The days, weeks and months . . . and years! . . . just seem to zip by . . . all in a revery of excitement and gratitude.
We are both surprised and not so surprised by the shear magnitude of spectacular art created by artists around the world using the Zentangle method.
We are thankful for the strong Zentangle community that has grown around us. Thank you each and every one, artists all, for your support, friendship and encouragement that has enabled us to continue our journey.
In celebration, we will be giving gifts to some lucky commenters on this blog post. After one week, we will randomly choose 10 names and send each person a signed print of this anniversary original we created and will release publicly soon.
We will announce the names on July 24, 2014.
Thank you from our tangled hearts. We love you all.
Rick & Maria, and the staff at Zentangle Central
P.S.
We taught our first public Zentangle class at the annual meeting of the International Association of Master Penmen, Engrossers and Teachers of Handwriting (IAMPETH) in Providence, RI, July 17, 2004. There happened to be an astrologer in the front row. When she heard it was our first class, she noted the time and later sent us a chart. She said that Zentangle would grow slowly and steadily, and that it would benefit people all over the world. Sweet memories.
P.P.S.
Appropriate to our tenth anniversary, an important addition recently agreed to join our Zentangle staff and will help a lot with this blog. We look forward to posting more frequently. Introductions to follow shortly!
Happy "Zenth" Anniversary!
R&M
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«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 400 of 450 Newer› Newest»Congratulations to you both and all involved. I am so proud to have been part of CZT 14! I am still floating a little from the wonderful experience.
It has been said that "Time flies when you're having fun". These past 10 years prove that, don't they? Thanks for sharing this art form that is perfect for those of us who thought we had no talent.
Congratulations on ten great years. You have inspired thousands of artists.
I started in the early days after a workshop at Salve Regina. Inspired to do mindful art, I became certified in #7 and have been a fan ever since. Congrats! Elaine
Happy Anniversary! And thank you for making Zentangle such a huge part of my life. I absolutely love sharing it with so many people who, at one point in their lives, believed they couldn't do it. It is great being part of the "family"!
Congratulations on your huge success! About 8 months ago I noticed a Zentangle book being offered in an art instruction book club. My curiosity was aroused and I sent for it--best move I've made in years. I have been a passionate Zentangler ever since. When I cannot get out to my studio, I can still be artistically involved wherever I am. Keeps the creative juices flowing. Thank you for sharing your inspiration with the rest of the world.
Congratulations! I am so thrilled to be part of this growing family!
What a tremendous gift you have given to so many people. I love it!
In August of 2012 I arrived in Providence Rhode Island for my Zentangle conference! I left within 24 hours due to 3 abscessed teeth (thought I'd be able to handle it with ibuprofen!) Rick and Maria said - take care of yourself and we'll figure out how to get your Zentangle workshop later! In September 2012 (after a four tooth bridge was installed in my mouth) I arrived back in Providence! I stayed with a friend so I wouldn't have to pay for a hotel room again, and Rick and Maria provided me with everything I needed (and then some) to complete my initial training! I am forever grateful for the knowledge, philosophy and goodwill!!! Happy 10th and many more! Annette
I'm so glad to be a part of the zentangle family! It is a blessing.
Thanks for always being extra creative in keeping the business growing!
Tangled Hugs, Cheryl
10 years is an amazing accomplishment. I am a newbie, but in love already and have enjoyed tangling with friends and sharing with family! Keep up this amazing, creative, passionate, "Zenwork."
I always remain amazed by the infinite design possibilities of Zentangle. Thank you for helping us all find our artistic side.
Congratulations! It is not every day that a dream becomes a reality! I feel blessed to have found this art form and many hours of healing and growing that have resulted from it. Bless y'all and the whole Zentangle family!
Terri
Waiting for the glue to dry
Saw Zentangle first on Pinterest. I love the creativity of it. Thanks for 10 years of relaxing creative art.
A Happy-Happy 10th Anniversary to you, Maria & Rick - and your wonderful Zentangle family.
Thanks so much for sharing your amazing gifts with all of us!
Much love............Carol CZT12
One of the best experiences of my life was discovering Zentangle and attending CZT training last fall, I continue to explore Zentangle and restore my creative confidence! I have used it with some of my clients who have brain injuries and have noted changes in their focus and so much more. Thank you for the energy and spirit you have put into creating and teaching Zentangle for 10 years!
Kim Goodwin
I'm a Zentangle baby; been tangling just a couple of weeks. I wish I had discovered it long ago, I would have been a less stressed person. Zentangle is the only thing I have done that completely frees my mind from all my worries. When I tangle I think of absolutely nothing but my next stroke. Thank you for creating such an awesome tool for creativity and stress relief. Better than meditation and therapy! :-)
Happy Zenth and many more...
