The tangle pattern Bilt comes to us from Greensboro, NC, CZT® Lisa Skeen.
Lisa writes that the pattern was “inspired by architecture I saw on a trip to Asheville, NC this summer. It looks a little complicated, but it’s VERY easy! It could be varied by using curved lines instead of straight.
I am an elementary school art teacher, and have been teaching Zentangle to my kids as a means of helping them to increase their focus. They LOVE it! I’m going to be taking it a little further with them this year, as well. I was part of CZT6 in May, 2011 and have been teaching in the Greensboro, NC area since June.”
I could be quite mistaken but I’m guessing Lisa’s inspiration is the famous National Historic Landmark, Biltmore. According to Wikipedia, Biltmore is “a Châteauesque-styled mansion near Asheville, North Carolina, built by George Washington Vanderbilt II between 1889 and 1895 … is the largest privately-owned home in the United States, at 135,000 square feet (12,500 m2) … and featuring 250 rooms.” Mind boggling.
Lisa illustrates the steps for drawing her tangle pattern Bilt, here.
Check out the tag lisas for more of Lisa’s patterns on TanglePatterns.com.
Hey Linda,
Thanks for posting my pattern! Very exciting to see my pattern here.
The pattern inspiration actually came from a building near Biltmore, but not Biltmore itself.
Thanks again! LPS
This is a gorgeous pattern. I love the depth that can be achieved with a pattern like this. Well done Lisa!!! Its great!!
Deanne
Sydney, Australia
xx
Thanks Deanne!