Thank you to everyone who joined us for our third annual International Day of Zentangle! Three years ago, we wondered what it might feel like if tanglers around the world paused at the same moment to put pen to paper together. Today, that idea has become a cherished tradition. Once again, thousands of you joined us from every corner of the world, gathering across time zones to celebrate creativity, connection, and the power of the Zentangle Method.  This year, we tangled polypoli! Polypoli is a distant cousin of the 2026 Tangle of the Year, tripoli. Tripoli is constructed by assembling triangle shapes...

For years, Maria dreamed of an event like this. The images and sounds of the emotional “We Are the World” concert from the 1980's echoed in her thoughts. She thought, what if our Z world came together to tangle at the same time, all over the world? What effects would it have on all of us as artists, creatives, heck, just people in general? So, that’s what Rick, Maria, Martha, and Molly decided to do. Gather with all of you... and tangle!  Now here we are again... on the eve of the 2026 International Day of Zentangle. We are so excited...

 Julie writes... A few years ago, I was visiting Amsterdam, NL for work, when I befriended a few fellow tourists for the afternoon as we realized we had similar itineraries. When I told them about my job, they said with amusement, "your job sounds fake." It is not the first time I have gotten a response like that, because sometimes it does sound too good to be true. I get to work for a company I adore, with a mission I believe in and most importantly... with people that I love. At the heart of Zentangle, Inc is a group...