It has been almost five years since the Zentangle Foundation was officially recognized as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. The journey started in 2015 when a CZT reached out to Rick and Maria with an offer of a donation to support others to attend training to become Certified Zentangle Teachers. As with all projects at Zentangle, with careful and deliberate strokes, one stroke at a time, the foundation was established. Over these years, the foundation has supported programs for professional and personal caregivers, people struggling with substance use, people living with cancer, people experiencing mental health conditions and programs to help...

Maria writes: I love the idea of Thanksgiving. For me, it’s a day of gratitude . . . even without the grand meal we traditionally serve. I googled if (and what other) countries celebrate gratitude, and (who knew?) there are 22 countries that celebrate some sort of thankfulness in different ways. In most countries, it is about gratitude for a bountiful harvest, in others, gratitude for workers. It feels so good knowing how many other countries set aside a day for gratitude. But, what if we took gratitude to a whole new level? Imagine, if you will, allowing yourself to...

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, we invite you to revisit this post from 2020... --- + --- Kirsten asks, “So many Chops! I feel like mine changes too much. Have you done a class or blog on...