Thursday, March 29, 2012

Recent zendala tiles

I've been having a lot of fun with Zentangle's new round tiles. They are great! Here are some recent creations with the pre-strung mandala designs.

Tangles: Black Pearlz, Sanibelle (one by one), Tipple, Tripoli, Wud
and spirals and Rounding and stripes with highlights.

I tried a very simple one, only two tangles. The original mandala design is pretty much lost, but it's still interesting! I deliberately did not flow Paradox in the same direction from section to section. I wanted to see what irregular would look like.

Tangles: Paradox, Tipple

13 comments:

  1. Both are beautiful, I love that paradox looks very flower like in the second one. Can't wait to play with my pre-strung zendalas really soon, they just arrived.

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  2. WOW Margaret......these are fantastic! I especially like .... well....actually I really love both of them.... !!! Maria

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  3. Both are super awesome!!! I like how the second one turned out!

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  4. How DO you get your circles so round (in tipple) and your lines so straight! Geee Wizzz! Even your spirals are so exact. Your curves all curve the same amount. WOW! You do such pretty work.I love looking at it.

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    1. I think I've always been a bit nitpicky and perfectionist! Usually when I'm working on a piece of art I take my glasses off and am literally about 8" from the paper. When I'm demonstrating at a class, however, most of my 'circles' end up very ovally. I think it's due to working at an extreme side angle to the demo board. It's a good opportunity to tell the class that the circles don't have to be perfect circles! :-)

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  5. These turned out fabulous. I really like the flow of paradox on your 2nd one. And I like how you left some white space on the 1st one. I've been just starting to play with my zendalas, but they do require a bit more thought I think. They are kind of addictive too. :)

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  6. I'm so crazy about your first tile! There's so much to look at and explore - beautiful!

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  7. So beautiful!! I always enjoy your site.

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  8. Your Zendalas are stunning. Thank you for sharing them. You have taken shading and contrast to a new level. I don't know how to pick a profile so will do the Anonymous. But I'm from Georgia.

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  9. C'est toujours un enchantement de regarder vos créations !
    superbe.

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  10. I just have to tell you that your zendala work is amazing. The first one is especially stunning!

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  11. Your work is perfection...I get lost looking at the detail.

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  12. Both of these Zendalas are beautiful! I agree that the lines are perfect. I don't have a steady hand due to an injury--I so wish I could draw with that amount of control. I love Sanibelle and Swirlz in the first one. And the second with Paradox-Wow!

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