This Mocha style is spectacular!!

You guys have no idea how great these drawing exercises get high school students calm and ready to learn! THANKS!!

Maria, you’re so very artistic! Thank you for sharing your ‘Mooka’ baby with us! Be well both of you .😘✨✨

Thank you so much Maria and Rick, I really really enjoyed watching you create these Mooka’s and thank you so much too, for sharing your photo with us too. Please stay safe and well too xxx Mags

Quite beautiful... So fluid. I love Art Nouveau and especially Alphonse Mooka as I shall now call him! Thanks for sharing. Lovely, lovely, lovely.

Thanks so much for sharing these "Zentanglian creations". What I love is that when you show us these..we are able to go beyond just copying what you've done, but they are so easily morphed into our own unique take on the basic shape. Please keep bringing us these videos...I love "Tangling"... Thank you both!!!

Thanks everyone for your kind comments. We really do love Zentangle and think it has an important place in the art world and in our lives. We will continue to develop new and exciting tangles. Watch for more to come. (...and yeah, we are a happy couple!) Rick and Maria

I have watched this so many times. Every time it makes me feel inspired and soothed. Thank you so much.

I've been doing Zentangle for about a month & I love it. At first I just watch & coped what I saw all of you do. Now I've gotten 7 books & kits & am having so much fun. Time goes by so fast & so much fun to learn a new pattern. I love this one. It's easy, too. Thank U.....

I'm new to Zentangle and am really enjoying the discovery!

Thanks for the videos! They are an endless blessing.

I cannot express to you both how much I love this. I learned the basic shape of mooka recently but never realized how beautiful it could be like this. Thank you. :)....

Stunning! I'm spending a solid week doing nothing but exploring this design. Thanks! Brilliant!

I am a hand engraver by trade and this video has been quite inspirational. When I get time I'm going to give it a go. Many thanks.

i watched this wearing headphones and it was like rick crept up behind me & startled me when his audio came through my right ear haha. this video is awesome and informative, though. thank you so much! keep making videos please!

I use to love looking at those pictures from conception to the birth of baby when I was pregnant and these remind me of those pictures. I love these.

LOVE THAT HANDWRITING

What a marvelous comment. Thank you so much , my favorite to date! Maria Thomas

I like the way you present new tangles and your musings as you go along. I'd love to see more videos from you that follow this basic format. Other videos are in time lapse so they're frenetic and have bad music instead of a nice calming voice. But yours are so accessible, well-paced and warm. ... Please make more!

It is an oblique pen, used for Spenserian or copperplate scripts.

Thanks Rick and Maria for the beautiful mookas

We referenced his proper full name early on in the youTube at the 0:49 spot. We call the tangle "mooka" as a sort of "hat's off" to the artist, as the inspiration. I think he would have liked that.

I took the pod idea and added onto it to make a new type of pod then i put my own designs around it. ITS SO COOL! thank you!!

Thank you for sharing this tangle. This one, for me, is the most difficult to master. Using pencil draft helps. Your art is a gift.

Wonderful! All stress has vanished just watching this vid. Now to get my supplies out and create! Thank you!

Loved the kaleidoscope mooka. How pretty.

I am just discovering Zentangling and find it's quite addictive. Accidentally found this video and Wow, I love the Mooka and am going to give it a try tonight. Thanks for sharing. Sandra in Canada

Great idea..I only heard about Zentangle last week..Just thought this might make you smile.I've recently joined a group of disabled female artists and craftswomen here in Brighton UK..Alot of the ladies have rheumatoid arthritis and MS and have really limited mobility in their hands.I saw the Zentangle work they've done and was blown away its so beautiful.I hear you say the word "mobius " well they've created mandala designs that fade into infinity..Thanks for teaching them and ME something new..if you invented the technique..well done .we can't have too many female designers:) Cheers Sophie:)

This is great..I can't wait to try it. Zentangles are wonderful and so realaxing. You just never know what you are going to end up with. Relax and let it flow.

yeah I went to Art School and seen some Molokai work . One thing I liked about his art-work was his different approaches in style very creative and almost abstract in some ways . Within the people he did outside of the people he would do these very different designs. Again look abstract patterns but also have a lot of depth . thanks for sharing this video of this amazing Artist.

