Tolkien was the Original Zentangle artist?

Am I the only one that sees this?

I was recently visiting a friend in Miami who was talking about having been ensnared (happily) in zentangle art. It was a real departure from her botanical art, but I think she was really enjoying the freedom and whimsy of designing with the stylized patterns.

On the plane home I happened to cracked open The Hobbit for a light refresher since I haven't read the book since before the movies came out. (I suspect Peter Jackson hadn't either -at least, the final chapter- but that's another blog...)

In any event, this particular edition was graced with Tolkien's original drawings and I saw some similarities.

I think there is enough evidence to back up my claim.What do you think?

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AMANDA ZIMMERMAN

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