"On the Second Day of Zentangle . . ." Alfie holds a black tile as he sits on a pomegranate. Behind him is a Christmas card Maria created. It reads, "Welcome the wondrous season that gives free rein  To embrace what is worth holding dear."   -----+-----     On the second stroke of Zentangle R and M progressed, black tangled white . . . For years we explored the patterned beauty of black ink on the white square tile. This new art form continued to grow and develop through creative minds all over the world. We started looking at...

"On the First Day of Zentangle . . ." On the first stroke of Zentangle R and M began,  With white squares and simple black lines In the fall of 2003, Rick and Maria developed the Zentangle Method. In these early days of its conception they decided that the method would use a 3.5" square white piece of high quality artist paper.  In the photo above, Alfie holds an example of the first Zentangle tile design. This is the first tile that Molly tangled. They knew right away that they wanted to work small. The idea behind this was to help...

CZT Family Tree We always say that the Zentangle Method attracts really awesome people. We have had the pleasure of working with wonderful Certified Zentangle Teachers (CZT) all over the world and we are excited to share these wonderful people with the entire Zentangle Community. Through our series, CZT Family Tree, we will introduce individual CZTs.   Today, we are excited to introduce Ela Rieger  -----+----- Name: Ela Rieger                                                                              CZT#:19Hometown: Kirchberg an der Murr near Stuttgart, Germany Favorite place to tangle: In the summer I love to draw a breath of fresh air with the noise and the chirping of...