Happy 10th Anniversary! Thank you for all you do. One day I hope to be a graduate of your program. :D
What a wonderful blessing the two of you are to so many people! Zentangle is changing lives all over the world. What a wonderful accomplishment. I am sure the blessings you have given will come back to you multiplied and running over. Thank you for sharing your talents, your time and and energy with all of us!
Ten big Ta Das to both of you. We are coming to the Oct 2014 class and we can't wait to get there. Thanks for sharing your talent and ideas with the world.
Raquelle Hill =^..^=
Thank you very much for sharing and teaching your method of Zentangle! A CZT taught classes a few years back at my work and I have been in love with it ever since! I hope to take your class someday. :-)
Hannah in Vermont
One amazing method changed my life and others. It became the best gift for everyone who learn from Zentangle. Happy 10th Anniversary and thank you very much!
Congratulations, Rick and Maria! I have such warm wonderful memories of my time in RI for CZTXII, and continue to enjoy creating Zentangle art and sharing it with others. Wishing you and your families many more years of success!
Anna Houston, CZT, BC, Canada
Congratulations on your 10th, and before you know it 15th, 20th.... The print is beautiful, more so the picture of the two of you. Hope this got through.
Chris Clark
Happy Zenth birthday. I carry a notebook and a pen and mostly work on tangles when I am waiting somewhere. My mom is 89 today and my health isn't good so I spend a lot of time in doctor's waiting rooms. I can draw and still talk to my mom. Thanks a lot, Kitty
Congratulations, Zentangle has been a constant companion since I starting doing one stroke at a time. Through out this last year Zentangling has gotten me through deaths, joyous anniversaries, and seeing children immerse themselves in the process. This year I will again start with a new group of 5th graders showing them the peace Zentangling can bring to their busy lives.
Thank you
May peace always be with you
Jane
Thank you both. Zentangle has done so much for so many who said I can't and then they did. Congratulations!
Lise Orwig
CZT XII
THANK YOU seem such small words...to express all of the beauty you have brought to so many lives! Congratulations on this, your FIRST 10 years...and best wishes for MANY more!
Pansypenny
...and many more tangled years to come!
Zentangle has been a blessing in my life. Happy 10th Anniversary and THANK YOU.
Congratulations on the 10th anniversary of the birth of Zentangle. You can be very proud of the way it has matured, and of bringing beautiful art to the world ... one stroke at a time. Thank you.
Rick and Maria, vous etes magnifique! From Bijou and Angela Werner
I have been tangling since I was a child, before it even had a name. Thank you for giving my hobby a proper name... I love to doodle and tangle and make fun things for family and friends. They love my Zentangle cards and pictures. I love following all the new patterns on your website, thanks for sharing! Lorrie in IL
Thank you for providing such wonderful leadership and creativity in bringing this art for to us. My only regret is that I only discovered Zentangle two years ago, rather than 10
Congratulations on 10 years. I recently became a Certified Zentangle Trainer , the experience was awesome. You are both such gracious hosts and so inspiring. May you continue to be blessed in this journey. God Bless
Happy Zenth! I was at the Florida CZTea yesterday and had a wonderful time. It was great meeting new people and networking with them. The tea was lovely, thanks to Sindy and Adele. Thank you, Rick & Maria for your donation of your beautiful poster (no, I did not win it). Sakura was extremely generous and the food was great! Again, thank you R & M for starting this whole Zentangle® movement. It is helping to bring the world together, one person at a time!
Huge congrats on your 10 year anniversary!
So grateful for Zentangle every day. Congratulations, gang!
Grateful to Rick and Maria for the courage and passion to share this gift with the world and also to the zentangle family of staff and CZTs... Who continue to artfully and heartfully spread the blessing of zentangle around the world... On stroke at a time! Over the moon to have joined the group on this mission... Tangle on!
Thanks for all the happiness and peace you have brought to so many.
Happy Anniversary and congratulations!
Rick and Maria happy happy 10th Anniversary to you, your family and helpers at Zentangle HQ. Thank you for your amazing gift of joy, the stunning inspiration and magic that flows all around the world. Love and hugs.
I am always excited when there is an email from Rick and Maria in my inbox... I am in awe at your creativity .. and how you inspire so many people with your art. Congratulations on your 10 years... I oh so look forward to the next 10 years. Thank you for .. being you.
A very happy 10th anniversary to both of you! I look forward to joining you at a seminar very soon...maybe next year (I hope)! Donna C.
I love Zentangle!
