How to draw MISTY

Happy Monday! Are you staying safe and keeping out of harm’s way?

I hope you can take advantage of this crisis-imposed worldwide “time out” to be creative and be grateful for each moment of every day.

As Ann Landers used to say, “When life hands you lemons, make lemonade!”

(Note: This phrase was originally coined in 1915 by Elbert Hubbard and has since been used in various forms by many other writers. But I first read it in the days of Ann Landers syndicated advice column in the newspaper, it was one of her favorite pieces of advice.)

As Robert and I learned with 40 years’ life experience in dealing with hurricanes in Florida, the very worst thing you can do at a time like this is watch or listen to the news all the time. I know the current crisis is not the same thing, BUT, there’s nothing that can wind you up like mentally downloading the constant stream of news and analysis. Briefly check in once or twice a day if you must, but avoid the talking heads as much as possible. And take advantage of the time you have to do creative things for your self and your loved ones.

For helpful facts and up-to-the-minute advice and guidance, visit the nation’s and indeed the world’s authoritative resource: the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) COVID-19 website. Be your own best news source.

And now for today’s creative exploration with a ribbon-style tangle that has lots of fun possibilities, as you’ll see in just a moment …

Misty is from CZT Karima Ritter from Berne, the capital city of Switzerland.

Karima became a CZT at one of the new Frankfurt certification seminars and is now one of 39 CZTs in Switzerland.

Misty is Karima’s first tangle on the site and she explains her inspiration,

A few month ago I spent some days in the old town of Brussels (Belgium) with my family. There I saw a pattern carved in stone on a wall and took a pic. Back to Switzerland I deconstructed and simplified this pattern.

Now Misty is a tangle very easy to draw. Nevertheless I did several mistakes tangling the step-out. So in my Zentangle journal the step-out is in nicely company with some Bronx Cheers. 🙂 Maybe I had a misty focus at this time and this conducted me to the mistakes. (Energy flows where your focus goes.)

Misty is based on horseshoe shapes, but we can also use other shapes like leaf shapes or oriental door shapes.

In the middle of each shape is enough space to embellish or fill in other tangles or fragments.

I didn’t have much room in the middle shapes but I did manage to squeeze in some tiny bud shapes in my example. I was torn by all the possibilities! And did I mention, it’s fun and easy!?

Karima illustrates the step-by-step instructions for drawing Misty below and she features it on a tile with the Zentangle®-originals Quandary, Hollis and Tripoli.

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