Julie writes... As we were preparing for a month-long celebration of Zendala tiles, I found myself reaching for more and more to tangle on. Almost every single time that I put pen to paper, a blossoming tangle came out of my pen. What is a blossoming tangle? These tangles tend to radiate out from a center point and plant themselves like an island or a blossom on a tile. They build upon themselves either inwardly or outwardly and present as a concentrated form. They tend not to rely on string lines to hold them together. They are often bold and...

In 2021, we learned of a fun Zendala challenge organized by three Certified Zentangle Teachers, Deb and Anica, and avid tangler Jem. We asked them to share with the Zentangle Community a little bit about their experience and how others can participate. We are excited to re-share with you this guest blog post. Enjoy! --- + ---   Jem, Deb and Anica write... We all have favourite tiles - certain shapes, sizes or colours we reach for most often. Perhaps we also have those that stay overlooked and rather neglected? For some tanglers the pre-strung Zendala tiles are used less...

In May of this year, we honored Mental Health Awareness Month with our annual Bijou Be Well Series. For 21 straight days, we tangled one tangle a day, putting pen to paper for just 10-15 minutes, giving ourselves the gift of creativity and calm. Our surface was a Zentangle Opus tile, the largest tile in the Zentangle collection. Its generous size can feel a little intimidating at first, but there was comfort in that we were all filling these tiles together, one tangle at a time. I have finished Opus tiles before, and I was excited to start a new...