Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Arckles - a new tangle

Arckles (rhymes with sparkles) came about when I needed something to fill in as a transition between 2 other patterns. I find that a lot of my spontaneity when working on a Zentangle is inspired by the look and feel of wire work especially chain maille designs. Without a lot of planning Arckles just sort of appeared in a tile one day. It's been a lot of fun to play with and refine it - Zentangle style.

The name? - now that was a challenge - I'll spare you the details of that journey - the short version is I saw another word in a random word generator that provided enough inspiration to eventually come up with Arckles. When drawing the pattern almost every stroke is a small "arc" - so Arckles it is.

The basic design is very open air which gives it a delicate look and there are 2 ways to start it. The fun part is in the many variations possible by changing the size, adding more arcs, filling in spaces or stacking it. I hope you enjoy it and would love to see what you do with it.


ARCKLES

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7 comments:

Sue Jacobs CZT said...

Looks like a great tangle with lots of tangleation possibilities. Thanks!

One suggestion - add your name to your directions so you are credited properly whenever someone uses it.

Daniele OBrien Design, CZT said...

Love your new tangle, I look forward to trying it soon!

Shelly Beauch said...

It will make a beautiful border Suzanne.

pam said...

Hello Suzanne! Thank you so much for stopping by and saying hello! i lost you when my entire google reader disappeared last year. I am so glad you left a comment on the tangle/pysanski eggs.

You are right back in my reader where you belong!

I love "Arckles"! And I just bet you can guess what i will do with it! Perfect for the border edge on a pysangle design! Very excited to give it a try.

Thank you 1,000 times for stopping by and sharing your beautiful new tangle design.

Deb (Two Cheeky Monkeys) said...

Ooh, I love the look of arckles - can't wait to try it out!

Unknown said...

LOOKS LIKE GREAT FUN! WILL DEFINATLY BE WORKING WITH IT THIS WEEKEND!!! LOVELY FOR YOU TO SHARE!

ashley said...

This is so new to me, I love the designs and hope to learn a lot.
Thank you

Susanne

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