Thiele writes... I married into Rick and Maria’s family in the summer of 2024. And prior to that, I spent 8 years dating their oldest grandson and witnessing many family traditions. One of my favorite traditions that this special family maintains is a practice of gratitude each night before dinner. It goes a little something like this… Everyone gathers around a delicious, home-cooked meal that typically includes ingredients from a household garden or chicken coop. We hold hands with our table neighbors. We share, one-by-one, something we are grateful for. It can be as simple as one word, and usually,...

Jen writes... As the holiday season approaches, I find myself thinking about traditions, both the ones we keep and the ones we create. The rhythm of the season often stirs up memories of gatherings, laughter, and those quiet, shared moments that shape who we become. Just as tangling connects simple strokes into something beautiful, our lives are tangled compositions of the people and experiences that influence us most often across generations. Now, in these middle years of life, I find myself reflecting more often on the people who shaped me: parents, siblings, friends, grandparents, great aunts and uncles, and even...

Almost ten years ago, ZHQ had the vision to create the world’s largest mosaic. This idea sparked many conversations and years of development and eventually evolved into what we know now as The Zentangle Mosaic App. The Zentangle Mosaic App is a corner of the internet that exists for Zentangle artists. It is a place to share your Zentangle art, to connect with the Zentangle Community and to find inspiration for endless creativity, without the clutter and noise that exists elsewhere on the internet. We have so much love for the app that we could talk about it for days...