
Panos Dervissis	Penny Raile, CZT
Ingrid Dijkers	Chari-Lynn Reithmeier, CZT
Marta Drennon, CZT	Dr. Lesley Roberta, CZT
Jodi Ehler, CZT	Michelle Robinson, CZT
Julie Evans, CZT	Michelle Rodgers, CZT
Cindy Fahs, CZT	Karen Rogers
Jenny Farrell, CZT	Denise Rudd, CZT
Tina Festa, CZT	Diane K. Ryan, CZT
Joanne Fink	C.C. Sadler, CZT
Barbara Finwall	Izume Sato, CZT
Bobbie Florida, CZT	MaryAnn Scheblein-Dawson, CZT
Janice Freiheit, CZT	Lesley Scott-Gillian, CZT
Deanna Gibson, CZT	Judith R Shamp, CZT
Estelle M. Goodnight, CZT	Suzy Shedd, CZT
Ellen Gozeling, CZT	Cindy Shepard, CZT
Linda Halvorsen, CZT	Lisa Skeen, CZT
Davilla Harding	Debbie Skinner
Wayne Harlow, CZT	Virginia Dejewska Shawson, CZT
Laura Harms, CZT	Elizabeth Smith, CZT
Celestine Hart, CZT	Nancy Smith, CZT
Victoria M Hayhurst, CZT	Susan Smith, CZT
Alice Hendon, CZT	Sandra K Strait
Sharla R Hicks, CZT	Earl Stokes, CZT
Melissa Hoopes, CZT	Lois Stokes, CZT
Donna Hornsby, CZT	Annika Sylte
Elaine Huffman, CZT	Arlene Butterworth Taylor
Sandy Hunter, CZT	Smanatha Taylor, CZT
Karen Izzi, PhD, CZT	Chris Titus, CZT
Dawn D. Jackson, CZT	Marizaan van Beek, CZT
Sue Jacobs, CZT	Lee Vause, CZT
Denyse Gower Jones, CZT	Maria Vennekens, CZT
Kelley Kelly, CZT	Jella Verelst, CZT
Donna MJ Kinsey	Marion ‘Mickey’ Tynan Weitsen, CZT
Denise Knobloch, PSS, CZT	Sandra Westcott, CZT
Kate Lamontagne, CZT	Margie Whittington
Arja de Lange-Huisman, CZT	Helen Williams
Billie Lauder, CZT	Lara Williams, CZT
Susan Lazaruk, CZT	Darla Williamson, CZT
Judy Lehman, CZT	Sadelle Wiltshire, CZT
Cris Letourneau, CZT	Ellen Wolters
Goretti Lewis	Liane Worth, CZT
Pamela Lisak, CZT	Sonya J Yencer, CZT
Laura Liu, CZT	Cathy Zavodny, CZT
Jane MacKugler, CZT

Overall

'The Beauty of Zentangle' is a beautifully done book.  If you are specifically looking for Zentangle instructions or a workbook style publication, this won't be your first choice.  If you want an introduction to Zentangle, some new tangles and a gorgeous gallery of Zentangle art this is the book for you.  It would make a great gift.

For some, the 37 tangle step-outs will be worth the price.  I have seen a couple of these tangles posted online, but I believe that most of them are new.

Disclaimer: I received a copy of 'The Beauty of Zentangle' and a contributor's certificate because I was a contributing artist.  I have received no other recompense.  I was not asked to do this review and all opinions are my own.  Any mistakes are mine.