Maria's Meanderings: Muzeums

Sometimes our tangles have stories or tales behind the pen strokes and sometimes our pen strokes inspire stories or tales. When Maria posts a tile on the Zentangle Mosaic App she almost always shares with us some sort of creative narrative. Her words range from inspiring thoughts to fanciful tales. We thought we would share with you some of these parings in a blog series we are calling Maria’s Meanderings.

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Maria writes...

I was dreaming the other night. . . (or was it day???) of what might happen to Zentangle art in 50 years. Or, what about 100 years? I, of course, imagine muzeums having whole galleries dedicated just to Z art. Maybe even a wing! All the artworkz treated as old masterpieces: handled, framed, preserved and hung with care and dignity. I can picture the muzeums offering the use of beautiful, magnifying glasses to ardent observers of this particular genre of art. There would be specialists who hang only this particular art, with knowledge of all things Zentangle. Specialized docents would lead gallery tours, telling the muzeum guests stories of the history of Zentangle and of the particular artist whose work they are admiring. “. . . and this tile here, you can see the both the sadness, then the joy the artist was experiencing that day. Notice the lines appear then disappear into the unexpected introduction of color”.

I love this dream and will try to somehow sneak into the next chapter, when you see Zentangle art at Christie’s, of the smallest artworks breaking records of value and demand. We will have to remind our children and grands and great grands, to handle these pieces with care. Because they weren’t just drawings/paintings, these were created with a special palette of emotions, wishes, dreams and love. Yup.

That’s how it’s going to be. I know it in my heart. Sure as the moon and stars