The theme for the first Monday of the month is reserved for us... [we tangling humans who are creatively enthralled with the art of Zentangle (R)]. The first Monday of each month will feature a home-made tangle, chosen at random. The Diva says: "This week's tangle, called GOLVEN, comes to us from Mariët. GOLVEN is the Dutch word for waves. You can find instructions for her tangle here."
I often visit Mariet's blog. Her flair for the artistic is quite evident. She does such lovely work.
When Mariet first demonstrated her new tangle called Waves/Golven, I diligently gave it a try. I gave it several tries. Although I did not expect it to look exactly like hers, I did expect a reasonable facsimile. Didn't happen. So, I sorta pushed Waves/Golven over to the "Tangles that Frustrate Me" list.
After this challenge was posted, I knew I would give it another try. Then I read Margaret Bremmer's post "Two New Tangles Attempted.....". This was my 'ahh-haa' moment. And as Margaret said, "Then I realized that I hadn't exactly followed the directions!"
I had not exactly followed Mariet's directions!
I was omitting Step 4, which was to heavily shade the corners. So, the secret is to follow the directions, huh? Yep! I love, love, love the way Waves/Golven looks when it's finished and shaded. It's a very lovely and versatile tangle. Thank you, Mariet. Wonderful tangle.
And thank you, Margaret, for pointing out the obvious.
Happy tangling.....
... and thank you for visiting.
I often visit Mariet's blog. Her flair for the artistic is quite evident. She does such lovely work.
When Mariet first demonstrated her new tangle called Waves/Golven, I diligently gave it a try. I gave it several tries. Although I did not expect it to look exactly like hers, I did expect a reasonable facsimile. Didn't happen. So, I sorta pushed Waves/Golven over to the "Tangles that Frustrate Me" list.
After this challenge was posted, I knew I would give it another try. Then I read Margaret Bremmer's post "Two New Tangles Attempted.....". This was my 'ahh-haa' moment. And as Margaret said, "Then I realized that I hadn't exactly followed the directions!"
I had not exactly followed Mariet's directions!
I was omitting Step 4, which was to heavily shade the corners. So, the secret is to follow the directions, huh? Yep! I love, love, love the way Waves/Golven looks when it's finished and shaded. It's a very lovely and versatile tangle. Thank you, Mariet. Wonderful tangle.
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| Traditional Zentangle - Sakura Micron Black #01, graphite shading. |
Happy tangling.....
... and thank you for visiting.