RIck and Maria,
I discovered Zentangle several years ago and it has done so many things for me... #1 has helped me to quiet my mind and I now have a regular meditation practice that I was never able to calm down enough to do before (I do still use my Zentangling to tame my brain as well)
#2 - I am now AN ARTIST... I believe, other people believe it and i feel as if I'm embracing my true nature
and finally, #3 i'm sending others to you and they love the practice as well....
my dream is to become a CZT and take it to the streets! So empowering. So beautiful. So affirming. Thank you and congratulations!
I can't imagine my life without Zentangle. Happy 10th! Christy Hester CZT11
How exciting - 10 years! Congratulations and thank you so very much!!! Here's to many more decades!
I have been a loyal Zentangle person for seven years, the last two as a CZT. I can't imagine my life without this beautiful artform. Congratulations on ten wonderful years. I hope you have many more successful years with Zentangle.
Thanks to the entire Z family!
Fabulous anniversary. It is a great accomplish and has enriched so many. I'm just a novice, but I certainly enjoy the process and looking at other's projects.
Aha, let the Zenth celebrations begin!
How auspicious for an astrologer to be in attendance at your first teaching session....I portend that the Zenith of benefits will continue its aura far into and around this troubled world.
Thank you barely expresses the depth of my gratitude to you all.
Thanks for 10 wonderful years. Here's to many more!
Congratulations on a decade of an art which is achievable for even the simple artist (that would be me!). I have been allowing the perfectionist in me to take over too often, and I have to remind myself to 'let it be'. May we see Zentangles continue to grow, with more of us "simple artists" finding contentment in our creations!
"HAPPY ZENTH ANNIVERSARY" Rick and Maria. Thank-you for following your hearts and making many more hearts all around the world far more content. Wishing you, and all those in the zentangle community, many more beautiful serendipidous moments in the years ahead.
Congratulations on 10 years! Zentangle has touched many lives.Blessings! Chari-Lynn
I've doodled for years but finding zen tangles has opened a whole new thought recess for me. I am so excited about the process and have been sharing my excitement with friends and family. Happy anniversary !
Ode to Zentangle's birth
We, individually and collectively, needed you
the time was right,
the spark began
as stars align
the mission spreads
...however can we thank you
+ for seeing and moving
+ for hearing and doing
+ for sharing the cadence
in circles
* touching
* intersecting
* overlapping
With thanksgiving we join the zenth celebration. Hooray!
Oh, how I love and enjoy Zentangle! Thank you for bringing it to the world (and myself)! I plan to see you in Providence in 2015! Love to all!
Ten Years Ago I Lost The Love of my life, I was Sad Lonely and depressed and thought on many days I would not make it to the next day. Along this journey I happened upon Rick and Maria's Zentangles and I started to do a tile or two a day, and then I found a peace a place that this took me where I could express my sadness and my inner feelings.
I do believe that this helped me to come to terms with my loss and my life has improved and I am so Thankful that Zentangle found me and I found peace and recovery!!THANKS
WooHoo!! I am so proud to be a part of this journey!
Zetangle has enhanced so many areas of my life and allowed me to share the joy with others. Thank you for the WONDERFUL years . May there be many many more!
What a gift Zentangle has been for me! Finally I can actually draw! Being in the CZT14 class was beyond amazing, and I love to share this wonderful art form.
It has been over 3 years since I found zentangle. It has given me some wonderful thoughtful time doing the tangles. Thank you Rick and Maria. Congratulations on the 10th anniversary.
Zentangle is a wonderful form of art that is relaxing and produces much joy. I have been doing Zentangle for 3 years and it has given me much joy and peace. Congratulations on 10 years and many more years to come. Hazel
Congratulations on 10 years of sharing such an easily accessible expression of creativity which you have shared so widely!
Congratulations on ten years! I have enjoyed Zentangle since I discovered it four years ago!
Congratulations on your 10th anniversary. I was new to Zentangle in March . Shortly after, I traveled to Macedonia. On each leg of the trip, I added to my tile. I was thrilled to send my tile, created in many foreign countries, to a friend as a sympathy card. I am finding so many ways to tangle. Most of all it is so relaxing. Thank you .
10 years? WOW, that's wonderful. Congratulations and Thank You!
Congratulations on 10 years! Thank you for enhancing our lives with Zentangle.
Congratulations on ten creative, fruitful years! It has been fun watching everything progress and advance, and I especially love your new tiny friend and his work!
Susan Williams, CZT
Congratulations Rick and Maria and the rest of the Zentangle crew! You have had a positive impact on many lives, including mine. Best wishes for many more years of innovation and creativity. Thank you.
