Tangle of the Week: Marasu

Noom, Myst, Marasu, Fescu

Sorry it has been so long since I posted!

I learned this week's tangle at the seminar in November.  It is named for Maria's sisters, Madeleine, Rachel and Susan.  Maria gives the directions for Marasu here.  Enjoy!

Tangle of the Week: Cubine

Flux, Ahh, Gneiss, Bales, Cubine

My official tangle of the week is Cubine, the tangle in the triangle at the bottom of the tile.  You can read about it and see the directions on the Zentangle newsletter here.

But I also wanted to share the tangle Gneiss, the tangle in the circle.  I can't find the step out online so I drew a fairly basic Gneiss here.  I want you to see what we learned how to do with this tangle at the ZenAgain conference.  Margaret Bremner led a class on Gneiss and shared some of the results on her blog.  Scroll down to see it and enjoy the artwork on her blog as well.

Maryhill, Bales,Pokeroot, Fescue, Zinger, Zander, Zenith, Ahh

Just came back inspired by the zenAgain conference!  I learned new tangles and also how to take a tangle I love in new directions. Stay tuned for updates based on the conference!

For this week, I focused on a simple but effective tangle, Ahh.  You can learn how to do it here.  I wanted a light and airy effect so I did not shadow it here but the example above will show you how to shadow it.  Have fun with it!

Tangle of the Week Nov 5 2016: BB

Keeko, Zander, Cadent, Pokeroot, Cubine, BB, Tipple

This week's tangle is called BB.  It is an original tangle from Maria and Rick.  At first I was not impressed with it but after I actually drew it I liked it.  Moral of the story: Always try the tangle before deciding on whether or not you like it.

The tangle is demonstrated on Sandy Bartholomew's blog, Beez in the Belfry.  It is a fun blog to visit with lots of step outs for tangles.

BB is the tangle arching over the bottom right hand corner of the tile, over Tipple.

Tangle of the Week October 14, 2016: Fracas

Rain, Msst, Flinger, Fescue, Fracas

Fracas is an absorbing tangle to do.  Follow Linda Farmer's instructions here to see Bijou demonstrate how to do it.  Like Linda, I added a sparkle to mine. (The sparkle is the white space that gives a look of light hitting the shape.)

Tangle of the Week October 2 2016

Knightsbridge, Hollibaugh, Gneiss,
Printemps, Cadent, Pokeroot,
Fengle, N'Zeppel, Crescent Moon

Sorry to be so late with this week's tangle - I was traveling in Michigan.  Next week I will be traveling to my niece's wedding in Illinois so there will be no weekly tangle.

This week's tangle is Knightsbridge. Sandy Steen Bartholmew has the directions on her blog.  As she says, it is much better - and easier - to go from corner to corner rather than trying to alternate blocks.  It can be done on a curved or straight grid and there are lots of ways to adapt it.  Have fun with it!

Tangle of the Week: Rain 9/24/2016

Rain, Nipa, Hollibaugh with Crescent Moon,
Bales, Ing, Mssst

This week's tangle is Rain, the tangle on the left hand side.  It is an easy but effective tangle.  The directions are on Linda Farmer's site here athough they are originally from Suzanne McNeill.

Since I haven't mentioned Linda's site, www.tanglepatterns.com lately, I want to give it a special shout out now.  She has many of the original Zentangle patterns as well as dozens contributed by other Zentangle artists.  The site is well worth checking out.  She also sends out a daily newsletter with new patterns to try.