How to draw TUPUK

As we scan the weather reports from around the world, March has indeed come in like a lion with freezing cold temperatures and much unwanted snowfall.

As for us, we’re launching the month of March with two related tangles today.

It’s been a little while since we’ve had a new tangle by CZT Ria Matheussen, the most recent was her C-View tangle.

However, regulars in our TanglePatterns community will recognize her name because Ria is unfailingly generous with her comments of encouragement and appreciation to other tanglers.

Today Ria is sharing her Tupuk and Tupi tangles from “freezing Belgium” with us.

First we begin with Tupuk, as Ria explains its inspiration with her photos:

A while ago, we bought a “ceramic tower” to put in the garden, and that inspired me to make a new pattern: Tupuk.

Maybe the artist was inspired by an inuksuk? That is a direction indicator or milestone that is used by the Inuit. Years ago, I visited Greenland where I have seen these special little towers and they really remind me of our “ceramic tower.”

This inuksuk was also the logo of the Olympics in 2010 in Vancouver.

I chose the name Tupuk. Tup (first three characters of the word Tupilaq) and uk (last two characters of inuksuk.)

We have come across inuksuks in Zentangle®-land before with Jem Miller’s Flec tangle.

“A number of indigenous cultures around the world have similar practices, including cairns in Scotland and rock stacking by Native American Indians and the inuksuk of Canada’s Inuit. In some cases these stacks were seen as a symbol of a protective spirit and in many places people have adopted this practice at the entrance of their home or property for this symbolism.”

About her Tupuk tangle Ria notes,

Many variations are possible: you can draw Tupuk very regularly but also random, it is not important.

You can only use a bit of shadow but it is also possible to embellish “the stones” in many different ways.

It looks nice, just in black/white but also by adding some colour, it becomes a different result.

You can use it as a monotangle or in combination with other patterns. It is nice when it is drawn straight but it is not necessary.

Everyone can choose how to draw this pattern…

My example of Tupuk was done in the spirit of “no up or down” in Zentangle.

Ria illustrates the step-by-step instructions for drawing Tupuk below and demonstrates it in two pretty ZIAs together with some Zentangle-original tangles and some fun suggested variations.

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“While drawing Tupuk, I have found a nice variation on this tangle and called it Tupi.” Stay tuned for Tupuk‘s companion Tupi coming up shortly …

As you enjoy any of the tangles on the site, please leave a comment of thanks and encouragement to show the artists you appreciate them for sharing their creativity to inspire yours.

Check out the tag riam for more of Ria’s tangles on TanglePatterns.com.

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