Dr. Jude Rathburn, CZT 11
Congratulations on 10 years of enriching the world one stroke at a time. I would be so ecstatic and honored to hang such a beautiful piece of art on my wall as inspiration.
I am so happy to have found this wonderful form of art. I never thought of myself as an ARTIST and now I do. It was so much fun to attend CZT seminar #15. I can't wait to use all that I have learned.
Congratulations Rick and Maria on ten amazing years. I am an artist and love deciphering and drawing pattern, one stroke at a time. However, the greatest gift of zentangle for me has been the meditative quality of the process that enhances both my spirituality and artistic endeavors.
I found this on the internet
..................................Traditionally paper is associated with your 1st anniversary it is not considered to be as worthy as tin, which is the material associated with your 10th anniversary.
However a lot of great things are made with paper, items that have changed the world and so it can also be thought of as one of the most valuable gifts that you can give.
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See you have changed the world and changed my life. I suffer from Panic Attacks and Zentangle has given me a way of coping and added such joy to my life. Now I have the tools to bring this incredible art form to others and I have been doing just that. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Happy 10th Anniversary.
Zentangle has changed my world. Thank you.
Congrats on 10 years, and here's to many, many more! I'm very happy to be part of the wonderful Zentangle family!
Congratulations! I'm so happy that I found Zentangle... it's been such a source of inspiration for me, as well as a great exercise to add focus to my routine, and I've learned a great deal of patience and also seen improvement in my other drawing and art skills! Here's to many more years of teaching and inspiration.
I'm a newbie just reading and learning. My husband and I have been in ministry 43 years and are certified Life Purpose Coaches. We are in the process of securing a coaching center for other ministers and I hope to decorate with the art that I create and my clients...can't wait to learn more. Happy Anniversary.
Zen-gratulations on 10 years! I love Zentangle. I've been tangling since August 2012, have not put it down. Love love love it. Thanks for all you've done.
Terrie T CZT 13
Thank you so much for giving me an outlet for renewing my love of drawing! Due to medical reasons I was unable to continue with my woodworking/craft business. Zentangle is the perfect outlet to allow me to still draw and add mixed media to my work. Happy Zenth!!
Congratulations on 10 wonderful years! Thus far, I have been tangling on my own but will be so happy being a part of the upcoming November training. Can't wait!
I've witnessed Zentangle taking root and growing in our small coastal town of Newport, Oregon over the past year. We have a group of seven (and growing) that meets monthly to tangle and share. Everyone we talk to about this totally accessible art form shows interest, and I don't doubt that our own little group will continue to blossom just as the Zentangle method has blossomed into a true gift to the world. Thanks seem so small for something that is making such a profound impact on the world "one stroke at a time."
Good wishes to both of you on the anniversary of 10 years. What an adventure you started and it is far from over.
Congratulations,
Linda
Fantastic accomplishment! I'm excited to be attending your October workshop! I can't wait to meet you and learn more about this addicting art form. Congrats!
Congrats on a great ten years. It has been interesting to see how Zentangle has expanded so much since I first hear about it 4 years ago.
Not only has Zentangle encouraged my (previously silent) inner artist, but it has blessed my students and friends. Thank you for your contribution to our world.
You, dear fols, have changed lives " one stroke at a time"!
Thank you
Thank you so much for this beautiful, calming art form.
Congratulations!! Many blessings for continued growth, success and inspiration!! Dawn.volley@gmail.com
It's so wonderful to Zentangle!! It's so easy to pick up where ever and when ever you left off!
Aloha! and Mahalo!
Wow. Beautiful poster. Congrats on 10 years.
Happy Anniversary! Thank you for sharing this amazing art form with all of us. It has made such a difference in my life.
Congratulations on creating and inspiring so many to let their artistic pens flow!! May you continue to lead others in this process for many years to come!!!
I am blessed daily to experience Zentangle. Meditative, centering, creatively stimulating all at one time. Happy anniversary!
Thank you for the zentangle inspiration! I hope one day to become certified, but in the meantime LOVE learning and creating! Sandi Mueller from Ohio
Congratulations on this Zenth year! Best wishes for more tangling across the world!
Happy 10 years! May you be blessed with many more years of tangles!
Congrats on your tenth anniversary. Zen tangle has been such a blessing to me as I know it is for many others. My gratitude goes out to you.
Congratulations on 10 years! I know as I've practiced stroke by stroke, I've gotten a lot more confident. I love Zentangling! Thanks so much!
