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Certified Zentangle Teacher working in the North East. A relaxing art hobby you can takes anywhere!

17/08/2026

I love this quote, especially when I think about Zentangle. When I teach a class so many women arrive saying:
“I can’t draw.”
“I’ll be no good at this.”
“My lines are always wobbly.”

And my answer is always the same, that you don’t need to be able to draw to do Zentangle. You just need to be able to draw a few simple strokes, like the letters iSCO, and then repeat them, one stroke at a time.

I do think there is something else happening when we Zentangle. We are learning to let go of perfection, to stop worrying about whether the line is perfectly straight. In fact those imperfections become part of the artwork. As a recovering perfectionist that is one of the reasons I find Zentangle so calming. What happens is that when we stop worrying about the outcome, something rather wonderful usually happens and we create a beautiful piece of art.

So embrace the wobbly lines and enjoy the process.

Let me know if you agree in the comments below.

14/08/2026

I’m out of practice videoing drawing my tangles so I’m experimenting and putting the videos on my FB group, Zentangle with the Teesside Tangler, as an A-Z of tangles. Link in the comments.
Today I am adding I is for ....

Which tangles do you think I should add for J-Z?

Do you have a tangle you struggle with or would think would be great for beginners to have in their bank of tangles?

If you are a beginner at Zentngle and want to see what it's all about just ask to join.

Let me know in the comments which tangles I should do next.

07/08/2026

I have just watched the first video from Zentangle, Inc for Project Pack 30 that has just been released today.

Now I haven’t bought the project pack so I am just going to use what I have. However this tile was started on the last day of ZenAgain 2025 and we were introduced to Nomadz.

This is as far as I got on that day so I have found it, dusted it off and this is going to be what I am initially working on throughout the next couple of weeks.

Anyone else joining in?

28/07/2026

Where I am in the world it is the second week of the summer holidays. Last year in my Facebook group (Zentangle with the Teesside Tangler) I shared this Summer Bingo. It is a series of tasks that you can do or that you can do with children and grandchildren and tick off.

I thought I would also share it here this year. Let me know if you have a go and share what you create.

This year I am doing an A-Z of tangles where I will share a tangle every other day to give some inspiration and hopefully introduce new to you tangles or remind you of tangles you might have forgotten about. It will take us into early autumn.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/teessidetangler/

27/07/2026

Last night for the Re-member session I used the new PoliPoly tangle from Zentangle as a reticulum and altered the flower like shape inside each one. I also left negative space in the centre.

As it was a mono tangle we had more time to chat as the evening wore on. I’ll produce a mosaic of what was produced later in the week so watch out in stories.

15/07/2026

What a day!
Window fitters turned up with no notice which meant my plans of taking part in the live IDOZ (International Day of Zentangle) went right out of the window. I do see what I did there.
They’re now coming back tomorrow and I have spent today googling how to take blinds down, racing around the house preparing and organising both a scrap and rubbish pick up to make space in garden. Huge thanks to them for coming so quickly.

Decided to catch up while watching the England match. I was definitely calmer while watching and tangling. It really does help. Think I need to start another one!

Thanks to Zentangle, Inc for introducing me to a new tangle Polypoli. This was fun.

14/07/2026

Did the weekly class with Mary Dewick last night and it was definitely a lesson in Zentangle. I decided to use a tan tile and I had decided to go quite traditional. That is not what happened 😊

First, the measurements were off so we all agreed to continue and squeeze extra tangles in between. Remember no mistakes. Then everyone else was using watercolours but my gelly rolls were closer. I’m getting Mad Hatter’s Tea Party. Thank you Mary for a lovely class.

The real lesson is trust the process and if you make a mistake, carry on, you never know where you’ll end up!

Tomorrow is the International Day of Zentangle where Zentangle, Inc are doing a live session on YouTube at 3pm UK time. If you are free why not join in.

02/07/2026

Today the widow Coach Training starts for real with karensuttonwidowcoach and I am so excited. I have been part of the beta group for the last few months, giving feedback so I have already had a sneaky peek.

Everyone is so supportive so looking forward to getting to know everyone better.

Not sure where this journey will take me over the next few months but looking forward to it.

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Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

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