This is a bit different for me. I'm going to give you excerpts of an Origami article(Black) and then change them into Zentangle quotes(Red).
"Paper Beats Iron Bars" by D'ario Pedruzzi in The Paper: The Magazine of Origami USA. Fall 2013 p.22-23
Beautifully written article, by a young man in Italy who has been teaching origami to the Children of prison inmates as they wait for their monthly parental visit.
The "O3A" virus: Origami Anywhere, with Anybody, folding Anything!
"Z3A" Zentangle Anywhere, with Anybody, Tangling Anything!
"...we begin with the usual paper toys: jumping frogs, jumping grasshoppers, bangers, boxes, airplanes, and all of those things rotating, mouth-opening, tumbling, rolling, flying, gliding, that make paperfolding with children so amusing, so magical."
"...we begin with the official patterns: Crescent moon, Hollibaugh, Static, Flux, Bales, and all those intriguing patterns that make tangling so magical"
"Another magical element inside any origami workshop.....is the total absence of competition and aggression. The competition is demolished by a sheet of paper! "
"Another magical element inside any Zentangle workshop.....is the total absence of competition and aggression. The competition is demolished by a small tile and a pen! "
"I always stress that in origami, we don't produce objects, we make objects. This substantial difference in approach leads us to consider each model made by each child as an icon of the moment, the instant which we are living in that moment of space/time. All models are beautifully folded just because they are ours, not anyone else's. The patience, accuracy, precision, dexterity were not by anyone else, and it follows that the folded model is gorgeous because this child has gorgeously created it."
"I always stress that in Zentangle, we don't draw objects, we make art. This substantial difference in approach leads us to consider each tile as an icon of the moment, the instant which we are living in that moment of space/time. All tiles are beautifully Zentangled just because they are ours, not anyone else's. The patience, accuracy, precision, dexterity were not by anyone else, and it follows that the tangled tile is gorgeous because this person has gorgeously created it."
"When we fold origami, The entire individual is involved in a dual synthesis of body and mind. Anyone who has tried it knows that when you fold a pleasant model that you have mastered, breathing starts to slow down and the mind begins to cheer."
"When we Zentangle, The entire individual is involved in a dual synthesis of body and mind. Anyone who has tried it knows that when you use the Zentangle Method with patterns that you have mastered, breathing starts to slow down and the mind begins to cheer."
See what I mean? - However there is a big different. In order to get to this point with Origami you have to master the model- which can take some time and a lot of work.
Thank You D'ario Reduzzi
Cheers!
