Julie writes... As we were preparing for a month-long celebration of Zendala tiles, I found myself reaching for more and more to tangle on. Almost every single time that I put pen to paper, a blossoming tangle came out of my pen. What is a blossoming tangle? These tangles tend to radiate out from a center point and plant themselves like an island or a blossom on a tile. They build upon themselves either inwardly or outwardly and present as a concentrated form. They tend not to rely on string lines to hold them together. They are often bold and...

Julie writes... There is something inherently special about a round Zendala™ tile. If you think about all of the different pieces of paper you encounter during the day, they are most often square or rectangular. We write on them, fold them, stack them, file them, mail them, wrap them, and scribble our thoughts and notes on them. It is almost as if they come with instructions. You see a square or rectangular piece of paper, and you might hear it say, "write here, make a list, type something important." But, a piece of round paper? You do not often find...

In 2021, we learned of a fun Zendala challenge organized by three Certified Zentangle Teachers, Deb and Anica, and avid tangler Jem. We asked them to share with the Zentangle Community a little bit about their experience and how others can participate. We are excited to re-share with you this guest blog post. Enjoy! --- + ---   Jem, Deb and Anica write... We all have favourite tiles - certain shapes, sizes or colours we reach for most often. Perhaps we also have those that stay overlooked and rather neglected? For some tanglers the pre-strung Zendala tiles are used less...