New beginnings

Since my last post I've been pretty busy trying to close a few lose ends at work so I could retire.  After 41 years at United Airlines I did it I retired. I think it is going to take me awhile before it sinks in. To celebrate Larry (who's been retired for 3 years) decided we needed a vacation. And because we can we're spending 2 weeks in Maui.
I'm finding all kinds of  new inspirations for tangles. I've developed one based on a rettan pattern.  I don't think anyone has developed it yet. If someone has please let me know. I'm calling it ko'oko'o which is the Hawaiian word for cane. Zentangle founder Maria Thomas posted an article about frames and lately I've found myself looking at mats and frames. I think this tangle could be adapted as a impressive mat. 
I also have a few pieces I've been working on and I'll soon be posting. In the mean time here is a new tangle for you to work with.