Diva Challenge #64 - String Theory v. VIII - Fortuneteller

For the String Theory challenges everyone uses the same string. The name fortuneteller is because the string is reminiscent of the paper fortuneteller often made by children. Click here to read more about the challenge and access the links to view the other entries.

The String

When I first looked at the string I had two ideas that resulted in two entries this week. For the first tile rather than drawing the string I used the beginning of the tangle Hurry as the string and then decided to to weave bands through it. I'm also trying to get more comfortable with having white space so resisted the urge to fill in every last open space.

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For the second tile - I drew the actual string, using the lines more as guidelines to hang the tangle on rather than segments to be filled in. Back in the day when I was woodburning on gourds I started many designs with this configuration - long before I knew about strings.

Folks at the gourd shows would often ask where I found or if I sold my patterns and surprised to find out that I started with a basic shape and filled it in letting the overall pattern evolve line by line - practicing Zentangle and didn't know it! Sometimes I worked from the outside into the center, other times from the center out. This tile was worked from the center out.

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Diva Challenge #44 - String Theory v. VI: Tangled on the Inside

This week's Diva Challenge #44 comes from Jo in NZ - "You use one tangle as the 'string' and then fill in all the spaces with other tangles.  A tangle within a tangle...."

String is Carole Ohl's pattern Daggerly

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Other Tangles used - Betweed and Shattuck

Here's another one I did some time ago using Hollibaugh as the string

Zentangle Challenge 30

Diva Challenge 30 - String Theory v. V Initialize brought to you by guest host  Christina Vandervlist at stART.

The challenge this week - use your first and last initial as the string.  Overlap the initials either script or block letters.  I tried several different layouts but nothing really appealed to me.   As block letters too may small areas hard to get a flow going - as script they just looked plain weird. I had the most trouble with the "W".   Time was running out when I finally stumbled on the combo in the image below - and then the patterns just got a bit out of control and odd.  When I started out I was hoping I might find the answer to my on-going search for a satisfying way to add my initials to my finished pieces  ;( still searching.

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