Laurel Storey, CZT
I am originally from Victoria, BC (Canada), but moved across the country in 2011 and now make a home for myself in a century house in the vibrant Walkerville area of Windsor, Ontario (still in Canada!) where I live, work, create, and teach.
I fervently believe that everyone is creative in some way or another – we just need to find an outlet (or two, or three!) in which to practice and nurture our creativity.
Writing is my first and forever creative love, taking shape in the form of journals, poetry, stories, articles, and blogs. Throughout my own lifelong process of exploration and discovery in the world of visual art, I have tried a bit of everything from painting to fibre arts to jewelry making, most recently and passionately focusing on Zentangle®.
Read My Zentangle® Story!
The Zentangle Method, created by Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas, is an easy-to-learn, relaxing, and fun way to create beautiful images by drawing structured patterns. I stumbled across the wonderful world of Zentangle one serendipitous day in June 2013, and it was love at first sight. I was immediately captivated by the simplicity of tangle patterns and complex beauty of completed art pieces, and knew I had to begin learning this creative process myself.
After practicing the art form for several years on my own, I traveled to Providence, RI to complete my training with the Zentangle founders, and became the first CZT (Certified Zentangle Teacher) in Windsor. I began teaching the Zentangle Method in the summer of 2016, and have offered both public and privately-scheduled classes to the Windsor-Essex community ever since. In recent years I have also expanded my reach by offering online classes, which have attracted a worldwide audience of Zentangle enthusiasts.
I was introduced to the local art world through the former Walkerville Artists Collective (WAC) in Windsor, where I was an active participant as a Member Artist from 2017 and served on the Board of Directors from 2018 until the organization’s closure in 2025. My juried media on display in the WAC gallery included Zentangle-Inspired Art, photography, and handmade books, and I also offered Zentangle classes and hosted regular Tangle Club gatherings in their classroom spaces.
In 2025 I embarked on an exciting adventure as a partner in Artful3 Studio, a group of local independent artists and art instructors coming together to share studio space and resources for offering art classes and workshops, exhibiting and selling their artwork, and gathering to meet other like-minded artists and explore their creativity. My Zentangle classes and monthly Tangle Club gatherings are hosted in the bright, beautiful studio space located in the Wyandotte Town Centre area of Walkerville in Windsor, and if you’re in the area I hope you’ll be able to join me for some tangling fun!