Abundies is a new tangle from Swiss CZT Hanny Waldburger and it’s her third on the site.
Hanny shows how to draw Abundies as a single motif and I often have trouble deciding if this type of pattern qualifies as a tangle for the Zentangle® Method. As Maria described to me in a discussion about what she considers a tangle, a tangle isn’t a repetition of a drawing it’s a repetition of a stroke. “One simple stroke in many places, then a different stroke next to the others…etc.”
Many times a pattern is a single motif which usually makes it something to draw rather than an overall, organically growing tangle. Many floral or medallion-type patterns fall into this category and thus are not tangles.
“Many of our tangles are only one or two strokes that repeat over and over. We put a lot of time and thought into deconstructing familiar and seemingly complex patterns down to their essentials. This allows you to get into Zentangle’s process without trying to draw something.“
However, I saw a way to draw Abundies in a ribbon or border style so it became the repetition of a stroke and that helped seal the deal for including it here in Zentangle-land.
Hanny explains how this tangle came about:
“Following a spontaneous impulse one night I was drawing curved lines without any idea or intention, something that always helps me to slow down from the ‘speed’ of the working day. At some point, there was a form and suddenly a whole crowd of different variations of these small shells or capsules filled my sketchbook pages.”
Hanny illustrates the step-by-step instructions for drawing Abundies here on her blog.
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I love this one. Who can’t use a little more abundance?
I love this tangle and how it grows. It reminds me of a much free-er (is that a word?) version of Inapod.
Thank you Linda for adding the abundies to your Zentangle land! ???? hopefully they bring abundance to everyone drawing them…! ?
These are awesome! Thank you.
Hanny your Abundies have an ‘abundance’ of variations! I really like how they seem to hold little treasures. Very nice. Thank you for sharing. Nancy
Hanny,
I love the idea of abundance in Abundies. Looks like a great tangle and I’m eager to try it. Thank you.
And Linda, thank you for explaining how to do a true tangle. I’ve never had a good explanation before. Thank you for sharing Maria’s explanation to you. It’s very helpful.
Abundies is lovely in a series; very fluid. I wish to add my “Thank you” for the needed explanation on repeating lines. I have been uncomfortable with some of my own creations and now I know why.
Thanks for the nice comments, I am happy to see you like the idea of adding some more abundance to your tiles and your lifes ????
I love Abundies. I live near the ocean and I can almost smell the sea whet I look at you beautiful drawings . ????
Very nice tangle, I like to use that pattern. Thank you for sharing!