Enjoying fine food and wine has a meditative, relaxing quality, and a special evening at Good News Café on May 2 will enhance that experience with an introduction to Zentangle drawing.
Created about 11 years ago by Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas of Massachusetts, the Zentangle Method is an easy-to-learn, relaxing, and fun way to create beautiful images by drawing structured patterns.
Under the guidance of certified Zentangle teacher Cari Camarra of Oxford, guests at Good News Café will create drawings in a process that’s part art, part meditation and 100 percent fun.
The evening begins at 6 p.m. with a light dinner of Good News Café favorites—dishes like the Warm Crab Taco, Salmon on a Corn Cake, Warm Smashed Potatoes and The Martha Salad—and a glass of wine.
The Zentangle class begins at 7 p.m. Those who attend will be given a mini kit containing paper, pens and pencils—everything they need to create a work of art.
“From there what I’ll do is actually teach you how to proceed,” said Camarra, who will guide the guests through six tangles that will result in a finished drawing. She’ll also start participants on a second drawing they can finish on their own.
Doubt your abilities to make something beautiful?
“No art experience is necessary!” Camarra declares on the website for her studio, Heart Tangles.
“My favorite students are people who look at it and say, ‘I could never do this,’” Camarra said, expressing confidence about the ease with which people can pick up the process. “It’s a lot of fun. It’s very rewarding.”
The benefits of Zentangle—which Camarra likens to doodling but in a more formal way—include relieving stress, improving hand/eye coordination, encouraging creativity and personal expression, and building self esteem, among others.
The cost of the Good News Café dining and Zentangle evening is $55 all-inclusive. Call the restaurant at 203-266-4663 to make a reservation.
To learn more about Zentangle, see Camarra’s Heart Tangles website and Zentangle.com.