Zentangle's Betweed 

I can't tell you what finding zentangle has done for me. I deal with chronic pain 24 hours a day. The first evening I tried it, 4 days ago, I slept through the night for the first time in 15 years. I woke the following morning with a whole new feeling for the day. My husband has been so supportive through my illness he has seen such a change in my behavior the last few days. I can't thank you enough for all of the videos. Please keep up the great work. May God bless you.

Я влюбилась в эти ,казалось бы. простые линии. Завораживает наблюдение за пером и ты понимаешь что есть другой уровень красоты из плоского в многомерный

I have died and gone to heaven !!!!!!! In the nineties I studied Historic and Contemporary Decorative crafts at university with a huge emphasis on pattern, Ive been toying around with Celtic and Aboriginal designs for years but have never been satisfied with any results. I literally stumbled on your technique this morning and it fits in with things I have been thinking about for years, I have so many ideas my head hurts !! And Ive not picked up a pencil yet !! Thanks for a wonderful idea !!! I will be ordering some books as soon as iIm finished here, thanks again

What I appreciate nearly as much as the art are the gentle voices of Maria and Rick. There is a lot of respect conveyed between them in their interchange, adding to the meditative effect. Thanks for the lovely video, and I look forward to practicing this tangle.

Just discovered zentangling, am obsessed already, losing sleep, turning up late for work and seeing patterns everywhere. Just going out to the stationers now to buy more pens. Thank you Rick and Maria for formulating and presenting the art of dooodling in such an inspiring and accessable way, this has got my creativity flowing again.

this video is a GEM. I've been tangling for the past three years ... how did I miss it?? (and one of my fave tangles too.) thank you, Maria and Rick, for Zentangle!

I can't imagine anyone disliking this... 3 of them! It's simple and beautiful. I have the kit and have tangled on just about everything. A great destresser!

I am so excited that you are now making videos. It is so much more helpful to see someone actually doing it! Thank you so much for sharing this with us!

Zentangle is glorious!

LOVE THIS!!! Can't wait to play along! Rick, your commentary is very helpful For me it's easier to learn by listening and watching something done. I too would like to see a dvd workshop, there are no Zentangle teachers near where I live. Please keep these videos coming!

Namasté to the Zentangle.com crew. I am re-visiting all the Zentangle.com videos to learn more from them. There is so much to learn. Thank you for the richness and creativity you share so generously. Haha, it is so funny to hear Maria speak zo seriously in the early videos. I love how even the "isn't this fun" has evoluated :) I always tend to say out loud: "yes, yes, yes...."

who else got spooked when the guy's voice came in?

We only have so much time in these videos, you could certainly take as much time as it takes to be happy with your work. I am an artist, by trade (most of my life) and I tend to do things very quickly. I purposely slowed my pace down as much as I could. You can spend 15 minutes on a tile or luxuriate and spend 15 hours. It is all up to you. Enjoy the process, love the results. Maria Thomas

Thank you. Keep the tutorials coming. I love zentangling.

Omg the lines are so gorgeous

Love zentangles. It's a trance-inducing artform.

I have been waiting for this one since I first saw it on your blog! Thank you for sharing this.

I love this pattern is has so much energy - it was great to hear your voices and watch your zentangles emerge- thanks for sharing the video

While I don't deny the simple pleasure of the Zentangle, I must admit that the most skill I witnessed in this video was in the calligraphy at the beginning. Personally, the first 30 seconds of calligraphy distracted me from the next 14 minutes of Zentangle. And that pen was absolutely fantastic, with it's offset nib.

Love this! Going to go and practice!!

Bravo! This was a lovely treat! ...can't wait to see more!

Delightful and inspiring. Thank you.

Thanks for sharing. I am so pleased that I found you. I will definitely try this

I've been doing stuff like this in my sketchbooks and notebooks for a while now. I never knew there was a name for it.

Great video...love seeing the working hand creating!!!! Thanks so much!

Loved it. Great tangle.

I was so relaxed watching Maria tangle, and when Rick spoke ever so quietly I jumped a mile LOL

Oh, what a great pattern! I'm working on one of my first and couldn't think of what pattern to use next. I'm definitely going to try this one. Thanks!

This is EXCELLENT! Please do more of these instructional videos. Thank You!

Thank you! It really helps to see you work.

I love this tangle! I'm really looking forward to the CZT training! More video's please! Thanks!