I saw Muchas Show in San Diego some years back. Iove his stylings. I cannot get over your calligraphy prowess. I am blown away.

GORGEOUS art work. The fun is, many many years ago, I used to draw things like this (far from perfect as you do, but what the heck). Seeing your vid made me remember this. I'm going to give it a try again in my art journaling. Thank you so much for your great examples!

I've been doing this my whole life and never knew it had a name. It's great for sitting through long meetings to keep my mind from wandering off what's going on.

Thank you for sharing the mooka. I am enjoying this wonderful form of relaxation. I found Zentangle @ the perfect time. I do love it.

THANX SO MUCH!!! I am soo addicted now!

Congratulations on the very didactic and exciting way you both found for showing the tecknic.

He scared me too!! LOL I wasn't going to confess that but since you did, I will too! :)

I'm new to ZenTangle and I am loving it. Taking a class with a CZT - Dawn M. Yes, I used to create similar images like this 'out of my brain', and was a bit skeptical

I have a Zentangle book byBeckah Krahula but she can’t put in all the information. I love hearing the background and seeing so many variations! Thank you so much for making these videos available!!

Hi, Rick and Maria! Loved the video! OOOOO, let's start the MoOOOOOOka fun! This looks so wonderful...it also has a bit of a Celtic feel, too! Love it! Elsie

awww..adorable couple..beautifull mooka and a great historical introduction!!..looking forward to seeing some more videos!!..:D:D:D

Very pretty. These would be beautiful colored in with different colors.

That is the pencil "string" we fit the tangles in. It is a suggestion as to where to place tangles. You can see I sometimes fit them in, and sometimes ignore it. The beauty of the Zentangle Method. The pencil string disappears when the Zentangle is complete. Like a magic trick.

I LOVE your work! I had no idea what I was going to see when I clicked on it ... needle crafts being my usual thing. Those Mookas would make wonderful Blackwork embroideries!

Sorry... A bit skeptical about taking the class, but after just one class, I am intrigued! Love the whole approach and think this goes far beyond anything I would have done my own. Love it! Wonderful thing to put out there, thanks, Maria and Rick.

I love your Copperplate calligraphy! Gorgeous. But I'm also a fan of Mucha. So thank you for this video.

Rick & Maria - Love the video! More exclamation marks!!! I so enjoy hearing you speak about your process as well. That is so valuable to those who have not had the pleasure of being with you at the Certification training in Whitinsville. After watching this, you come away with a real feel for the Zentangle philosophy. Great job and love the new tangle too! Melissa H., CZT #4

I like your guys style!

LOVE LOVE LOVE! Zentangle :)...Thankyou for this playlist!

First time I have ever seen anything like this it is truly amazing!! Thank you for sharing and I am going to try this right now. Thanks again

You guys are solo much fun! I just love the personality that you have brought to this art form. Thank you! I'm going to get certified one day! Dolittlesart

Rick and Maria - I was supposed to be doing work, was looking at journaling books, which then linked me to zentangle.. already did the betweed which looked good. Having a hard time making this look good but fun trying.. You both have some gorgeous designs and maybe when I have some good ones in pen I'll send them along! You gave this scientist a much needed lab break, some new fun for my sketchbook!!!

learning an art comes with hard work but sharing wat one has learnt takes courage thanx for sharing

I love both designs. You two are so inspirational.

What fun! I am mesmerized by your oblique pen in action. Wow. Thanks so much for another great video.

Love this! And hearing your voices again after CZT 3 !

thank you! maria (and Rick)

Love your oblique script, the Zentangle...and your vid, so thanks for posting!...xxx

That freaked me out when someone interrupted in my right ear!! Exciting,and educational :)

The pen I use in the opening scene is a n 1800's reproduction , an oblique holder with a vintage nib. For writing Spencerian or copperplate. Maria

Thanks to everyone who has helped me to pronounce this name right. I was corrected 40-something years ago (by a teacher) saying the right way to say it was "Mooka" (of course I was calling him "Moocha") .... but, hey, I still like the guy.... I think I'll just call him "Al". Maria Thomas

I just discovered Zentangles and I have a large canvas I've been pondering what to put on it. I think I will experiment with Zentangles on it!

