Yes!

When teaching classes, I love that the answer I can give to most of the questions is YES!

• "May I fill this part if I want to?"
• "Is it okay if I go over the line here?"
• "Can I put this pattern here?"
• "I made up my own tangle for this spot.  Is that okay?"

Yes!

I love that the Zentangle® method allows us to make our own choices as we tangle.  Our border and string can be guides to help build comfort while breaking up a possibly intimidating space.  They can provide places for tangles to sit cozily or a starting point for patterns to blossom and grow safely outside the lines.  

Whether you prefer to color inside the lines, venture outside, or play with a mixture depending on your mood, the Zentangle® method allows for all possibilities.

If you're inspired to follow a particular tangle throughout a piece or morph it into a tangleation, or variation, you're free to explore any way you choose.  This is your art and your process to enjoy.

It's so rare in life to learn something new that doesn't have a lot of limits or rules.  

I was thrilled to pass on these "rules" to two wonderful library classes this week.  Look at the stunning pieces they created:

Zendala tiles created at the Peabody Institute Library 

Tiles created at the Hamilton-Wenham Library