Zentangle Art

Derived from the words "Zen", meaning a state of calm attentiveness in which one's actions are guided by intuition rather than by conscious effort, and "tangle", a sequence of simple strokes that make up a pattern, Zentangle art is a technique used to meditate by using art as a medium. It is meant to calm the mind in a relaxing and fun way to create beautiful images by drawing simple patterns. The founders of Zentangle art provide the follow description: "The main idea behind zentangles is that what you draw cannot be erased. That is, if a mistake is made, then one must learn to find beauty in it and live with the flaws. When applied to real life, the creators are trying to say that a mistake once made can only be lived with, not erased."