Maria writes… Dear Tanglers, Did you know that there are specific and different names for groups of creatures? Really! And really interesting names – some unexpected, some funny, some apropos, and some, most certainly are not. A swarm of bees.A pride of lions.An unkindness of ravens.A pack of wolves.A murder of crows. I was thinking about this the other day and I realized that we do not have a specific name for a group of tangles . . . or for that matter, for a group of tanglers! How could that possibly be right? How did we survive this long (17 years!)? Well, I...
One of the greatest gifts to come from the Zentangle Method was the opportunity to work with amazing groups of people all over the world. It has truly been a gift to find people of different cultures, religions, professions, ages, abilities, and beyond who share the same passion for the Zentangle Method. We are excited to announce that our friends at Created With Love in Taiwan have been working on an updated mandarin translations of The Book of Zentangle and the Zentangle Primer Vol. 1. These translations, done by a group of Chinese CZTs, are available now. In addition to the original...
Rick writes: I was showing this lettering to a friend last week and thought that you would enjoy the view and the story. To orient yourself to this image, you are standing in our front hall, looking through the stained glass into our kitchen. Just below it on the other side is the kitchen sink. When Maria moved into the house, she didn't want to look at a wall while doing dishes. So she studied with Carl Paulson, a local stained glass artist and then created this window. Of course, she did the lettering that arches above. Later, we added the...