The challenge this week from S
quare One: Purely Zentangle is to explore the pattern
"Quandary", the rice/petal shapes arranged in triangles which then sort of form into a flower motif.
This piece really was a quandary.
This was the first attempt:
I already had the "Hollibaugh" string drawn out with one segment filled with "Tripoli", so it seemed like this tile was destined for "Quandary". I liked the way the spiral looked in the corner and wanted to explore it in a larger area and started a second tile.
At some point I got
distracted inspired by a piece I saw on
Lily's Tangles and wanted to try "Hazen". After a Google-thon, searching for non-existent step-out instructions, I just tried it on my own. That was the real quandary. My "Hazen" was a bit of a train-wreck, but I'd spent a lot of time on it. It was a very relaxing tile to work on even though it didn't really come out the way I was hoping. I was trying to work in some contrast and ended up losing Quandary a little. No worries though, such is the journey of Zentangle.
Hi, I really like both these tiles. The string on the second one and how the tangles are really well showcased in the first image. It certainly doesn't look like you struggled at all! I think I will have a look at this challenge it looks fun! Thanks! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you! you should see the mess in my sketchbook=) It was a great challenge and you know what they say "the greater the challenge, the greater the reward" Ha!
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