Molly writes... Martha, Jane and I recently ventured down to Boone, North Carolina to the Art of Living Retreat Center to teach Zentangle to a group of enthusiastic artists. The campus sits proudly on the top of a mountain. A massive temple-like structure amongst other smaller buildings overlooking the most beautiful vistas that seem to go for hundreds of miles. But there were no vistas upon arrival this time. The weather was thick with fog as we navigated our way there, heavy rains on the horizon due to the hurricane predicted to hit Florida and Georgia. On Thursday afternoon our...

We hope that you have enjoyed our Back to Basics series as much as we have. It has been exciting, humbling, and inspiring to look back at where we started and how far we have come. At the same time, we also found comfort in the fact that over the years, the Zentangle Method has remained the same, guiding us on our creative journeys. In this blog, we are taking a trip down memory lane and looking back at the Zentangle Kit over the years. Enjoy! --- + ---   Rick writes: When Maria and I gave our first Zentangle Workshop...

Julie writes... Do you ever have a vision in your head for a tile and you excitedly pick up a pen and paper and begin to tangle, only to get frustrated that it is not quite turning out how you planned? I have been there before many times. Earlier in my Zentangle journey, I would sometimes just abandon the tile, stashing it away in a “tile graveyard,” telling myself that I would return to it later, knowing deep down that I would not. I used to try and talk myself out of doing this by telling myself, “No mistakes”, but...