LENY M. STROBEL: "THE ZEN OF DOODLES"
"The Zen of Doodles" Leny M. Strobel September 2019 After sharing her "doodles" from her Zentangle project, Eileen Tabios asked Leny M. Strobel some questions about her process: EILEEN (ET): Please share the background to these doodles or sketches. How did you come to start making them? LENY (LS): I started these doodles in 2015 around the time that Zentangle was trending. I have a relative who was into it and she got me interested. I was also in recovery from a medical condition that required me to slow down and be quiet. These doodles were my way of getting my mind out of the way. ET: You've introduced me to something new: Z entangle! It seems like a lovely approach. I'm sharing below the eight steps that its creators Rick and Maria describe from their Zentangle website. I'm struck by the first and last steps--how one must begin with "Gratitude and Appreciation" and end with "Appreciat[ing" w...