Origami, Printmaking, &

Zentangles

What is a Zentangle?• A form of artistic meditation that uses

repetitive patterns to create images.

• A zentangle new form of artwork that is usually done in black and white, and the patterns have a rhythm. The idea is to let yourself be creative and allow the design to form naturally. VOCA

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Vocab• Pattern- the repetition

of a design in an artwork.

• Positive Space- is the area or space in an artwork which is occupied by the subject.

• Negative Space- is the space around and between the subject of an image

Zentangle Worksheet1. Look through the zentangle patterns at your desk and pick

4 patterns you like.2. On the side of the worksheet that says Practice, try to

copy these patterns to the best of your ability. (One pattern in each blank square)

3. Next, on the worksheet that says Make You Own come up with 4 of your own designs and draw them in the boxes. *Remember to think about positive and negative space*

4. Last, create 3 different final sketches of a pattern you created. It can be 3 new patterns you thought of, or you can take a pattern you created and make it better.

Project

• You will be combining Origami, Printmaking, and Zentangles to create a 3D Stella Octangula artwork.

Printmaking• The art or process

of making an original (plate or block) and using it to make multiple identical copies in various colors.

Relief Print• You start with a flat surface and remove the

areas which are to be kept white.• The linoleum block is inked with a brayer

and then pressed onto paper. The uncarved areas will then be transferred onto your paper.

Lino Cutter Blades

Origami• Is a traditional Japanese art of paper folding, which

started in the 17th century

• It became popular outside of Japan in the mid-1900s.

• Since then it has evolved into a modern art form. The goal of this art is to transform a flat sheet of paper into a finished sculpture through folding and sculpting techniques

ori means “folding”

kami means “paper”

VOCAB

Stella Octangula• Invented around

1609 by Johannes Kepler.

• It is a 24 sided figure, that looks like a star. VOCA

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