Maria writes... Hello everyone. It's a great day to tangle! I was thinking about new tanglers, and the questions and doubts that may concern them in the beginning. I have been doing this so long now that I have almost forgotten what it was like to wonder "what was the next step?", "did I do this right?", "will this look good?".   Then it came to me! There are so many seasoned tanglers, with so much knowledge, experience, passion, gratitude...that maybe, just maybe they would be willing to give just one piece of advice to the person just starting out on...

CZT Family Tree We always say that the Zentangle Method attracts really awesome people. We have had the pleasure of working with wonderful Certified Zentangle Teachers (CZT) all over the world and we are excited to share these wonderful people with the entire Zentangle Community. Through our series, CZT Family Tree, we will introduce individual CZTs.   Today, we are excited to introduce Midori Okasako! -----+-----   Name: Midori Okasako                                                    CZT#: 21 Hometown: current home, a forest in Florida (I am a transplant from 13-14th century capital of Japan) Favorite tangle:  Mooka…and many more Favorite place to tangle: 2...

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...