It’s been awhile, and I have a ton of tangling goodness to share with you, so I thought I’d sneak in one last Tangled T-Day post before I head off for my vacation to Italy (where I will hopefully collect lots of patterns and store up a well of inspiration for future projects). Hope you enjoy!
Laurel Regan, CZT
I taught two final classes before taking a break for the month of May – first, another “Introduction to Zentangle” class to four new students…
“Introduction to Zentangle” student tiles
“Introduction to Zentangle” student tiles
…then finally, my first “Introduction to Zentangle Renaissance” class to several of my “next level” students. The class went a whole lot longer than planned, but they were great sports and stuck with me through to the end – and I’m sure glad they did, as they produced some amazing work!
“Introduction to Zentangle Renaissance” student tiles
“Introduction to Zentangle Renaissance” student tiles
This past weekend a “knot of tanglers” (I do love that phrase!) met up at the local craft store for our monthly gathering, an informal afternoon of chatting and tangling together. We normally each bring whatever project or piece we’re working on – in my case, this time I brought an inexpensive sketchbook I’d picked up at the dollar store, which is going to start out as a practice space for me to work on mastering some of the tangle patterns I’m not yet confident using. My first attempt was Mooka, a pattern I love but have always struggled with, and here are the results of my practice.
Sketchbook explorations – Mooka
I definitely think this project is going to be worthwhile, as I already see an improvement even after the short time I spent practicing. Next up – figuring out the overlapping version of Mooka!
New Tangles
Since my previous Tangled T-Day post I have learned the following new-to-me tangles.
From TanglePatterns.com:
- Blips
- Feeling Knotty
- Hako
- Heartswell
- Horti
- Pegs
- Brace-S
- Capell
- Dutch Hourglass
- Hearts-a-Flutter
- Shing
- Strutz
- Tamarai
- Wigwam
WIP
I have a couple of projects on the go – one a commission for a friend, and the other a new venture for tangled products I’ll be offering for sale both at Walkerville Artists’ Co-op and on Etsy. Today I can give you a peek at the first project, pre-shading/highlighting, so you can get an idea of how it’s going.
Commission WIP
I’m also working on a just-for-fun ZIA on a sheet of cream-coloured 9″ x 12″ paper – here’s the first bit of what I’ve done.
WIP
Finished Projects
I finished two regular white and four Renaissance tiles, all in preparation for and during the aforementioned classes.
Zentangle 209
Zentangle 210
Zentangle 211
Zentangle 212
Zentangle 213
Zentangle 214
In between, I kept myself occupied with a few other pieces of Zentangle-inspired art.
ZIA 123
ZIA 124
ZIA 125
Now on to a new week of tangling… oh, and some holidays!
How have you been creative this week?
Please share!
