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...

Molly writes... Today is St. Patrick's Day, so I guess I had luck on my mind. It made me think about the idea of being lucky. I realized that the concept of having good fortune or being fortunate is quite subjective and all a matter of opinion in the end, and, perhaps more about perspective and optimism than about improbable positive or negative events. For instance, one person might find a particular thing lucky while another person might find that very same thing unlucky. I also realized that, although there are always exceptions, if you really analyze many situations, the...