Maria writes... Thank you to all our tangle friends around the world for joining us on July 15, 2025, for our second annual International Day of Zentangle. For years, I had dreamed of an event like this. As Zentangle had been graced with an absolutely amaZing international presence, our community yearned for more ways to come together. The images and sounds of the emotional “We Are the World” concert from the 1980's echoed in my thoughts. I thought, what if our Z world came together to tangle at the same time, all over the world? What effects would it...
Martha writes... We have just returned from an incredible Zentangle event. Tanglers from around the world gathered in Mystic, Connecticut, and online, for three days of tangled bliss. Some of the attendees knew each other, having attended Zentangle events from as long ago as 2009! Some of them met through a shared online experience and were just seeing one another, face to face, for the first time. But most of the attendees were meeting for the very first time with one thing in common, they were all CZTs. I had the unique perspective of witnessing these reunions from afar, a...
Maria writes… I was just chatting with Molly about the importance of having a comfortable, safe place to tangle. I’m talking about a place that’s protected from annoyances. For me, that would be computers, TVs, radios, phones, or loud noise. I have a place like that at home: my office/studio. My desks are always set up and ready to tangle all that life throws at me each day. Lots of my tangling lately is related to designing classes, teaching, blogs, newsletters, project packs, etc. But, sometimes, when I want to do some serious tangling, I leave the house in search...