Zentangle and Tangling

What is Zentangle and Tangling?  No, it’s not tangling yarn or hair.  I define it as doodling specific patterns and meditating at the same time.  As a consequence, it has become my hobby of choice as it really relaxes me and helps drive anxiety away.  Granted, I love reading.  But these days, I fall asleep by the time I start reading the second page.

Patterned drawing as an art form was formalized as the Zentangle method circa 2003 by Maria Thomas and Rick Roberts. In The Book of Zentangle, Rick and Maria describe this wonderful art form as “an easy-to-learn, relaxing, and fun way to create beautiful images by drawing structured patterns.”

This year, my goal is to create new art tiles starting with the 170+ official Zentangle patterns and my favourite non-official tangle patterns.  I will share any Zentangle and Tangling tips, resources and art prompts I come across to help motivate you to keep practicing Zentangle and Tangling.

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