At CZT Erin’s blog, The Bright Owl, she has started to post Zendala challenges. A Zendala is a combination of mandala and Zentangle. I will have to admit, I have had a fear of trying a Zendala. I have my kit of round, pre-strung and blank tiles, but every time I take one out, my mind closes up.
So when I saw Erin’s Zendala Dare challenge, I felt that this was a message to get over my terror apprehension and get on with it!
I decided to compromise and use a (familiar and comfortable-to-me) square Zentangle tile, and I used the graphite pencil transfer method to draw Erin’s Zendala string. Then I looked at her wonderful examples and and lovely Zendalas posted by others, and launched into tangling on the tile.
I found it to be quite fun (although I felt a little stumped at what tangle to use next, but that is nothing new) and I am pleased with the results.
Thanks, Erin, for the impetus to move me into Zendala land!
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Cari, I love what you did with the template. The tangles you chose really give the illusion that the piece is coming toward you. Thanks for taking the ‘Dare’!
What a great zendala – agree with Erin – nice depth. I think the zendalas do present a tougher challenge for selecting tangles – so many little areas to fill and then deciding to be symmetrical or not. Looks like you didn’t have any problems with that.
Love this one too! I’m going down the list to see all that have been posted.
pretty fun! i find your whole center section quite fascinating – i like the combination of lines and curves!
Your zendala looks beautiful! I’m a new zentangler and just did my first zendala dare.
Greetings, Sofie
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