Mandala Mashup

Mandala Mashup. Basically you take four tiles and arrange them as you see above. Then you trace concentric circles that cover all four tiles.
I started off with a couple empty medicine bottles,  then a drinking glass, and a small plate. You could use a compass but I have never been good with those, so I go simple with what is available.
Next I separated them into four tiles again. I tangled them one at a time. Tangle each one differently. You will end up with four different  little pieces of art. When you put them back together in this arrangement, you have a mandala mashup. I love it!
Perhaps you would love to give it a go. If you don't have tiles, just take a sheet of cardstock (or white scrapbook paper) and trace four squares the same size. I used tiles that are 3.5" square. Cut them out and follow the steps above. Instant mandala mashup!

Camouflaging a String

 I love making the string disappear,

make it vanish right into the tangling.

Can you see the string in the drawing above?

In my Facebook group Zentangle All Around

we are doing a string each day.

By the end of 2016 we will have 366 completed

works of art!

I tangled this last night.

Because I know what the string looks like I can see it.

Can you?

Here is the string I used.

This particular string is #51,

the string for February 20th.

Strings are meant to be used as guidelines.

You can either follow the string exactly,

or use portions of it.

For my tile, I elected to leave out the square borderline, 

but keep the string itself intact.

This tangling was done on a piece of scrapbook paper

that I bound into a handmade art journal.

That tulip band in the center is a tangle of mine 

called veez. 

It was published in Cris and Sonya's book

Pattern Play: a Zentangle Creativity Boost.

Everything else you see is a tangle called arukas.

I don't recall the specific story behind arukas, 

but i remember how to spell it

because it is Sakura backwards. :)

Yes. I can see the string very obviously,

and you can see it because I showed you the blank

string tile.

But my guess is - 

most people won't spot the string that helped

me create a bit of interesting art.

And they probably (hopefully, maybe) are going

to wonder how I created this.

So.

Camouflage your string line and leave them

wondering!

I'm visiting Kali for a week, And posting has proven to be almost  Impossible from my iPad.  More to follow when I get Back home.  Promise.