It’s been a little while since we’ve had a tangle from California tangler Barbara Finwall, although she’s shared quite a few strings with us. You can find all of Barbara’s contributions to our Zentangle® resources by putting her name in the search box at the top right of any page.
Petal Pusher is a great “Spring” tangle to start out our week. Hopefully there are lots of Spring petals pushing their little green sprouts up and out in your area of the Northern Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere it’s Autumn and all of Mother Nature’s continuous wonder that that entails.
Barbara illustrates the step-by-step instructions for drawing Petal Pusher below and features it in a lovely monotangle with some eye-catching variations.
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String Suggestions
It’s often possible to enlarge a basic tangle and use it for a String.
For example a single grid tangle square (or “seed”, or "fragment") can be penciled on your tile then you can tangle in the sections created. As Bijou says, “Sometimes I even leave a section blank; which is occasionally my best choice!”
This simple idea makes all kinds of Strings possible.
And remember, in Zentangle there’s no right-side-up!
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Love so many of the patterns you send in the emails. I make it a daily challenge to try them. Thank you so much. Keep them coming!!
Thanks so much, Betty.
I LOVE all of Barbara’s tangles, thanks for sharing!
Hi Suzanne,
Thank you so much!
Barbara
Very nice springtime pattern! Thank you
Happy springtime to you. Glad you like it.
Barbara
Beautiful new pattern with great variation! I am anxious to try it out! Thank you for sharing!
Thank you so much. I hope you like it when you try it.
Barbara
Merci beaucoup. J’aime beaucoup. Pour moi toutes les semaines je vous suis très ravie d’apprendre un nouveau emmelement. Merci bonne journée à vous tous passer une merveilleuse semaine.
(Google: Thank you very much. I really like. For me every week I am very pleased to learn a new tangle. Thank you good day to you all have a wonderful week.)
Lovely pattern. It’s surprisingly easy to draw, but it has a beautiful complex look when it’s finished.
Thank you so much. I’m glad you found it easy. They’re the best kind!
Barbara
Merci beaucoup to you! I’m so glad you like it.
Barbara