Over on The Diva’s blog, Laura posted a challenge to create your Zentangles within a Zentangle pattern itself. I thought that sounded like fun and I really needed something quiet and calming to do in an arty way after my week this week. The first three months of the year at my job are always very, very busy and pretty stressful but this week was especially so due to some extra projects that have carried over from last year that I ordinarily would not be dealing with quite so frantically this time of the year. They only serve to complicate things and to consume time in my schedule that had already been allocated to other activities. It is hard to do 15 hours of work in 9….But I digress…
SOOOOO…I looked through some of my books and such and I decided I wanted to do the Nipa pattern (it reminds me of stones in a brook and I just love it). I figured I could make the circles (stones) extra large and put my Zentangles inside of them in the pattern. I really took my time to attempt to pick out patterns that worked together on the page and I especially tried to get the shading so that it made it all look three-dimensional. I think it turned out pretty good–not perfect, but really nice for a novice to Zentangle like me, I think.
What do you think? 🙂
Created with black Micron pens in a ~3″x5″ Handbook journal, shaded with 6B graphite pencil.
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Reminds me of Illuminated manuscripts, how things seem to pop off the page. Very nicely done!
Thanks, Rosey!
I LOVE it!!! You did FABULOUS Jill! The background really shows off your other circles of patterns. And your shading looks perfect to me. :-)))
Thanks, Jill! It really took me a while to get the shading like I wanted it. When I shaded the “ripples” it was if the whole thing came to life and I loved it, too! 🙂
It always amazes me how shading can really bring a piece to life! ???
I love your tile. Unique take on the challenge and I love that you used Nipa for your string. Nice work!
Thank you, Lezli!
Wow, Nipa is great for this challenge.
Thank, Annemarie!
Nipa is the perfect choice for this challenge. Beautifully done.
Thanks–and it also happens to be one of the very few tangles that I know! 😉
This looks great – super tangles!
Sorry for not commenting on your Tuesday T post!
Was a bit busy last week!
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Susi
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It’s all good, Susi! I have so little time to visit other people’s posts. When I do get to take the time to do that, I really, really enjoy it. I do well just to have the time to create AND get it properly posted! LOL
I love the way you used Nipa as your string. It shows off your other tangles beautifully. Nicely done!
Thank you, Lezli!
This is fantastic. I do not find it relaxing, just the opposite, but for those who do like you, amazing. xox
Thanks, Corrine. I do find that the more of these that I do, the more I like it and the more that I want to do. I’m working on one today that will finally have a bit of color on it. I’m not sure how it is going to turn out yet but it won’t be bland… 🙂
This is pretty amazing. It makes me want to pick one up!
I had a LOT of fun doing this one… 🙂