Today as we travel in the Zentangle Time Machine we are taking a brief stop at the point in time when we first introduced the concept of the Zentomology system of tangles. A few years into the birth of the Zentangle Method, the energy and interest in the art form was accelerating. The community was growing and with that came chatter. I don’t mean gossip-like chatter. I mean that Zentangle enthusiasts were talking about the Zentangle Method artform. It was like we suddenly had our own secret language. From the beginning we had names for tangles and names for the various...
Julie writes...If you have been with us for a while now, you have probably picked up on what some of our favorite tangles are. You may have noticed Maria's love for mooka, Rick's preference for paradox, or maybe you have heard my campaign to rename marasu, marasuju(lie). We all have our favorite tangles, our comfort tangles and our challenge tangles, but as we were talking about tangles this month, we realized that we also had our supporting tangles. A supporting tangle is one of those tangles we reach for to add support to our tiles. They help build composition and continuity in our...
Martha writes... It’s late winter, here in New England. This time of the year comes with some challenges, yet also great beauty and potential. We find ourselves in the midst of the winter blues, longing for springtime temperatures and longer days. It’s a time for indoor activities, deep cleaning, reading and of course… tangling! I recently dove into a fairly large composition, in fact it, was Zentangle Project Pack No. 29…maybe you’ve heard of it? As is often the case, we at ZHQ follow along with all lessons as they are being filmed. This particular day was filled with the usual...