How to draw SAMPSON

Sampson is another of the earliest “official” tangle patterns, a Zentangle®-original.

From the beginnings of TanglePatterns in 2010 my example of Sampson was included in the scrolling bar of tangles across the top of the site but it didn’t have its own page because the steps had not been released publicly by Zentangle. Until now.

As part of the Twelve Days of Zentangle, 2018 Edition series, several of these “old” tangles that haven’t been publicly published  before (although they have always been on “Linda’s List“) have been included in the series.

Sampson was deconstructed by one of Rick and Maria’s dearest friends, and also a Zentangle employee, Nancy Sampson. As some of you may know, Nancy tragically passed away before her time from ALS. (See Nancy’s Voice Box.)

In this Day 10 video starting at 14:43 Maria’s daughter and CZT Molly Hollibaugh demonstrates how to tangle Sampson.

NOTE: For future reference, the video segment for the other tangles included in the “Twelve Days of Zentangle” series can be located on each tangle’s page on TanglePatterns.

Day 10‘s tangles include Jonqal, Munchin, Centipede, ‘Nzeppel, and Sampson.

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UPDATE April 17, 2020 – Project Pack #09. As part of the Spring has Sprung project pack, Maria joins her daughter Molly for the second preparation video. In this video, Maria demonstrates how to tangle Pokeleaf at 4:15, Pokeroot at 7:53, Rixty at 10:04, two versions of Flux at 14:30, Sampson at 19:19, Springkle at 22:36, and Verdigogh at 25:51.

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UPDATE May 22, 2021 – Project Pack #14. As part of the Accessing the Artist Within project pack, Molly and Martha tangle Striping, Sampson, Bales, and Tipple on the “Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart” spread in the custom booklet.

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UPDATE August 12, 2023 – Project Pack #21. As part of the Organic Tangles: Tangles of a Botanical Nature project pack, in this video Molly tangles Maria’s imaginary Singing Mrth Blossom specimen using Fescu, Springkle (Fescu+Indy-Rella), Scena, Mooka, and Sampson.

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As you enjoy any of the tangles on the site, please leave a comment of thanks and encouragement to show the artists you appreciate them for sharing their creativity to inspire yours. Your thanks helps motivate them to continue to share!

For a complete list of Zentangle’s Project Packs click the PROJECT PACKS link in the pink alphabetic tangle menu bar.

Check out the tag zentangle for all of the Zentangle®-original tangles with authorized online instructions.

Related Links

1. Looking for tangles by Artist or Type? For details visit the ABOUT > HOW TO FIND TANGLES BY ARTIST OR TYPE page on the top menu bar of any page on the site.
2. What is a Zentangle? — if you are new to the Zentangle Method, start here for the fundamentals.
3. Zentangle terminology — a glossary of terms used in this art form.
4. How to use the site — an excellent free video tutorial showing how to use the site as well as pointing out lots of useful features you might have missed.
5. Linda's List of Zentangle-Original Patterns — here is the complete list of original tangles (aka "official tangles") created and introduced by founders Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas, including those not published online. If you are new to the Zentangle Method I highly recommend learning a few of the published Zentangle classics first.
6. "A Zentangle has no up or down and is not a picture of something, so you have no worries about whether you can draw a hand, or a duck. You always succeed in creating a Zentangle." Patterns that are drawings of a recognizable naturalistic or actual object, figure, or scene, are not tangles. A pattern is not always a tangle — here's what makes a tangle. TIP: tangles never start with pencil planning.
   • Un motif n’est pas toujours un tangle — Qu’est-ce qu’un tangle ?
   • Un diseño no es siempre un tangle — ¿Qué es un tangle?
7. How to submit your pattern deconstruction to TanglePatterns
8. For lots of great FREE tutorials on TanglePatterns, click on the TUTORIALS link in the pink alphabetic menu bar below the tangle images at the top of any page.
9. Strings! Have we got STRINGS! Click on the STRINGS link in the pink alphabetic menu bar below the tangle images at the top of any page for 250 different (free) Zentangle-starters. More than enough for any lifetime!
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11. If you have questions about the TanglePatterns.com TANGLE GUIDE, visit the BOOK REVIEWS tab on the top menu bar of any page on the site for COMPLETE details!

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