Valentines Day

Wishing everyone a Happy Valentines Day. 

New Zentangle Renaissance tiles.

I had fun playing with the new Renissance Tile. Here is a finished piece. 

I love the way the colors pop. 

Ensemble done

My 9 tile ensemble is done. It will be part of a tile swap. Because the string on this ensemble are preprinted we will swap individual tile and make a new ensemble. I'll have a 9 tile ensemble that was made by myself and 8 other CZT's. 

Not much for words.

Well as you can tell I'm not much for words. I have however been busys. I have several new pieces. I decided that I should post them and not stress about not writing. I need to get them photographed and then I'll post them. 

Right now I'm working on what is called  an ensemble. It consists of 9 tiles. I'm almost done. When it's finished, I'll post the completed work. 

A new ZIA that needs a name.

This is the biggest pieces I've ever done. It is 14" x 17". It's taken a while but it's a rewarding process.
I had intended to add the photos as I worked on it but that didn't quite happen. I decided to post the "almost done" piece and the photos of the progress here and now. I still need to do some more shading and I'm not sure if I want to add any more tangles.
For it's size I think it deserves a name. Any suggestions?

I'm thrilled

And very excited. 

I found out today the my tangle "birds on a wire" was selected for this weeks Diva Challenge.  Here is the link:

http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.com/2013/06/weekly-challenge-121.html?m=1

It was also selected to be included at the 

Tangle Patterns website. Here is that link:

http://tanglepatterns.com/2013/06/how-to-draw-birds-on-a-wire.html

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.