Happy Valentine's Day! Maria writes: In my readings lately, I discovered that Zentangle is quite "hearty". . . and in more ways than you might have imagined. Definitions from my trusty dictionary: HEARTY: adjective Warm-hearted Genuine Heart-felt Wholehearted Exuberant Unrestrained Strong and well Substantial Abundant . . . AND Nourishing Nourishing I think, most of all, nourishing. It feeds our heart, frees our emotions. It supports our needs, wants and enhances our lives. One needs heart to create beautiful things. And in my heart, I just know these things. Rick writes: In our English language, "art" is found within "heart."...

Julie writes... One of the beautiful things about the Zentangle Method is that it is understood by people all over the world, regardless of region, culture, language or background. The same is true for love. There are many different words for love, but the feeling is universal. This week we are celebrating the world-wide Zentangle community and its abundance of creativity, harmony and love.   Love Chrissie Frampton, United Kingdom Amor Dina Schaffer, Brazil Liefde Marguerite Samama, The Netherlands 愛 Shaochi, Taiwan   Milovat Marie Tvrdikova, Czech Republic   사랑 Jeonghee Ham, South Korea Amor Maria Tovar, Spain Love Deb...

Sometimes our tangles have stories or tales behind the pen strokes and sometimes our pen strokes inspire stories or tales. When Maria posts a tile on the Zentangle Mosaic App she almost always shares with us some sort of creative narrative. Her words range from inspiring thoughts to fanciful tales. We thought we would share with you some of these parings in a blog series we are calling Maria’s Meanderings. --- + --- Maria writes... I was dreaming the other night. . . (or was it day???) of what might happen to Zentangle art in 50 years. Or, what about...