Maria and I received this email from James in Korea with a new tangle he deconstructed. We are thrilled to share James' new tangle — and his story behind it — here with you all.   Dear Rick and Maria, This is new tangle that I created. I want to share my appreciation with you about the journey from the rise of inspiration to completing the tangle.  New tangle prototype by James Lim CZT   This tangle is inspired by the pattern of windows and doors called Salchang (the lattice window of traditional Korean houses). Traditional Korean house : Korea cultural...

We recently learned of a fun Zendala challenge organized by three Certified Zentangle Teachers, Deb and Anica, and avid tangler Jem. We asked them to share with the Zentangle Community a little bit about their experience and how others can participate. We are excited to share with you this guest blog post. Enjoy! --- + ---   Jem, Deb and Anica write... We all have favourite tiles - certain shapes, sizes or colours we reach for most often. Perhaps we also have those that stay overlooked and rather neglected? For some tanglers the pre-strung Zendala tiles are used less frequently,...

Julie writes... Last week we concluded our Back to Basics blog series with the announcement of our TWO new Zentangle Kits. We are so excited to share these kits with you and see where they take you on your Zentangle journey. We have been focusing on the basics of the Zentangle Method and some of you have asked, "then what?" After you have "mastered" the basics, what is the next step? Do you learn more tangles? Try black or Renaissance tiles? Add color? Where do you go beyond the basics? The short answer: There are no mistakes, so you can...