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...
The Kitchen Table Tangles are a video series created by Rick and Maria while they talk and tangle at their kitchen table. All of the Kitchen Table Tangles (KTT) videos are available to subscribers of the Zentangle Mosaic app. As the collection grows, we like to make some available to the public. After many requests to see Maria create a Zentangle tile from start to finish, we invite you to join Rick and Maria at their kitchen table for the latest KTT. Subscribe to our Youtube Channel for more Zentangle videos. If there is a particular topic, technique or...
Molly writes... There are eight steps to the Zentangle Method. Number four is the string. A Zentangle string is always created in pencil. In fact we will often say to create a string with a light touch. Allowing the pencil to just tickle the surface of the tile, leaving just a whisper of graphite in its path. A Zentangle string is magical as it nearly disappears by the end of creating tile. I’ve been thinking about Zentangle strings a lot lately. A Zentangle string is unique and its purpose and definition often evolves as one’s practice evolves. People that view Zentangle from...