"On the Ninth Day of Zentangle . . ."   On the ninth stroke of Zentangle R and M moved on,   Black and tan square Bijou It was inevitable that before too long we would find room for both black and Renaissance Bijou tiles. These adorable small tangling surfaces proved to be ideal for more than we imagined. Zentangle artists across the world were creating tiny tangled masterpieces.  In January of 2016 we unveiled the black Bijou tile, followed by the Renaissance Bijou in September. In that same year after many requests we made all of Bijou's Bijouisms available too.  On...

"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...