Inktober 2021: Better Late Than Never!

Finally!!! Finished the 2021 Inktober project. Just in time to begin again in six weeks, when the next project begins in October.

Inktober is a project started by CZT Stephanie Jennifer from Seven Forests Five Rivers. Each year Stephanie collates a list of thirty-one tangles, one for each day of October, so we can enjoy tangling, following the prompts, every day. I began the 2021 Inktober project on the first day it began. I finally finished today, 19th August 2022. Better late than never!

For this project I started working on Bijou tiles using the four different coloured tiles I had on hand. Each tile features one of the tangles Stephanie had listed in the project. Here is an image of all thirty-one tiles laid out as a mosaic.

#inktobertangles2021

Below I have included a photo of each tile in case you wish to look at the details. Enjoy!

Tangle: ayame

Tangle: brrrst

Tangle: c-knots

Tangle: dewd

Tangle: dex

Tangle: ecstatic

Tangle: effie

Tangle: eke

Tangle: fengle

Tangle: hirari

Tangle: lunaflux

Tangle: moonesque

Tangle: moonpie

Tangle: morrisseau

Tangle: naaki

Tangle: oof

Tangle: oopsmi

Tangle: oysteroid

Tangle: paradisum

Tangle: ple-a

Tangle: zenith

Tangle: round square

Tangle: spynes

Tangle: tabs

Tangle: tealeaf

Tangle: trelina

Tangle: whipdcreem

Tangle: xac

Tangle: yumeni

Tangle: zenith

Tangle: zigoli

New Tangle Pattern - Crazy Diva Dance

 In the tangle world there are some crazy versions of tangles: crazy cadent, crazy huggins, crazy knightsbridge, crazy doodah, crazy 'nzeppel, and crazy cubine. Just to name a few.

The other day I was thinking about all these crazy tangles and began to wonder what crazy diva dance would look like, as I hadn't seen or heard of a crazy diva dance before.

Here is my first version of crazy diva dance.

Two more versions

To create this crazy version of diva dance, here is the step out - 

I look forward to seeing how you use crazy diva dance.

When posting your work to social media add #thetangledway and #crazydivadance, then I will be able to see what you have done to crazy diva dance.

I hope you have as much fun as I do creating some fun variations to crazy diva dance.

New Tangle Pattern - luci

Luci is a tangle I deconstructed some time ago. It was a pattern on a wall I noticed whilst watching 

Whilst watching an episode of Lucifer, one rainy day, I saw a pattern I had not seen as a tangle and decided to deconstruct it and add to the ever-growing examples of tangles that may be used for our Zentangle enjoyment.

Since I saw this pattern whilst watching Lucifer, I thought a name for this tangle should be something associated with the show. The word Lucifer is a Latin word meaning ‘morning star’. Although I liked the idea of morning star, the tangle bares no resemblance to a star.  Also, the word Lucifer would not make a good name for a tangle as it is associated with the devil. Good things come to those who wait. In a later episode Amanadiel, Lucifer’s brother calls him by the nickname ‘luci’.  So luci it is.

Luci is created using the basic strokes of l and (, it uses the technique of ‘rounding’, and is drawn in three simple steps. 

Here is the step-out for luci - 

Luci can be categorised as a channel type tangle. 

Borders, and fills of two or more channels drawn side by side, are two uses for luci. 

Creating tangleations of luci also result in many different looks. 

The spaces inside each section can also be filled with other tangles, as seen on the white tile on the step out page above.

With the ever-growing examples of tangles that may be used for our Zentangle enjoyment, it now almost impossible to search for previously published tangles that may be the same as luci. If it has please let me know so I can update this page and give the original publisher,  the recognition he/she deserves.

 I hope you enjoy the tangle luci as much as I do when tangling and exploring the possibilities this tangle provides.

If you would like to share your work using luci for other visitors to this page then please feel free to add a link to your creation in the comment section below. You can also hashtag luci on social media so I can see your wonderful examples of what you have created with luci.

