God Made Us Creative

Earlier this week, the group of novelists who I meet with via Zoom for writing sprints got to talking about our various other creative pursuits, beyond writing. I can’t say for sure, but I think there were about 16 or 17 of us in the room that day.

Various creative pursuits included:

• Knitting and/or crocheting
• Playing instruments (piano, flute, trombone, saxophone )
• Bible art journaling
• Painting and drawing
• Decorative planning

But the one that had many of us asking, “What is that?” was when two of the writers mentioned Zentangle art.

Gemini defines it this way: “Zentangle art is a meditative drawing method that focuses on creating beautiful images using repetitive patterns called ‘tangles’. It’s a relaxing and fun way to create art, regardless of experience level, with a focus on mindful, creative expression.”

The two aforementioned writers shared some of their creations. One uses it in her planner and called it doodling. Trust me, it was unlike any doodling I’ve done before, but I plan to give it a try in the future.

I went to DepositPhotos and downloaded three zentangle graphics to share in this post (the rooster one is for Angie!!). Then I asked ChatGPT to do a Zentangle image of a horse in color.

So have you created any zentangle art? Or are you ready to give zentangle a try the next time you find yourself with pen, paper, and the time to doodle?

~robin