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The first time I saw Brian Crimmins’ Dingbatz, I was entranced. I began my career a calligrapher, and immediately appreciated Brian’s unique twist on the historic typographic ornamentation I studied as a young scribe, years before I founded Zenspirations®. Wonderfully whimsical and delightfully different, Brian’s delicately shaded, free-form patterned designs charmed me so much that I wanted to share them. I realized there were many ways Dingbatz could be used, from framing a sentiment to adding a touch of elegance to a page layout. I envisioned incorporating them as a design element in a card, bookmark, or other handmade project, and believed the crafting community would embrace this technique.

As the author of more than 20 books, I have a tendency to look at things from the perspective of whether or not they would make a good book, and I knew instinctively that Dingbatz would not only be a great subject for a book, but would also appeal to multiple arts communities—from tanglers and typographers, to book artists and calligraphers, to crafters and doodlers. I am blessed to have a good working relationship with Fox Chapel Publishing, publisher of my Zenspirations series of books, as well as my two most recent books, When You Lose Someone You Love and My Prayer Journal.

Knowing that Fox Chapel’s acquisitions editor is always looking for new book ideas, and that Brian was onto something special, I introduced them; and the rest, as they say, is history!

I’m honored to have been asked to write the foreword for Zentangle Dingbatz, and I know that my students—as well as many others—will spend many pleasurable hours designing their own Dingbatz.

Joanne Fink, Zenspirations® Founder and author of Zenspirations Dangle Designs Orlando, Florida