Slowly, slowly, I’m getting back into the tangling groove after coming to a near standstill due to a bout of tangle fatigue. I’m happy to say that I now have a couple of completed projects under my belt, though, so today’s Tangled Tuesday post will be a little more substantial than the last!
New Tangles
This week I picked up where I left off in Yoga for Your Brain by Sandy Steen Bartholomew and learned Caral, Portia, Ogel, Quip, and Ramykin.
If you’re following along in Yoga for Your Brain, you’ll notice that I’ve skipped a few of the designs. This isn’t because I don’t like or want to do them, but because I’ve previously learned them through one of my other books (there is often overlap and some repetition between the various Zentangle®1 books).
I also learned Alaura (I’m still struggling with it, but you have to know when to move on!), Farling, KauriKunda, (O), ING, and Cabana, all from TanglePatterns.com.
Tangling-in-Progress
I’m carrying on with my tangled alphabet series (AKA The Project That Never Ends), currently working on the letter T. Sometimes I think I was a little crazy to take this whole thing on in the first place, and as I get ever closer to completion I find myself getting incredibly impatient and desperate to be finished already. I am more than ready to move on to something new!
Finished Projects
This week I finished R and S in my tangled alphabet series.
Zenletter R
Zenletter S
Coming Soon
This week’s tangling goals include:
- Carry on with my Zenletter collection – completing at least T and U.
- Continue adding products to Ten Thousand Tangles.
Photograph my previously-completed set of four Zendalas and set up listings to sell the originals in my as-yet-to-be-opened Etsy store.(Sigh. OK, this little project is now ON HOLD while I focus my energies on completing the alphabet series.)
P.S.
Previous posts in this series are all tagged Tangled Tuesday.
For background on how I discovered and got involved in Zentangle, and links to further information and resources, check out my blog post For the love of tangling.
You can browse my entire tangle gallery at Ten Thousand Tangles.
And, if you’re interested in having a little piece of my art for yourself, please click on the GoFundMe button below for more information and also visit my Zazzle shop Ten Thousand Tangles. (Pssst… links to my international Ten Thousand Tangles shops are in the Alphabet Salad sidebar – just click on the appropriate flag and you’ll get to the place you need to be!)
1 The Zentangle® Method was created by Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas and is copyrighted. Zentangle® is a registered trademark of Zentangle, Inc. Learn more at zentangle.com.
I never know what to say when I see these, other than to say, I admire the designs, and you are, without a doubt, brilliant beyond words.
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September 9, 2014
Why, thank you! 🙂
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September 9, 2014
I really love the designs you made. I love arts and crafts, but I love seeing designs more than I like doing them anymore. My creative mind has gone to my energy work anymore.
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September 10, 2014
Thank you very much! 🙂
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September 9, 2014
I’m thoroughly fascinated! I”m going to come back and read some more!
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September 10, 2014
Thanks for stopping by! 🙂
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September 9, 2014
Lovely R and S. Do you get them right the first time or sometimes, you have to re-do some of your zen letters completely?
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September 10, 2014
Thank you! I’ve never re-done any of the letters, because of the idea that in tangling “there are no mistakes” – you’re supposed to take whatever you did wrong, or that you didn’t like, and turn it into something that works. (Kind of like life!) So while there have been times when I WANTED to completely scrap one of my letters partway through, I carried on and finished it.
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Once again you’ve created absolutely gorgeous letters. I can’t get over how perfect and precise your outlines are. This series is definitely worth the time and work you’re putting into it.
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September 10, 2014
Thank you so much, Elaine!
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September 10, 2014
Keep going Laurel…. And the R and S are lovely….more power to you for achieving your tangling goals 🙂
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September 10, 2014
Thank you very much! 🙂
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September 10, 2014
Laurel, don’t give up now: you’re almost there with the completion of the alphabet! I think the letters ‘R’ and ‘S’ are beautifully exquisite…yet again! Who comes up with the names of all those designs? 😉 <3
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September 10, 2014
Thank you very much! The individual tangle designs are each named by the person who created them – and some of them are very creative indeed!
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September 10, 2014
Wow… I’m in love with the S… 🙂 🙂
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September 10, 2014
Thank you! 🙂
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Reminds of the alphabet fatigue during the #atozchallenge – keep going soon it will be over and if you are lucky you might even experience another high along the way, other than the zen of completion… Your artwork is beautiful and your ten thousand tangles has me intrigued.
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September 10, 2014
Thank you so much – glad you stopped by! 🙂
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Laurel, just remember that tangling is supposed to be relaxing and meditative. Don’t push yourself too hard and don’t put too much pressure on yourself. You will do everything you want to do in the course of time. Just let it flow!
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September 10, 2014
Very true, Elaine – thank you for the perspective! 🙂
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