Maria writes... Do you even realize what it means to be able to carry around images of (all) your art if you so desire? I still have my portfolios, all 5 of them (I was a very productive artist, a real-life "Energizer Bunny").  But now, I carry it all in my purse/pocket. Not only can you carry it with you, but if someone likes what they see, instantly they can have a copy sent to them. This is real Space Odyssey (1968!) stuff. 50 years ago, this was just fiction. Somehow, I never thought that I, as an artist, would...

Rick Roberts This post is about the tangle paradox. For the tile below, I first drew a flower of life pencil string with a compass on a white Zentangle Opus Tile. Then I used a straight edge and pencil to connect certain points of the pattern. With a Sakura Pigma® Micron 01, I traced certain lines to define the triangles and trapezoids, some of which I left empty in the lower right.  In that almost empty lower-right hexagonal grid, I tangled a single triangle and a single trapezoid. I wanted you to see them standing alone because it is difficult to...

On July 29, Ina Sonnenmoser sent us an email that said, in part, “I herewith request a public apology and removal of the blog post within 7 business days. Alternatively, you will face a lawsuit for defamation of character.” We want to reduce the tension. So, we edited the original post to remove our analysis. The edited version appears below. However, we need to maintain an online record of the specifics of the June 1, 2018, blog post that compared the Zentangle Method with what Ina calls her “intellectual property.” -----+----- When Ina Sonnenmoser of Germany offered “Certified CPT Coach”...