Congrats on your 10 year anniversary! Thanks for bringing zentangle to the world for everyone to explore and enjoy
I have the bipolar disorder and Zentangle help to keep me focus and at the same time it relaxes me. I do it daily as part of taking care of myself and i am taking another class , using the black tiles in August. Congratulations on your ten years , you have brought a lot of peace to my life.
Namaste,
Clarissa Miller
Thank you for the gift of Zentangle -- such a wonderfully creative form of meditation. Congratulations on 10 years.
Renata
Sorry if this is a duplication, but in case it isn't, Happy Anniversary and thank you for sharing with the world!
Thanks so much for all your inspiration! Enjoy reading your blog and practicing zentangle so much!
Happy Zenth Anniversary! Thank you so much for sharing this art form with us all. I look forward to many more years of great designs, and heart warming stories.
Congrats!
17-07-2014 10 years of Zentangle, a very happy day! Congratulations! I celebrated this day with 10 Raz, Random Acts. "Post" them along the South coast side of the Netherlands, during my bikeride. this was a great thing to do! I had a very warm, happy Tenth Anniversary Zentangle day. thank you so much for that, founders of Zentangle, Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas. Hiep hiep hoeraaa!
Congrats on ten years! Keep it going!
Ditto to all the sentiments expressed here! What a wonderful group and we wouldn't be here without you two. Thank you so much. Congratulations
Congratulations! Thank you for the gift of Zentangle! The world is more beautiful and peaceful because of it!
Dear Rick and Maria Congratulations and many, many thanks for all you have done with your joyous inspiration for your ever-growing 'Zentangle World.'
I'm 70, disabled, particularly with arthritis in my hands, which for a Fine Artist specialising in textiles since having to stop sculpting.
I lost a lot of eye-hand control since a series of mini strokes five years ago.
You have given back that control - in spades, and I'vee only just realised that as well as tangling, I can return to my childhood love
( I had artist parents!) Of pen and ink drawing
too.
Also a few months ago, having been tangling for a relatively short while, I began falling over and collapsing. My Doctor discovered that I had low blood pressure, so took me off the strong medication that I have used for 35 years. My blood pressure now remains that of a much younger person - we quickly ruled out echinacea tea as the cause, which left a combination of two things.-
a closer walk with God, and Zentangling, both of which are central to my life. I can only say that I now share both loves with anyone who
who's interested. Thank you both, and many blessings. Judy Lisette Martin
Wow! 10 years seems like such a short time to have gotten this far. Congratulations!
Happy Zenth Anuversary !
Zentangle has definitely changed my life. Unfortunately it will not be possible for me to come to Providence to become a CZT but I will keep following you and let me be inspired by you. Thank you both!
Zentangling is a truly exciting artform, challenging and yet relaxing. Congrats on such a wonderful way to allow us to express ourselves.
Congratulations & Best Wishes Always!!!!
Thank you so much, Rick and Maria, for this awesome trip you've taken me on! How does it feel to be loved by millions of people? :-)
Here's to the next ten years!
Love,
Anya, CZT 12
Congratulations on 10 years! I am having a great time collecting patterns.
"Thank you for 10 wonderful years!" Hugz, ~ Rose
Wow! Ten years is such an accomplishment. I'm honored to be part of the journey as a CZT. Zentangle has given me so much and it's rewarding to share it forward.
Happy Birthday Zentangle and many more!
Congratulations and thank you so much for sharing your passion with us. I just discovered Zentangle in May and became passionate about it within 24 hours. Since I wanted to share, I blogged about it here: http://scatteredfashionista.wordpress.com/2014/07/01/zentangle-it-makes-my-heart-happy/
Thank you so much and congratulations on TEN years! Even though I'm a newbie, I enjoy EVERYTHING Zentangle. WHAT A JOY! Wishing you both MANY more years of success, peace and joy!
Dear Zentangle Family - Congratulations! What an auspicious occasion! Zentangle has enriched my life and the lives of countless others. Thank you for making the world a better place with the Zentangle method.
Dear Maria, dear Rick,
hope to meet you next year in Providence :))))
Henrike
I learned about Zentangle at a conference for Social Workers last year. I have since shared the joy of Zentangle with attendees in our grief support groups for teens. They love it! It gives them something else to focus on besides their loss and sadness. It's a healthy way to manage their pan. Thank you for this easy and enjoyable art form!
Carolyn with The Shore Grief Center
Congratulations on taking this wonderful concept and sharing it with the world. Through Zentangle ,so many have found their inner artist. Wishing you the best!
Thank you for all your inspiration. I'm not particularly artistic, but I find I don't need to be. I think anyone can do this.
Thank you for the world of zentangle. Congrats on ten years. I took a class two years ago in Canmore Alberta. Sadly the wonderful instructor I had passed away a short time ago.
