For your heart‘s healing, Lily.
This week, one of the Zentangle Facebook Groups that I belong to asked the members to draw tiles using tangles created by Lily Moon. This request came because she posted about a very difficult time in her life on her blog . I had never used any of her tangles before, so I chose Amphora.
Zentangle drawn on Strathmore Bristol Vellum using a black Micron pen.
Experimental.
This paper is from the same package as the tan I used for yesterday‘s drawing. I like the color, but it turned out to be rather difficult to tangle on. I ended up using metallic and glitter gel pens. Unfortunately, they don‘t show up well on the image here, but it really does look a bit better in person.
Zentangle drawn on cocolate cardstock using metallic Pentel Slicci gel pens, Kaiser metallic and glitter gel pens, and Zig Wink of Stella glitter pens. Highlights and shadows done with colored pencil.
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
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
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
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
Making brown pop.
I‘ve tried tangling on various colored papers over the years, and sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn‘t. I cut a bunch of tiles from a pad of Saint-Armand Canal paper. They are various earthy, neutral colors. But the problem with the paper is that it is both very rough and very absorbant, so it‘s difficult to work with for Zentangles. But, every so often, I get brave and try it again.
Joy.
This Zentangle makes me happy every time I see it. I like the balance, and many of the tangles are on my list of favorites.
Zentangle drawn on official Zentangle tile using a black Micron pen.
Tangles: Beedz Bumper Cadent Emingle Fescu Flora Huggins Marasu Nzeppel Pinwheels Sh-Rock
Know when to stop.
I actually had more random tangles that I could have added to this tile. But I decided to stop, and leave a lot of white space. I think it balanced the Mumsy well.
Zentangle drawn on Strathmore Vellum Bristol using a black, Micron pen.
Tangles: Birds on a Wire Fescu Floom Footprints Mumsy Snare Stoic
Squid inked.
The Squid tangle is the central motif in this tile, but some of the other tangles hold their own because of their light/dark balance.
Zentangle drawn on Strathmore Vellum Bristol using a black, Micron pen.
Tangles: Bales Cubine Fescu Indy-Rella Squid Static Stoic Vermal
Canal paper
I have a pad of this paper that I purchased while visiting Santa Fe a couple of years ago. I liked the neutral tones and thought it would be fun to draw on. It turns out that the texture is a bit rough for tangling, although I made it work. I‘m not sure I like it for shading, or pencil drawing, though. I had a lot of trouble with that part.
Zentangle drawing done with Micron pen on Zentangle Tile .
Tangles: Cadent Drupe Emingle Evoke Fescu Gneiss Inapod Tortuca Worms
Zentangle drawing done with Micron pen on Strathmore Vellum Bristol .
Tangles: Btl Joos Ennies Fescu Keeko Msst Poke-Root Queen‘s Crown
Yep, I‘m human.
It‘s not your eyes, or anything wrong with your screen. I made a few mistakes in the Eye-Wa section of this tile. I still like the tile. Flubs happen. You just keep on keeping on!
Zentangle drawing done with Micron pen on Zentangle Tile .
Tangles: Eye-Wa Fescu Isochor Kule Well
Zentangle drawing done with Micron pen on Strathmore Vellum Bristol .
Tangles: Fescu Flee Sharalarelli Trio