This interesting pattern, Cack, is by fellow Floridian Adele Bruno and it’s her first on the site.
I found this tangle pattern very challenging to draw but I’m sure it will suit many of you to a T. Not only are freehand circles difficult for my thumb to negotiate, but the intersecting circles together with “drawing behind” were a bit of a mind-bender for me. This is my umpteenth version and I stopped while I was ahead. Could it have been too much Miami Heat NBA Championship celebration? Nah.
“I am a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, Art Institute of Pittsburgh, teacher, artist, happy wife of Lou, blessed mother of our seven children and Gramma to two sweet grandkids. Zentangle has given such focus to my creative needs and I am happy to say that I will be attending the September seminar – cannot wait!!“
Adele continues, “I was inspired by intersecting circles that I saw on a skirt fabric while shopping with our beautiful daughter Catherine one sunny afternoon. Catherine is affectionately nicknamed Cack and so I named the pattern after her.
Once I worked up a simple repeatable two circle design, I played with different ways to pattern them – the top circle was easy: I had to use arc shaped lines to hide the intersecting of the two main shapes. As for the main circle – I played with dots, dashes, and lines until I came up with the elongated pie shaped lines. They provide a good contrast to the curved lighter lines in the top circle.“
Adele illustrates the steps for drawing her Cack tangle below and also shares a (mostly) monotangle of her tangle.
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Adele’s monotangle Zentangle featuring Cack:
Check out the tag adeleb for more of Adele’s patterns on TanglePatterns.com.
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What an interesting Tangle. The design reminds me of the red and white circular mint candies that taste like candy canes. The design is intriguing and I’m looking forward to trying it. Thanks for sharing.
Adele~love your newest tangle, can’t wait to try it! Even now my minds going crazy with different patterns . Thanks for sharing the epitimology of its name, sweet story.????
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Adele, You continue to amaze me…you are so artistically gifted…congratulations on having your pattern posted. I am so proud of you, dear friend…I wish you continued fulfillment and success. Much Love,…karen
Hi Adele, nice to “Meet” you. Great circle tangle. I’m attending in September also, so will get to “meet” you more personally.
Adele. I am so amazed with your new pattern and so excited that it has been posted! You are such a wonderfully gifted artist and you have created a great pattern to be able to share with everyone. What a blessing! Can’t wait to see what you come up with next! We are all so proud of you! Love, Stephannie
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Hi Suzanne, I’m assuming you are saving the file to your computer first before you attempt to print. If you are having problems after that, please use Google to search for a solution to your computer’s issue. Hope that helps!
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