Echoes.
I think the multiple echoes that tie up this tile are the tangle and the circular repetitions. The shapes of the Marasu and the Cogwheel echo each other. Putting the Fescu on either side of the center creates balance. Finally having the top and bottom Pinwheels echo provide a nice contrast to the more organic designs.
Zentangle drawn on Official Zentangle tile using a black, Micron pen.
Tangles: Cogwheel Fescu Linked Marasu Msst Pinwheels Verdigogh Worms Chartz Static
Many.
There are a lot of tangles on this tile. That‘s because I used a string that had many “sections”. But I think it still works because I repeated a couple of the designs and also used a central, bold tangle. Those framed and anchored the whole thing.
Zentangle drawn on Strathmore Bristol Vellum using a black Micron pen.
Tangles: Afterglow Coil coral Seeds Floating disks Gingham Hurry Mooka Papyrus Sand Swirl
It‘s a star.
The string in this tangle started out as a star and then warped into what you see here after the random tangles were chosen.
Zentangle drawn on Strathmore Bristol Vellum using a black Micron pen.
Tangles: Baton Carrés Circfleur Diva Dance Floo Munchin Nzeppel OOF Pearlz Prestwood Stiritup
Browns.
I wanted to experiment with different tonal values. Since Micron makes two different brown pens, I though combining those with black would be interesting. I shaded this tile with brown colored pencils.
Zentangle drawn on Official Zentangle tile using brown, sepia and black Micron pens.
Tangles: Centipede Flora Isochor Lacy Locar Purk Ripple Shattuck
Where will we go?
Echo Lines is a technique developed by CZT Eni Oken . While it‘s a simple concept, it creates very complex, flowing, dimensional shapes. This is my first attempt.
Zentangle drawn on Strathmore Bristol Vellum using a black Micron pen. Zenstones created with colored pencil, highlights with Sharpie Poster Paint marker.
Tangles: Echo Lines
Rotation.
It‘s interesting the way the design feels like everything is wrapped around the Bunzo as if it‘s surrounded by a mini cyclone of patterns.
Zentangle drawn on Strathmore Bristol Vellum using a black Micron pen.
Tangles: Ambler Bunzo Ennies Florz Indy-Rella Jetties Knase Purk
Tomorrow is St. Patrick‘s Day. So, even though it‘s a day early, I‘m using this tile, which looks like a basket of shamrocks!
Zentangle drawn on Official Zentangle tile using a black, Micron pen.
Tangles: Fescu Keeko Munchin Sh-Rock Twing W-2
Schway in Schway.
In this tangle, the string is Schway and the tangle is also used as a pattern in the tile. My goal here was to create a tile in which the tangles were basically symmetrical.
Zentangle drawn on Strathmore Bristol Vellum using a black Micron pen.
Tangles: Schway Eye-Wa Chard Cootie
Spiders.
Everytime I see this, I think there is a spider lurking about, waiting for her eggs to hatch.
Zentangle drawn on Official Zentangle tile using a black, Micron pen.
Tangles: Aah Afterglow Black Box Black-eyed Peas Centipede Hibred Huggins Munchin Poke-Root
Relaxation.
When I hold out this tile and squint at it, I get the feeling of a daybed, or the corner of a couch in an atrium. It feels like I could snuggle against the pillows with a good book or a sketch pad!
Zentangle drawn on Strathmore Vellum Bristol using a black, Micron pen.
Tangles: Chillon coral Seeds Evoke Façade Onamato Orlique Prestwood Scena Vega
Ca-Ray-Zee!
Ok, this is old, and I don‘t remember what I was trying here, other than to try tangling on a colored background with a different colored pen. This tile has no shading, and frankly, I don‘t think adding it would help at all. It looks like the string had lots of curves, but who knows how it all began!
Zentangle drawn on colored card stock using a sepia Micron pen.
Meandering.
Several of the tangles in this tile decided to meander around and about on thier own, creating some interesting interactions!
Zentangle drawn on Strathmore Bristol Vellum using a black Micron pen.
Tangles: Berries & Leaves Bumper Crazy Huggins Jay Six Pais
Speed.
Every so often, I like to challenge myself when I tangle. For this tile, I challenged myself to speed up from my regular slow-and-deliberate style. This mostly worked well, except for coloring the Knightsbridge. That was just slow so I wouldn‘t go outside the lines.
I also experimented with adding a bit of white highlights. I‘m not sure how I feel about them yet.
Zentangle drawn on Strathmore Vellum Bristol using a black, Zig Millennium pen.
Drive by.
I think the Wheelz are out for a spin in the countryside. They‘ve driven by apartments, farms, a mountain and a river!
Zentangle drawn on Strathmore Vellum Bristol using a black, Micron pen.
Tangles: Apollonian Waves Bales Emingle Flutter Footprints Jalousie Kitl Wheelz
Bamboo!
This tile includes the first tangle I designed: Bamboo. While it‘s not an “official” tangle, it‘s still one of my favorites. It works as a filler or a border. You could even use it as a tangelation with Hollibaugh!
Zentangle drawn on Strathmore Bristol Vellum using a black Micron pen.
Tangles: Bamboo Chartz Chillon Echoism Flutter Pie Hollibaugh Nebel Spinners Vega
Tentacles.
What interesting creature is lurking behind the bushes in the garden?
Zentangle drawn on Strathmore Vellum Bristol using a black, Micron pen.
Tangles: Bubble Love Fescu Flora Lollywimple Plum Leaf
Zen Gem: Rutilated Quartz.
Zentangle drawn on Strathmore Vellum Bristol using a black, Micron pen. Coloring done with mixed brand gel pens and colored pencils. Shading done with graphite pencil.
Tangles: Chicken Wire
Winter is coming…
Zentangle drawn on Strathmore Vellum Bristol using a black, Micron pen. Coloring done with Zig Real Brush, Crayola and Distress markers. Sakura Soufflé pen, Slicci metallic pen, Atyou Spica pens and glitter glue used for accents.
Tangles: Aah Flake
Steam time.
I decided to go in a bit of a steampunk direction with this monotangle. I like copper and green together and I‘ve been wanting to do more Zen Gems, so this tile made my artistic soul very happy.
Zentangle drawn on Strathmore Vellum Bristol using a black, Micron pen. Coloring done with mixed brand colored pencils, Crayon and Distress markers. Shading done with graphite pencil.
Tangles: Waybop
How do you grow?
I feel like my tangling shovel dug a slice from the garden. Here, I can see the plants reaching for the sun, the soil, seeds and roots!
Zentangle drawn on Strathmore Vellum Bristol using a black, Micron pen.
Tangles: Fescu Keeko Quabog Quipple Sedgling Umble