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Zentangles... Zendoodles... Zendrawing... Oh my!

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Is it really doodling if...

you doodle with intent? Doodling used to be the unconscious mind babbling away. Doodling was done talking on the phone, in a boring meeting, waiting for the blue plate special in a diner and when early for an appointment. The result was elaborate patterns in the newspaper border or silly cartoons sketched on a placemat. Doodles were something to be thrown away.

Is nothing sacred? Doodling is now a religious experience. Deliberate drawing of elaborate patterns has become a form of meditation. The results are being called Zen Doodles, Zentangles (TM) and Zen Dazzles. They can be found in the shape of Mandalas, also know as Zendalas. They are art to be found on specialty papers. Gone are the silly cartoons. Doodles have been saved!

Even if you have no special talent and haven't learned how to draw, now you too can Zen Doodle. Unleash your creativity!

Official Zentangle and Zen Dazzle Sites

Zentangle is not sold anywhere else and they have a great newsletter that you can read back issues of online. Even if you don't buy the rather expensive kit you can figure out how to Zentangle by surfing the site and the newsletter. Hint: The newsletter has patterns that aren't in the kit!

Sandy Bartholomew, a certified (or is that certifiable?!) Zentangle teacher, has a blog called Beez in the Belfy. She has gorgeous free patterns and her book is in the More at Amazon section down below. I love how she shades her artwork! I really have to get that book!

Suzanne McNeill's Blog, she's an certified Zentangle teacher too, has some free original patterns to play around with. I also have her three Zentangle books featured in the More at Amazon! section down below.

The Zen Dazzle books are more picture books then how to's and they are digitally enhanced ;). They are available at Lulu and Amazon (below). Hint: The e-books are much less expensive!

Zentangle Videos At YouTube...

Click here for many many more amazing Zentangle videos at YouTube! (The link will open in a new window or tab.) The videos featured below are extensions of the original humble random zentangling in a square on a piece of paper idea. In the first video a hand shape is used in the middle of an oval. In the second video escape from paper and zentangle on beads! In the third video school kids zentangle the ceiling tiles!

Zentangle Zendoodle Art Play- Hand in Circle Mandala by Milliande: by Milliande | video info

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Zentangle Books

THE essential Zentangle collection.

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Zentangles at Flickr...

Zentangle Snowman Ornament by campbelj45ca

Letting the Question Float by juliejordanscott

Ohhh... Zentangle, what do you have to tell me? by juliejordanscott

Spiral Art Journal is There, With the Zentangle by juliejordanscott

What gives me pleasure, anyway? by juliejordanscott

Red, What will you tell me? by juliejordanscott

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Doodling Books At Amazon...

Are you embarrassed to admit you don't know how to doodle?!

Is your doodling kind of... well... lame? Can you write your name? Think of doodling as a kind of handwriting. These books will help you get started doodling and developing your own signature style. Doodling can be used for journaling, scrapbooking, cards, relaxing after work and for no reason at all. Doodling can also be a stepping stone to drawing and sketching.

Pre-order These Doodling Books!

Books so new they aren't even out yet!

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Essential Zen Doodler Pens

Zen doodling is primarily in black and white but why not add a bit of color too? Use a Sakura Pigma Micron Pen 01 (.25mm) to start and then branch out from there!

Zentangles In The Blogs

Public Class Zentangle Class offered at Figge: Silvy, a Kansas City, MO artist, is certified in Zentangle® drawing, a method for designing beautiful images using repetitive patterns created from what would seem to be small, insignificant strokes of the pen. She also works and teaches in the mediums ...
St. Lucie County Community Calendar, Updated Feb. 15: Artist, Debbie Perdue: Will demo an art form called Zentangle. Port St. Lucie Community Center, 2195 SE Airoso Blvd., Port St. Lucie, 1 pm, Feb. 17. Treehouse Time: Oxbow Eco-Center, 5400 NE St. James Dr., Port St. Lucie, 9:30 am, Feb. 17.
St. Lucie County Community Calendar, Updated Feb. 14: Artist, Debbie Perdue: Will demo an art form called Zentangle. Port St. Lucie Community Center, 2195 SE Airoso Blvd., Port St. Lucie, 1 pm, Feb. 17. Treehouse Time: Oxbow Eco-Center, 5400 NE St. James Dr., Port St. Lucie, 9:30 am, Feb. 17.
Daily Five: Artini Hour With The Mystic Arts Center: Join the Mystic Arts Center for Artini Hour at 5:30 pm For $15, mix cocktails with instructor Carol Dunn and create a love letter or Valentine's card using the drawing method of Zentangle. Thursday's cocktail is the Flirtini.

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littlelotus Sep 27, 2011 @ 12:33 am | delete

interesting.... always doing it but didn't know there's a name/word for it...

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SandyBabon Jul 21, 2011 @ 5:40 pm | delete

Great stuff.
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glowchick Apr 26, 2011 @ 6:45 am | delete

Thanks for sharing this~ I love these designs :)

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good4us_all Nov 16, 2010 @ 12:15 am | delete

This is the first i've ever heard of them - they are just soooooo cool!
Thanks for a beautiful presentation too.
;-))

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Enigmaa8 Nov 12, 2010 @ 6:24 am | delete

Wow never heard of zentangles before. I doodle all the time especially in boring meetings ,think I should save them in a journal :)
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