We always say that the Zentangle Method attracts really awesome people. We have had the pleasure of working with wonderful Certified Zentangle Teachers (CZT) all over the world and we are excited to share these wonderful people with the entire Zentangle Community. Through our series, CZT Family Tree, we will introduce individual CZTs. Today, we are excited to introduce Maria Tovar   -----+----- Name: Maria Tovar                                                                            CZT #14 Hometown: Madrid, Spain     Favorite tangle: Mooka (It was love at first sight)   Favorite place to tangle: mmm... let me see... I don’t think I have a favorite...

Maria writes... Hi everyone. We thought we would take a more in-depth look at the Zentangle Collection of Reticula and Fragments book that we first offered last November at ZenAgain. We feel like this book deserves to have a more formal introduction. So, without further ado, here it is! Two years in the making. A “handbook”  to inspire us all in the subject of fragments, and of course reticula. A Zentangle Collection of Reticula and Fragments  At our Certified Zentangle Teacher (CZT) reunion in 2016, we asked our CZTs if they would be willing to contribute to a book we were...

Molly writes... I was driven into thought by my Mom’s recent blog post about childhood play. I ponder the value of play quite often. I have small children and I am enamored and warmed by their practice of constant play. I recently attended a lecture by the author Peter Gray and was very much inspired by his work illuminating the power of play for children. And while I continue to agree passionately with the importance of “play” during childhood, my thoughts today are concerned with us grown up folks.    I looked up the definition of play in the dictionary and found...