"Traipse" I came across this word the other day. I have heard of it. Maybe I saw it on a spelling test in 4th grade, but I'm not so sure that I have ever used it before. Do you know what it means?   Traipse.    verb.   (used without an object). traipsed, traipsing       1.  to walk or go aimlessly or idly or without finding or reaching one's goal;     "We traipsed all over town looking for a copy of the book." (but not finding it) It caught my attention while I was looking up something else. It had a rather elegant sound...

This year, more than ever, I think we are all looking forward to beginning a new year. We are so grateful for the Zentangle community and the beauty and inspiration shared with artists all over the world.  One of our favorite ways to connect with the Zentangle community is through our blog. In 2020, we shared 52 posts with you and you all joined us in thought provoking, problem solving, and Zentangle inspired conversations. Today we share our top 5 blogs of 2020 with you all. If you've already read them, we think they are worth visiting again. If you missed these...

Rick writes: In 2007, we started BLOG Zentangle and began our enjoyable series of conversations within our Zentangle community. In reading through these blog posts with their insightful comments, we decided to bring a few of them to your attention from time to time. It is easy, for me anyway, to sometimes think of old information as stale information. But these insights and conversations are anything BUT stale! Today, on Nancy's birthday, we invite you to revisit this post from 2014...                      Begin previous post . . .                   Our dear friend and long time employee, Nancy Sampson, died in 2013...