Absolutely incredible!!!! Love your unique creativity~

I have GOT to try this! Beautiful! Thanks so much for sharing. You are a real artist. Love the calligraphy at the beginning too - so fluid, and what a fascinating pen.

Love it thank you for sharing. I love zentangles

I think you two and Zentangle are awesome! I'm a teenager that loves drawing and I don't think I could think of anyone else that could come up with all of these amazing techniques! Thank you!

Absolutely love this video. I still watch it even though I mastered Betweed a year or more ago. It is so relaxing to watch you draw, Maria ..I just sent a link to my good friend in Vancouver who can't find a CZT there. I taught her a basic class when she came to visit me here in Ontario in May and she is ADDICTED like the rest of us. Thanks so much for posting these videos.

this was fun to watch and to hear you. Love the lettering at the beginning too. Been a fan for a couple years now.

I love that you did the video. I was working to hard on this tangle ... now I can feel the flow. You both have done so much for my ability not only to create but also to relax and enjoy the process Thank You, Ivy

Wow... I was always attracted to this type of draws but I had no idea how they were call neither how nicely easy they r done . THANK YOU . I mean it ! ... 👍👍

I am just starting to tangle and I find it a lot of fun. Just practicing right now and sometimes I'm not getting it. But time will tell. Thank you for creating this new art. Love it. Dar.

Just got my kit, and watched your first RU-vid video. Very inspiring. At a time in my life when I need to concentrate on something positive and creative, Zentangle fell into my lap. Nice to talk on the phone and email. Its comforting to know there are still personable companies out there. Thanks, nonxistenced

I really enjoyed what you did with the lines and adding the weights of color on the ends does create a whole new way of looking at it, and also adds a bit of dimension at the same time. Thank you JoAnn McBrady

All while watching this video I kept thinking that I could do this with silk. I could first draw then apply my silk. Has anyone tried this? A friend of yours sent me to you and I have not been this inspired in forever. Now to my sewing room. You are a beautiful soul.

@ mins into this and im subscribed. Stunning.

Great Demo Video. The 3rd "tangle" was my favorite and most appealing idea. I saw a 5 or 6 pointed star coming from that drawing! Might have to try that :-)

So very cool! Love it!

Thank you so much for every single video explaining different patterns. I have been practising Zentangle for a few months now and although I still don't create wonderful art as others, I'm slowly getting more comfortable with the technique. I need more practice, I know that. And patience! Thank you so much for sharing this with the world! Much love from Spain.

I am new to Zentangle, but I love the concept and I really enjoy your videos! Thank you!

Thank you so much I really really love 💕 and appreciate what you’ve shown us here, I really really love 💕 that shape you were drawing Maria, it’s very strong and elegant too. Stay safe and well too xxx Mags

Fantastic video! Thanks so much for sharing. This is probably my favorite tangle so far. Hope there are more RU-vid videos in your (our) future.

Thank you for sharing your genius. I found you today through Rhodia Drive, and my Rhodias are filling up with the first drawings I've ever done that I am proud of. More important, though, zentangles make me feel wonderful. O wondrous day!

Love this technique, showing it coming together is so much easier to follow, than your admittedly excellent diagrams

very good tutorial ..I have been drawing feather type doodles because I hope to start machine quilting them on my quilts. I think getting into doing zentangles will help me be a better quilter/thread artist.. Please do more videos! Thank you!

Merci Beaucoup, Salaheddine.

Your designs are beautiful.

i think these would be perfect doodles to pass the time in class!

I used to doodle as a teen and it gave me so much pleasure to do so, however Zentangle is a much more classy version, very creative and a great work of art. Enjoyed this very much. Look forward to more videos-tfs.

I saw my first Zentangle when my sister included a tile in a handmade birthday card. It was a simple but beautiful design and I was hooked. I needed more info on creating my own Zentangles so I purchased a book at my local craft store, made a couple of tiles and needed more info. RU-vid! Betweed is a fantastic idea. Thank you!

wow! I used to do this kind of patterns when I was younger to hide names and words in drawings but this is soo much more profesional! love it!

Muchas Gracias. Un trabajo fantástico....

I'm so happy to see you posting a video. Seeing how to shade was most helpful. The tangles I can follow step by step from directions, but having a vid for the shading options would be really nice. I look forward to more of your posts. ps thx for explaining the name of the tangle in your email newsletter!

I've been doing this type of art for 15 years or so. I wish I would have come up with a catchy name and marketing technique. I'm happy someone did. This is a wonderful art form and using pure form with minimal supplies. And it is intense to create and also very appealing to the eye. Cool

looks great!! it's always wonderful to see the tangles demonstrated. would have loved to hear the sound though.

