“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns or rejoice because thorns have roses.” - Alphonse Karr   Molly writes: It seems people use the turning of a new year as a gentle nudge to make changes, renew hope and start fresh. A time to look at things differently … from a different angle or perspective perhaps. It is a beautiful and traditional time to set intentions for the year ahead. Some people set goals to learn something new, improve on something or leave behind a bad habit. This year I was inspired to use the turning of the new...

Maria writes... It came to me on this beautiful, rainy morning, that it would be such fun to have an exhibit of our favorite tile from our own collection of Zentangle art. I would be honored to see these masterpieces but also to hear why it is your favorite. So, I’m asking you to look through your private collections and repost your nomination along with a story of what made you choose it. It could be nonsensical to all but yourself, but we would love to hear it nevertheless. What made me think of this was a casual glance at...

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 Ildica Boyd! --- + --- Name: Ildica Boyd CZT#: 27 Hometown: Christchurch, New ZealandFavorite tangle: Very hard question to answer! Perhaps ones that have embellishment options like tripoli or quandary, or tangles that develop unexpectedly like ratoon or noom repus, or...