Molly writes... Life is a phenomenal adventure of overlapping circles. Since the beginning, our small company has found itself on a glorious journey, guiding us in all directions and around and around until many times we feel as though we come full circle, back where we started. Zentangle HQ began, and is still headquartered in, the small village of Whitinsville, Massachusetts. When Rick and my mom started out, they were inspired to share this new art form with whoever was willing to be their participants. After teaching some close friends and neighbors they soon set out to find other students....

Molly writes... When people ask us what is required to attend our Certified Zentangle Teacher training seminar, we respond with a simple phrase, “passion and gratitude.” Passion, because it describes a level of enthusiasm for what you are doing. If you are excited and enthusiastically interested in something or in other words, “passionate”, it is likely to bring you joy, fuel your desire to learn more and inspire you to invest yourself in the process. Gratitude is first step in the Zentangle Method. Recognition, awareness, and a general sense of appreciation for that which you already have is very powerful....

Rick writes: Here are three fragments of life seen through a Zentangle lens. 1 We live in an oldish (1875) Victorian home. Some of the windows have the original wrinkled glass. After raising the sash on the window in my office, I noticed that the two right panes were the old glass and the two left panes were modern flat glass. The sun cast shadows on the roof across the street in a way that reminded me of diva dance.  We introduced this tangle about 10 years (!) ago. You can learn more of its story in this newsletter and see its step out...