Emily Suess
Certified Zentangle Teacher & Blogger
When Anxiety Strikes
I want to give myself a pat on the back for making it to physical therapy Wednesday. I didn't want to go. In fact, I was ready to cancel again. I did my outpatient PT out of stubbornness, but I was plenty anxious about it. Mostly anxiety strikes when I think about...
Journey of the Four Gates Zentangle
A few weeks ago, I was contacted by Kathryn Costa. She wondered if I was interested in her new Four Gates Stencil. It was serendipity. I'd wanted to try getting back into Zentangle to see what I could do with my non-dominant left hand. i shared the early stages of...
Liar, Liar
Who You Gonna Believe: Chapter 1 Based on a true story. I was born at Gibson General Hospital with a fully functioning bullshit detector. I didn’t know how to use it, or even that I had one, until my mid-twenties though. Here’s how I discovered it. One Tuesday circa...
Review: Unwinding Anxiety by Judson Brewer
I've listened to Unwinding Anxiety a few times through now. I'm reluctant to praise anything too much, because I know how isolating and depressing it can be to want relief and not find it in places where others have. This Review of Unwinding Anxiety comes with a...
Art and Community: Spotlighting My Favorite YouTube CZTs
Everyone brings something enjoyable to Zentangle. Sometimes it's a style accessible to me where I am right now. Or maybe it's a collaboration that connects me to Zentangle community. Other times it's art so captivating I just have to pause to admire it. My favorite...
Easy Zentangle Meditative Art Postcard
Originally published January 2020 It feels amazing to finally have posted the video for this meditative art postcard to my YouTube channel today. Bonus: I am making progress toward one of my 2020 goals! https://youtu.be/Kn4u7VaxUSA The last time I posted a Zentangle...
Easy to Draw Zentangles
It's easy to draw Zentangles. And there are so many patterns to try. In addition to HQ's original patterns, CZTs around the world have created beautiful patterns too. Zentangles are easy to draw Zentangle patterns are repetitive and meditative, meaning it doesn't take...
Book Review: One Zentangle a Day
In 2018, I began my doodle art journey with the book One Zentangle a Day by artist Beckah Krahula. I'd seen some videos here and there of people turning meditative patterns into gorgeous art, and I thought to myself it looked like fun---drawing for the pure joy of it....
Zentangle Pattern Bijou Tile Gallery
Close-up tiles from my YouTube series videos. Which pattern will you draw next? Pineple by Mei Hua Teng, CZT Irradial by Tomas Padros Caro by Lucy Farran, CZT Ons by Curtis Hwang, CZT Anooka by Smita Toke Floral Waves by Svetlana Krasnobay Friendship by Nicole Dreyer...
Free Brain Images for Brain Tumor Awareness Month
Seeing how I already donated some brain tumor cells to researchers back in 2017, there probably isn't much more I can contribute to Brain Tumor Awareness Month this year than giving you permission to use these copyright free brain images on your website, blog, or...
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Emily Suess Zentangles
After a brain cancer diagnosis, I started drawing meditative art. In 2022, I became a CZT. You can learn to Zentangle following my videos for beginners.