LOVE YOUR WORK!! And love the fun chemistry between you two! The third in this one was my fave! And I disagree with Ryan Rivera's comment about the calligraphy and tangle not mending well together (or whatever he was getting at). I loved the two together! I love how you introduce the Zentangle with the calligraphy and I love how you show the final end results at the end! You're videos are very fun..... WE NEED MORE NOW!! :)

I am new to this art form. Tried it for abit and now i am stuck. I love it and is amaze at the beauty of lines and dots. Thank you for so kindly sharing your talent. God bless you.

LOVE U BOTH!!

Wonderful! I hope you do more and more and more :)

fabulous. i just discovered this clip

I so love this art. Have become hooked and am planning on putting it on my porcelain. I too loved the calligraphy at the start and the pen is great. I keep saying I must try Calligraphy but you make me more determined. Shame I am so old-I need to live another 50 years. Love your e-mails too. Jane

I agree, Jane. I love it, too. I am wondering if I can use thread. We a shall see!

So amazing

Very nice, thank you!

Wow, I love what you do! It remains me, when I was child, I used to cover small rectangles of paper by tiny leaves, spirals and other paterns...I think I should start again :D Mucha is my favourite artist and I love this "mooka" paterns guys, thanks for sharing! :) ( I'm looking forward to new videos :))

Love it. Thank you.

great video! I just took Pat Ferguson's zentangle class today, can't wait to try more. I think your first video here is a huge success!!!

Hi Just love to watch every creations you're doing, but what do you do with them after?

Love the pen at the beginning. I would love to own one of those - just because I love amazing old things, not because I can write like that. I would love to be able to write with such style but I want to do so many things I have to limit myself or I would be just a hoarder of things and accomplish nothing ~L. Love the Tangles and have everything on hand to try it out. Reminds me of the doodles of my youth!

Muchas gracias por compartir esta técnica que consigue crear una bella composición final y creo que ayuda a la paz interior. Un saludo desde Perú.

What a wonderful pattern, I haven't tried it yet but I know it's going to be one of my favourites. Maria, I also enjoyed watching your beautiful calligraphy at the beginning. Geneviève Crabe, soon to be CZT :-)

translation for the English speakers out there: thank you very much for sharing this technique which creates a beautiful final composition, and i think it helps with inner peace. a salute from Peru.

I love Zentangle. It is so relaxing and therapeutic. I have one question. Is there a reason you do not take more time and care on your shading? Again I appreciate what y’all have given us.

Soooooooo cool!

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!

The intro is dope

You can reach us at zentangle@gmail.com We teach patterns. LOTS of patterns. It's what we do This works real well when doing henna tattoos. I do not teach calligraphy.

Absolutely gorgeous, ty for the videos.I enjoy them so much please continue with more.

Awesome....Thank You

I don't know why anyone would think the calligraphy at the beginning was distracting. I was in awe of it. I've never heard of Zentangle before, but now I am going to give it a try. Thanks for the lovely video (and your website, where I plan to purchase your kit.)

just love it

LOVE the video...Please make more! I would love to see how Rick makes the pattern on the website by Rick's name...I want to know how it's made to look that good!

You can use any pen you want. . . . but we were asked to put together our recommendations for paper and pens, we use Fabriano Tiepolo paper and Sakura's Pigma Micron black #01 (on a 3 1/2"square paper "tile". Have fun! It gets more exciting the more you do. maria

Very nice!!

What we have done is teach people how to draw patterns. We talk often about how we use patterns from cultures all over the world. We have not claimed that we designed all the patterns (although we have designed some), but we have developed a way to teach everyone how to draw them and assemble them into a composition. We are grateful to all who have come before us and showed us the many beautiful patterns. . . .cultures from all over the world. But we felt others should enjoy the feeling of creating them as well as the peace it brings. Zentangle is the name of the teaching method. And we do speak often of the influences of every culture in our teachings. We have never copyrighted a pattern, never stopped anyone from using our patterns.

Inspiring!

amazing

Vielen, vielen Dank für dieses Video, obwohl alles so einfach aussieht, bedarf es doch einiger Übung. Ich fange am besten gleich an.

Hi this is so awesome, thank you for the video. can I do this in water colors?

Thats amazing.i hope i can learn to do this . it dont look that difficult..with a little practice. i know from what i ee and here..there is 100s of designs.

meravigliosi!

l really like it