The first week of the month, Laura Harms, our Diva, challenges us to use a tangle by one of us. It is called UMT or “Use my tangle”. This week she selected Bird on a Wire by Mary Kissel, CZT. A link to the step outs can be found at the Diva website. This is a cute, but simple tangle with lots of possibilities for variation.
Here is what I did with it.
I have to admit that this is not my normal type of ZIA. I don’t usually draw “cute”. I’m still trying to decide if I even like this ZIA, but it got done so it gets posted. While I was drawing the tangles at the top, the angles reminded me of the top of a birdhouse, so at first I thought I’d draw a birdhouse, but then the idea of a bird sitting on a wire popped into my head and I decided to go with the flow. Remember the line from Forest Gump: “Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.”? You could substitute “Zentangle”® for the word “Life” and you wouldn’t be wrong. That is so much a part of the charm and appeal of making Zentangle tiles or ZIAs. You may notice that the tangle on the bottom of the bird is also by Mary Kissel. It is called This and That, and the step outs are in the same blog post as the step outs for Bird on a Wire. I got a “twofer”, which is always serendipity.
Here’s one more:’
About the “Unnamed” tangle in the lower right. I wanted to draw Tadpoles by Suzanne McNeil. It’s new to me. After putting in the small circle grid, I started drawing the rest, and immediately saw that I was doing it wrong. So, in Zentangle fashion I elected to go ahead and turn it into something. So, I may play with it and step it out and see if I invented a new tangle. Maria says new tangles are often created when you mess up on an existing tangle.
As always, I thank each of you who stop by and look at my post, and hope you’ll be inclined to leave me a note telling me you were here. Don’t forget to stop by the Diva’s website, here, to see more art, and to learn how to join us each week in the challenges.
Until next time, Happy Tangling.
I think it suites the tangle, I like it
This is very nice. Your bird seems very content to be surrounded by bird tangles.
I really enjoy whimsical pieces, and your lovely bird amongst those on a wire is certainly that. Very, very nice!
I so adore you bird on a wire! Would make an excellent card front.
Love your variations and the addition of the bird 🙂
Wow, wonderful variations and your dear little bird is a perfect addition.
I love the bird and he is a perfect transition to your birds on the wire in your tile!
very nice
It looks so whimsical and cute. So nice!
The first one is cute indeed! The second one is beautiful, I do like it a lot.
So cute. I love your interpretation of this Dare.
Like your variations.
Great job on both Linda, This was a fun tangle, even though mine ended up looking like mice?? Thanks for sharing with us!
I love the little bird! So fun!
Fab Linda. The ones top left look like a plant called “bleeding hearts”. Wonderful! :@) x