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...

Maria writes: Hi everyone.  Today’s blog is about “mysaics.” We are all familiar with the word mosaic (in the world of Zentangle). It is a collection of tiles, created by a group of individuals, assembled into a grid for presentation purposes: to admire, to appreciate, to learn from.  But, what would you call a mosaic all made up of only one artist’s tiles?  Mysaic, of course!    It occurred to me that I had never gathered up all (!) my tangles and appreciated the interplay and glow that only a mysaic can deliver.   Well, for me, it was quite an effort to actually find all my tangles. They...

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the inaugural International Day of Zentangle. When we were planning how to celebrate this day, we thought it would be so much fun to invite tanglers from around the world to tangle together. Over 3,000 tanglers joined us from near and far, at all hours of the day and night as Rick and Maria taught a new tangle to celebrate the occasion. We are thrilled to introduce and share with you the tangle idoz (International Day of Zentangle)! If you missed our live stream, you can watch the replay here:     We are...