New Tangle Pattern - Prop

Wow! Just looking back at how long it's been since I last posted here. Nearly a year.

Anyway, I have a new tangle to share with you. I have had it sitting on my desk for quite some time and am only just now posting it.

It is called Prop as it looks like a propeller from a plane. Prop is a grid tangle as shown in the first tile image. The second tile shows an example of Prop used as a mirrored fragment. Prop can also be drawn free form, as shown in the third tile on the stepout image. The third tile also shows examples of some of the many variations that can be used to give the tangle a new look every time it is drawn.

 

There are now many different tangles available on the web and it is almost impossible to know if this tangle has already been published. If it has please let me know so I can update this page and give the original publisher, of this tangle, the recognition he/she deserves.

 

I hope you enjoy the tangle Prop as much as I have when playing with and exploring the possibilities this tangle provides.

If you would like to share your explorations of Prop for other visitors to this page then please feel free to add a link to your creation in the comment section below.

Weekly Challenge #384: "UMT - Anthem

Another week, another Diva challenge. Being the beginning of the week we are using a tangle by CZT, Jody Genovise - Anthem.

A great organic tangle with many possibilities.

This is a tangle I have not used before. As soon as I saw it I thought of crystals in a cave which ended up being diamonds shining brightly. I wish I had found even one of these.

Tangle: Anthem

And another...

As always, if you would like to see how others have completed this challenge, then check out  
The Diva's blog and click on the links at the bottom of the page to see their creations.
Looking for other Zentangle activities based on your interests? Click on this link to my Dare, Challenge &/or Focus page, read the simple descriptions and click on the links that interest you.

Thank you to all who leave a comment. I love receiving them and read every one. Thank you for stopping by.

Weekly Challenge #383 & #382

Diva Challenge #383

In November, 2018 many CZTs, including myself, took the opportunity to attend ZenAgain in Providence. Whilst at ZenAgain a new tangle called Ratoon was introduced.

The Stepout for Ratoon was released to the public this week so The Diva challenged us to try this new tangle. Since ZenAgain, I have not played with Ratoon so hought this would be a good opportunity to see what I could do with it. 

Here is my tile using the tangle Ratoon.

Tangles: Rattoon & Therefore

As always, if you would like to see how others have completed this challenge, then check out The Diva's blog and click on the links at the bottom of the page to see their creations.

 

Diva Challenge #382 - Stripes o Plenty

Tangles: Vega, Crescent Moon, Static, Onamato, Waves & Paisel

 As always, if you would like to see how others have completed this challenge, then check out The Diva's blog and click on the links at the bottom of the page to see their creations.

Looking for other Zentangle activities based on your interests? Click on this link to my Dare, Challenge &/or Focus page, read the simple descriptions and click on the links that interest you.

Thank you to all who leave a comment. I love receiving them and read every one. Thank you for stopping by. 

Weekly Challenge #381: "A Happy (new) Medium"

Wow! I didn't realise it's been so long since I last posted.

I rarely use anything but my Sakura(R) Micron pens when I tangle. However, The Diva challenge this week was to use a different medium for tangling. I have also been wanting to try the technique of Zenbossing. So to kill two birds with one stone, I have used a stylus on my tile, as my new medium, to draw the tangles. A Youtube video tutorial by Romi Borax Marks is the inspiration for the Zenbossing technique. You can check out her video here.

Tile with tangles drawn with a stylus

Since the tangles are difficult to see when drawn with a stylus, I used coloured pencils to highlight the tangles so they could be seen more clearly and used a gold gel pen as my border.

Completed tile. Tangles used: Well, Ing, Vermal, Lotus Pods

As always, if you would like to see how others have completed this challenge, then check out The Diva's blog and click on the links to see their creations.

Looking for other Zentangle activities based on your interests? Click on this link to my Dare, Challenge &/or Focus page, read the simple descriptions and click on the links that interest you.

Thank you to all who leave a comment. I love receiving them and read every one. Thank you for stopping by.