Tangling is my favorite pastime after a day of working!
Love Zentangle. Hooked from the beginning. Wish I could come to your workshop in September. Going to be out of the country. Planning on another? Thanks for all that you do!
Zentangle has added joy to both my sisters and my life. As fellow creators we have Zentangled birthday parties, pumpkins, jewelry, signs, sculptures, nature walks, and filled journals. We will endeavor to tangle anything we can think of. Thanks, Patty
Zentangle has changed the way I look at everything...I love getting lost in the process and thoroughly enjoy teaching my classes. Thank you for bringing this art form to life. Linda Latham CZT 7
Congratulations and THANK YOU! I am so glad I found Zentangle in 2012. I love tangling as well as being a CZT and teaching this method. Glad to be sharing the joy .... one stroke at a time.
Happy 10th Anniversary and congrats to the new Graduates! One day I have promised myself to take the CZT class! Every day this goal gets closer.
:-D eirdre
Happy Zenth! Your gift tot the world is priceless!
I have only recently discovered Zentangle and I'm so grateful! I love it so thank you for the inspiration. What a great way to relax and create something beautiful even when I don't really have artistic talent. You have given me the courage to try and I love it!
What a wonderful visual reference for such an engaging and habit forming visual art. In the days of digital everything it is really nice to see the "digital" act of hand drawing receive such outpouring of love from the world at large.
Thanx for Zentangle!
I'm a newbie, but am enjoying learning Zentangle so much. I've been painting and drawing most of my life but really like this technique!
I'm a newbie and have been drawing and painting most of my life. I'm really enjoying this technique, which is new to me.
Happy 10th anniversary, Zentanle! I first was introduced to you in 2009, when I was hoping through a very rough time in my life. I've always loved to doodle, and Zentangling has helped broken my drawing skills. I look forward to one day taking a CZT class, so that I, too, can be certified. Best wishes!
Congrats on your 10th anniversary! You've changed changed lives all over the world, including mine. Thank you many times over...
Wow! I'm very new to Zentangle, but I'm completely hooked. And I can't draw, but I can Tangle! Congratulations on 10 years. I wish u many many more!
Thank you so much for Zentangle - it is so calming. I have followed you for years and hope someday to attend your certification classes. Congratulations on your 10th anniversary. And keep up the wonderful work!
I was born an artist, and in 2006 I discovered a form of drawing that already existed within me, which I called my "doodle-style", for lack of a better word. In 2013, friends of mine pointed me to Zentangle, saying that my art was very much like that form. What I have learned since then is that what I had always called "doodling" was NOT doodling at all, as my work had much thought behind it. I began to call my art form "intuitive art," as it moved and progressed from impulses within me. Zentangle art also does this, but it is something I can carry with me and produce about anywhere. I took to Zentangle like a fish to water (well, I am a Pisces, after all!), and I am so looking forward to my journey as a new CZT.
Congratulations on 10 years! I am new to Zentangle and am using it to find some balance and inner peace at a very stressful time in my life. Thank you for what you continue to do for us! Many more years to you!
It's in the nature of such acts of creativity that we have no way of knowing where the path will lead. I deeply appreciate your generous stewardship of the wonders of Zentangle! Lorna Aaronson, CZT9
Congratulations! I know for myself that finding Zentangle has given me soooo much, and as a CZT 9, I have delighted in teaching it. Thank you, thank you, thank you! I look forward to many more years with you and this amazing art form!
Thanks for 10 years of great newsletters. Zentangle is definitely not static.
Congratulations on your 10th Anniversary! You have given the world a beautiful gift with the the Zentangle Method of drawing.
Zentangle has been a lifesaver to me. I'm relaxed, concentrating, and creating an extraordinary piece of art while practicing new designs at a sitting. Thank You!
Happy Zenth and Zenmillion more!
Happy Anniversary! I am looking forward to being in the October CZT class. See you then.
Happy Zenth Anniversary! In four short years since first discovering Zentangle in 2010, it is now hard to recall a time when it wasn't part of my life. Many thanks to CZTs Jeannie Mahood and Joan Payton for getting me 'hooked', and to the whole Zentangle family who amaze and delight me daily. Deborah Barwise CZT7, South Atlanta, Georgia
Congratulations on 10 years of Zenzational Zentangle. In those ten years, Zentangle has made its way around the world and yet it took the same amount of time for it to become known where I live, just 900 miles away in art-centric Asheville, NC.
Happy Zenth Anniversary to you! And many more.
