Julie writes... When people first discover to the Zentangle Method, they sometimes ask about the “rules.” Whether it is an email I receive or a conversation I come across online, people have questions about black and white vs. color, tangling surfaces, which tangles to use, and other inquiries as they begin heir Zentangle Journey. There is often a desire to do things correctly and they are seeking clarification. So here my friends are the official Zentangle Method Rules: 1. There are no rules. The Zentangle Method has steps to guide you in creating Zentangle art, but at the end of...
Rick writes: Something caught my eye as I glanced toward the open window in my office. It appeared as rain drops on a calm pond – just like the example we use to describe aura in the Zentangle Method. ("Aura" refers to lines which follow an existing shape at a small distance like in our tangle crescent moon.) I got out my phone and took this picture from my desk: What was going on? I got up from my desk and walked over. This is what I saw when I looked down: It was a series of Bijou step-out tiles for crescent moon I...
Maria writes: Well, now. How could we have ever predicted that there were so many creative, thoughtful writers in our Zentangle community? (On second thought, how could we not have!) The response to this blog post was so delightful. It took us a long time to go through them carefully and not rush. We could have chosen 50 we really loved, and yet would have struggled with even that limitation. The selections we finally came up with are wonderful. We decided that we should have five "runners up" in each category so that it could give you an idea of...