The Mindful Practice of Zentangle with Cathy Boytos

Have you struggled to stay present with meditation? Do you need a quick technique to help you overcome the stifling feelings of perfectionism? Can you use rhythmic art to help you build self-esteem? MEET CATHY BOYTOSCathy Boytos has spent most of her life creating art (Fine Art, Mixed Media, Photography and Botanicals). She is an award-winning Graphic Designer, but now devotes most of her time to Botanical Illustration Art and Zentangle® - a method of drawing structured patterns through dots, lines, curves, and orbs. Cathy left the corporate world as a Graphic Designer and became a certified Zentangle instructor in 2014. She immediately began teaching Zentangle classes in the Triangle area of NC, and although she has spent years selling and displaying her art at exhibitions, her passion has always lied in teaching it. Visit https://thetriangletangle.com/ (The Triangle Tangle) and connect with Cathy on https://www.facebook.com/cathydboytos/?modal=admin_todo_tour (Facebook), https://www.instagram.com/cathyboytos/ (Instagram), and https://za.pinterest.com/cathydd/_created/ (Pinterest). IN THIS PODCAST:What is Zentangle? 03:26 Zentangle as a remedy for perfectionists 11:04 Using Zentangle as a practice of gratitude 15:42 Zentangle is not like doodling 26:38 What is Zentangle? Zentangle is more than an art method. It is comprised of a collection of patterns that are made up of various shapes. The beauty of it is that everything is already structured, and all you have to do is start drawing. Before you know it, you’re going to end up with this beautiful piece of abstract art that most people had no idea they could do. (Cathy Boytos) After a Zentangle group art class, all the tiles that the art is drawn on are put together into one big piece. You can then see how everyone interprets and draws things differently, and it develops from an art class into a profound lesson. That is indicative of how we are as people. We’re all different, and there’s nothing wrong with any of us. We’re all unique. (Cathy