Nancy Newlin, CZT XIII (2013)
Happy 10th Anniversary! Rick and Maria, when you started Zentangle 10 years ago, you created something far greater than the sum of its parts. Zentangle changes lives. From my short experience of a year and a half practicing the Zentangle Method, I have become a CZT, started my own business, and blossomed in my late 50's like never before in my adult life. You gave me a way to express my inner artist that had been lost since childhood. Bless you! Zentangle is a gift that keeps on giving - especially when shared with others! Thank you and your family for all the years of hard work and especially for creating Zentangle.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Your creativity & vision has changed so many lives for the better!!!! I was lost in the grief of losing my husband when a friend introduced me to your art & it changed me forever!!!! It always takes me to my "happy" place & calm!!!! I just don't know how to thank you enough for giving me my life back!!!! THANK YOU!!!!
Hugzz ~ Melodie Bradford
Thank you, Zantangle is an inspiration to me. I look at objects to draw in a different way now.
This site is cooler than cool. I just love it. CA could use some classes.
Congrats on 10 years! And THANK YOU! I would love to see a small beginner kit - you could call it "Zen-get started". I would love an inexpensive way to share this, with my fellow chemo patients.
Congratulations on 10 years! I look forward to more Zentangle treasures in the next 10+ years. Though it has been less than 1 year since I've become a CZT, it has brought pure joy and peace to my life! Thank you Maria & Rick. Love, love, love Zentangle.
Congratulations on ten amazing years! Thank you for introducing the Zentangle Method to the world. My life has been changed by this transformative art form. I love how much calmer, healthier, and more focused I am due to my regular tangling practice. I especially love being able to share my passion with others.
Happy anniversary!
Emily C., CZT 9
My wife is a CZT, as is her best friend. I've been an avid tangler for almost two years and, seriously, i don't know what I'd do if suddenly I wasn't able to give time every day to some zentangling. Thank you very much for this life-enriching and, yes, meditative art form.
Thank you for introducing this beautiful form--and Happy Anniversary!
Thanks for giving me zentangle for my life and others who have joined me in the obsession. Congratulations on ten years and the poster is lovely.
Happy Zenth Anniversary! What a wonderful, inspiring and creative experience it has been. I will always remember my CZT 6 class in Whitinsville. It is a gift I share with others every time I teach a class. Sending the whole ZT Team warm wishes and thanks for carrying on this whole body creative experience!
Melissa W. Cahn, CZT6
mwcahn@ptd.net
For at least five years or more your methods for Zentangle have given me some very calm moments. I took my kit with me when I had chemo for a week in the hospital. It helped so much. I have taught my granddaughter and she has given me such joy with her creations. This spring I told my grandson's first grade teacher to look up and use this to relax. She needed it!! And she and her daughter enjoyed it. One day I will join you to increase my knowledge.
Congratulations on 10 years. I look forward to seeing where else this goes
Thank you for inspiring so many people with zentangle. I love zentangle and I love to show people how to tangle.
Dear Rick and Maria,
I discovered Zentangle last summer, embracing it as therapy for me to reduce stress while being treated for locally advanced breast cancer. Almost every member of my health care team received a personalized bookmark with tangle patterns as a "Thank you!" for their hearts of gold as they helped me along the way. Sadly, my cancer has advanced to Stage IV, but Zentangle continues to be a significant part of my treatment plan. I'm hoping to meet you personally sometime this Fall at one of the CZT seminars- I'm on the wait lists and keeping my fingers crossed! Happy anniversary to a wonderful art form, and to both of you for gifting it to all of us.
Fond regards,
Christine Garrott
A very big, joyous Happy Anniversary. Zentangle delivers all you have promised and more. So grateful to be part of the growing family. Here's so many more tangled adventures.
Congratulations on 10 years. I am so happy to have discovered your art form. I use it every day. I can not afford to take your class to become a CZT but I do teach at our clubhouse where I live and at the senior center in our community. Thank you for sharing so much.
Sherry-Lynn Burton Arteaga
Zentangle is such fun and is an easy form in which to find success. Thank you for all you wirk.
Wow! 10 years! Did you have any idea that the Zentangle would literally touch people all over the world? Thank you for this wonderful art form. My dream is to one day travel to Providence and experience the Zentangle method. Congratulations now and for years to come!
Carol Bentley
I have been tangling for about 2 1/2 years - what a fortuitous find it was! During that time, my daughter had to have emergency surgery, she lost her job, founded a new business and three weeks later she got diagnosed with cancer, having overcome that, she was then diagnosed with a severe inflammatory bowel disease and is slowly, very slowly coming out of the flare up. In addition, my husband has finally been diagnosed with severe PTSD after his stint in Vietnam. Tangling has been a place of peace during these tempestuous times - thank you! Jakki
Happy Zenth Anniversary! I am so blessed to have found Zentangle and appreciate you so much, Rick and Maria! You and your Zentangle crew have touched so many of us. Thank you!
