Maria writesā¦ I was just chatting with Molly about the importance of having a comfortable, safe place to tangle. Iām talking about a place thatās 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...
We, at Zentangle HQ, were inspired by Bijou's 24 new Bijouisms this year. So, we decided to create our own. After all... we couldn't let Bijou have all of the fun! We sat down, dug deep, spoke to our inner-Bijou, and let the words flow. We hope you enjoy these eleven additional wisdoms! Ā Jane-ism A Smile Goes a Long Way There was a saying that hung on the walls of my childhood home that read: āIt takes only thirteen muscles of the face to make a smile and sixty-five to make a frown. Why overwork?ā Growing up, I interpreted...
Molly writes... When Rick and Maria put together the first Zentangle kit, they wanted to include all the materials you needed to ābeginā with the Zentangle Method, plus some extra supplies to keep your practice going for a while. Inside what has become our iconic green box was a stack of white tiles, black Micron pens, graphite pencils, a sharpener and tortillons. There was also a small simple booklet with some introductory information, a Zentangle legend card, an icosahedron die and a DVD with a short beginner lesson. The video lesson had no words to guide you, but rather some...