String Theory: Version II

This is my response to Weekly Challenge #24. It has been too long since I have participated in the challenge. I've checked in each week, and even sketched out a few tangles, but this one is the first one I have posted in a while. It is nice to have a leisurely day off to tangle.

The challenge is to only use stripes as the string. Now that I am writing about this, I'm wondering if I have accurately followed the directions. In the example, Laura's string is diagonal stripes. I have used horizontal stripes. Hmmmmm, it will be interesting to see if others diverge from the example.

You'll see I've left a good deal of white space. I'm wondering if you think it makes the piece look incomplete. I tend to fill every nook and cranny of the tile and thought I would leave some air in this one. We'll see if I am actually able to leave it alone or if I end up adding more patterns. Oh well, it is what it is!

7:00 PM Here is my second ZIA for this challenge. This time I decided to fill more of the space.

Speaking of stripes....look at the second optical illusion on this page. I would love to see someone replicate the effect in a Zentangle tile.

End of May

It has been too long since I've posted an update. May was a busy month for me. I have managed to find time to Zentangle, thankfully! May, June and July are the most hectic time of the year for me as far as work goes. Finding time to tangle is so helpful in keeping stress at bay. I haven't kept up with the weekly challenges, but I have doodled in my sketch book. Here are a couple of pieces that have helped me find my personal moments of Zen.

In honor of Mom

This is the photo that I posted to my Facebook profile to honor my Mom for Mother's Day. It was taken the day I was born. Wow, that little baby had no idea what a blessed life she had ahead of her! :-)

Why is it the we don't fully appreciate our parents until later in life? I am so very grateful for the loving, adult relationship I had with Mom in the years before she died. I loved her deeply my entire life, but did not show it as much as I should have while in my early twenties. The wonderful thing about Mom's is that they understand and continue to love us through our 'stupid years' when we are desperate to be independent 'adults'.

I love you Mom!

Happy May Day

I've neglected this blog for a couple of weeks, because I have been busy with Beth's Bookshelf. Things over there have been picking up at a rapid pace. Other bloggers and sites are linking back for book recommendations and teaching tips. I've also been invited to write a couple of guest blog posts and doing research for those pieces has kept me busy. I've managed to find time to zentangle a few tiles and hope to photograph and post them soon.

In the meantime, I want to share a pattern that recently caught my eye. It is carpet I happened upon during my recent trip to Indianapolis. I'm in the process of deconstructing the pattern into a set of instructions for a filler tangle.