Congrats on the first 10 years. It will be fun to see what the next 10 will bring.
Congratulations!!!
In July of 2010, I found Zentangle on a friend's Facebook wall. The name and images were so intriguing I had to see more. What I found on Zentangle.com blew me away. I knew I had to draw like this and drew I did every day for 2 years.
I bought my first Zentangle kit from Earl and Lois Stokes in Hawaii.
In November 2010, I took Suzanne McNeill's Zentangle and Watercolor workshop at Art of the Carolinas in Raleigh, NC. Suzanne featured some of my work on her blog. What a vote of confidence.
In October 2011, I created a pair of Zentangle boots and flew to Providence to become a Certified Teacher.
The rest is the future.
Zentangle brought so many wonderful people into my life; CZTs and students alike.
I cannot thank you enough for making a remarkable difference in my life.
Sharon Lynn Payne, CZT 7
Happy Anniversary. I feel lucky to have been to the 10th anniversary CZT14. The art method is amazing, but the the therapy from this art is changing the way folks look at life. Thank you for sharing your "baby" with us. LOVE LOVE LOVE it.
"Zenth" anniversary already? You have left your mark. What a legacy to be able to touch so many lives and be so inspirational. Congratulations to you both! ~karen mac
Happy anniversary! Congratulations on reaching this milestone, and thank you for inspiring all of us!
Thank you for your kind contribution to our event in Florida, The CZTea. Unfortunately, I didn't win the drawing, but it was beautiful. I'm so happy to be a part of such a fabulous Zentangle community.
Congrats on 10 years! And thank you for sharing all of your gifts with the world! It's amazing what has been achieved over these years!
Jeannie Mahood (CZT2)
I have been zentangling for alittle while now. I suffer with anxiety and I find its one of the few activities I can get lost in and before I know it the anxiety eases and I want to keep going.
Beloved, patiently, lovingly Zentangle has brought so much into the world. I'm deeply grateful to have found all that this is and offers me in my creative & spiritual life. Here's to another 10 years & beyond!
Beloved, patiently, lovingly Zentangle has brought so much into the world. I'm deeply grateful to have found all that this is and offers me in my creative & spiritual life. Here's to another 10 years & beyond!
For the past 6 years I have been sharing Zentangle with my 2nd and 3rd graders. It is quite amazing to see just how still and focused their tiny little minds can be when they are working on Zentangle. I thank you for this beautiful, and quite useful addition to my classrooms. Congratulations on your 10 year anniversary.
Congratulations on ten years! I have enjoyed Zentangle for many of those years after discovering you serendipitously online. Hope you continue to grow and share your wonderful techniques!
Congratulations and "Happy Zenth." Your smiles say it all -- the joy you have as a result of sharing with SO MANY fortunate folks. Please, please, continue for many years to come. I want to hug you both each time I make one stroke at a time -- so here's a hug and my gratitude!!
Wonderful art form - I am so happy to be learning it. Congrats on 10 years!
I can't believe it's only your tenth anniversary - how much you've enriched the world and MY world! Thank you, thank you, thank you. Wishing you continued happiness and success in spreading Zentangle.
Congratulations on your first ten years of classes. A beautiful craft from beautiful people. Thank you for sharing your talents with the world.
Wow, ten years!? That was a fast decade! I'm grateful to you for sharing Zentangle with the world, so I could be a part of it. Congratulations :-)
Congratulations! Zentangle gave me permission to be creative without worry. Thank you!
I have really enjoyed learning the Zentangle process and teaching it to others! Thank you Zentangle!
I am thrilled to be on this fabulous journey now. I was late to the party, but now I can't imagine doing anything else. Thank you Rick & Maria for letting me in.
As we become older the ten year spans do seem to fly by -- what you two have accomplished in 36500 days is amazing and you must feel so blessed that you have engineered something that brings so much joy to so many!! What a legacy you have created!!
I have never drew a thing worth looking at. Zentangle helped with that and opened up creative doors and made me think different of myself. I am more daring, more willing to risk, more willing to try. I can create. I can make something beautiful. I can be something beautiful. Thank you. Keep inspiring.
Congratulations Rick and Maria (and the whole Zentangle team) on your 10th anniversary! Thank you so much for your gracious gift of Zentangle you have given to people all around the world. Here's wishing you another 10 years of great success and creativity!
I am honored to be one of the original tanglers! Way to TANGLE Maria and Rick!
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