3/21/20 Welcome!

Just because. we're socially isolating doesn't mean we can't be creative!

Maria Thomas and Rick Roberts joined their talents to create the zentangle drawing method in 2004.  They wanted the method to be accessible to everyone regardless of talent or training. If you can draw a dot, the letter 'c' and 's' and a straightish line, you can zentangle!

Terri and I had been doing art on Sunday afternoons for a long time. We created collages, watercolor paintings and pencil sketches. In 2012 Terri called me to say she had discovered an exciting new drawing method on the Internet. I responded that I had found a book about an interesting new drawing method in a local craft store.  When we met that Sunday, we found that we each had discovered the Zentangle drawing method! We especially liked that it used simple materials and had a philosophy that included the idea that in drawing there are NO MISTAKES! Instead of creating collages, watercolor paintings and pencil sketches, we started zentangling on Sunday.  We liked the zentangle drawing method so much that we wanted to teach it to others, so in 2013 we flew to Rhode Island to become Certified Zentangle Teachers (CZT).

In the lessons on this blog, we will use a piece of plain white 8.5. x 11 inch paper and a pencil. There are NO MISTAKES in zentangle, so you will NOT need an eraser!

In each blog post, you will learn a pattern, called a 'tangle.' The title of the blog post is the name of the tangle. (Usually the name of each 'tangle' provides no clues about how to draw it. This is because Rick and Maria thought that if the name of the tangle described something, like for example
a dog, people would automatically want to draw a dog and would be disappointed if the drawing didn't resemble it. Tangles named Mooka, Spearator, or 'Flux' provide no clue as to how to draw them.)

Traditional zentangle drawings are created with a black Sakura marker on a white 3.5 inch square tile. Zentangle-Inspired-Art uses any drawing materials. In the lessons on this blog feel free to use whatever materials you have on hand. If you're interested in purchasing official zentangle materials go to Rick and Maria's website, zentangle.com.


We hope you enjoy "tangling" as much as we do! Feel free to send us comments, suggestions and/or photos of your zentangle art!

Ellen and Terri