Oh wow, this art form seems very familiar.. I must have seen it before, in fact I almost know I have. Very beautiful from of art, I love it.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU for sharing and teaching us! Videos SO HELPFUL! Will watch over and over.

So lovely to see your picture at the end!

Your work moved me in a funny kind of way. While and after watching this I felt privileged to be an artist and therefor to be one of you :) Thank you both very much :))

You make it look so easy. I love your work and the way you explain it. So clear and concise. Thank you. I am going to make a Mooka over a cup of mocha this evening.

The shading is done with a medium grade pencil. You can smudge it with a tortillion or your finger. Have fun. Maria

You can get them from Zentangle or from any of our Certified Zentangle Teachers listed on our website. m

Me too! haha I've always been drawing something like that on my notebooks on boring classes at school or at home.. awesome isn't it? It's so free

it will take some practice for me. but seriously i m already loving it..u guys are brilliant. the script in the biginning was fantabulous..!!

At last I got to watch a video incorporating a pencil string! Thank you soo much! I was lost in terms of how to use it, even if it's such a simple thing... I think I tend to complicate things a lot :P Great video guys!!

Absolutely amazing! I am so excited to do this, actually I'm addicted to it and can't stop! Please share more ideas! Thank you for this inspiration!!!!!!!

I love this technique! I've been looking something new to inspire me. I've seen the artist work but, I didn't know what it was called. Thanks for the simple approach.

So glad I discovered this! Beautiful, simple, satisfying, and amazing. Thank You

Brilliant ! Excellent... very artistic ... Aloha MB

Beautiful tangles, love watching and copying you.x

I have had tons of experimenting and fun with these. I've created some very different stuff from what I learned here. Love em. They are amazing.

you both are addorable... and I`ve got a new hobby :D

Thank you for sharing this! It really does look like a lot of fun. I'm going to play with this right now and I will probably get addicted!

Agradecerles es poco. Su Arte es magnífico. Nos enseñan mucho y son sumamente agradables. Les deseo lo mejor desde San Juan, Argentina.

We use Sakura's Pigma Micron pens size 01 on a 3 1/2" square Zentangles. The best pen we could find. YOu can get them at most art supply stores or on our website. Range $2 to $3

you guys are so adorable haha. i love Rick's take on it and i absolutely love the way Maria incorporates all the lines. just beautiful. Subscribed

Wow. This is fascinating!

awesome video love the designs

Wow ... so inspiring. I scrapbook and I'm going to take a stab at using this technique on some of my pages. tfs. :)

Wonderful demo. One of the best. Thank you.

Thank you for posting this video. I can't wait to incorporate this into my latest tangle.

Очень заинтересовала техника и стиль Спасибо

thank you Juan Carlos. maria

So great.I've been learning hand engraving,and have just about got the hang of scroll work. I was looking for a technique to make them intertwined,and found you guys. I engrave love token,and will use this style on one of them,I'll send you a pic,when I get around to it. Cheers, Shaun

yes. it is called a "pencil string" and the tangles fit in the spaces. m

I've heard of the zentangle and seen kits in shops around town but I'd never picked it up. It looks insanely fun, I think I'm going to have to pull out some of my matte board scraps and get to tangling! This technique here looks so fun too, I love Alphonse Mucha and the Art Nouveau style : )

I LOVE these. Can't wait to try them. Thank you

Thank you so much for uploading, now I have a knew conception from art itself! I#m really thankful!

Beautiful!

What an amazing work of art. You are awesome at freehanding. Love it.

Thank you for sharing that. Beautiful work.

amazing ~~so beautiful ~~

wow this is very very interesting, thank you for sharing your video. This would very interesting to create as a quilt top. Nice photo of you too. :)