Rick and Maria write...  You cannot focus on tangling and cultivate your fears at the same time. The Zentangle Method offers you the chance to set aside your concerns and fears, even if it’s only for the time it takes to tangle your tile. The same scary thing may be there when you finish tangling. But you will be more relaxed and better able to deliberately respond to whatever is going on. So, pick a time, perhaps right now. Get out your pen, your paper, your pencil. Get comfortable. Find something to be grateful for. And tangle.  When you finish, take...

We received this treasure from Lesley Roberts, CZT in the UK. Her letter explains it all. Enjoy! ______  Hello Rick, Maria and everyone at Zentangle, I hope all is well.  I thought you might enjoy seeing these photos and videos of a beautiful sand circle created by some UK CZTs on Tenby North Beach (Pembrokeshire, Wales) last Wednesday.   I was leading a workshop there for some CZTs and had organised for us to create a sand circle with local sand artist Marc Treanor who I had met up with on a previous trip.  It was all weather permitting – as heavy...

Molly writes... In Project Pack 06, we brought forward the discussion and intention of one of the most profound philosophies of the Zentangle Method, “No Mistakes.” We told a story of an experience that Maria had years ago as a platform to discuss the No Mistakes philosophy. You can learn more about this story through project pack 06, but the gist of the story is that she encountered an unfortunate scenario with a very much-treasured journal. She was put into a situation where she had choices about how she could look at the situation. Some might call this perspective. We...