Julie writes... Do you ever have a vision in your head for a tile and you excitedly pick up a pen and paper and begin to tangle, only to get frustrated that it is not quite turning out how you planned? I have been there before many times. Earlier in my Zentangle journey, I would sometimes just abandon the tile, stashing it away in a “tile graveyard,” telling myself that I would return to it later, knowing deep down that I would not. I used to try and talk myself out of doing this by telling myself, “No mistakes”, but...

Maria writes: Hi everyone.  Today’s blog is about “mysaics.” We are all familiar with the word mosaic (in the world of Zentangle). It is a collection of tiles, created by a group of individuals, assembled into a grid for presentation purposes: to admire, to appreciate, to learn from.  But, what would you call a mosaic all made up of only one artist’s tiles?  Mysaic, of course!    It occurred to me that I had never gathered up all (!) my tangles and appreciated the interplay and glow that only a mysaic can deliver.   Well, for me, it was quite an effort to actually find all my tangles. They...

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! In 2018, Rick writes... I want your advice. This post contains math. I think it’s right, but I’m not sure.  To all you math wizards (or friends of math wizards), please tell me how I...