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Friday’s Tyme comes from tangler Liz Drake and it’s her first on the site.
Liz introduces herself,
As it happens, life changes. Sometimes in big ways. After 40+ years in medical imaging, my husband and I decided to chase our dreams and buy a BIG TRUCK to pursue a life of over the road adventure.
Living and working together in about 80 square feet requires careful evaluation of what art supplies are worthy to carry along and which ones should be set aside for a later time.
Zentangle® has been my trucking salvation. It is portable, requires few supplies and does not demand to sit undisturbed while drying. It provides me with a private place to go inside my head while offering results that can be shared. In November 2020, God willing, I will be attending CZT training.
About her tangle she explains,
I chose the names because after making the original Tyme, I thought is resembled a Victorian timepiece.
Liz illustrates the step-by-step instructions for drawing Tyme below, “The tile for Tyme includes Knightsbridge, Footlites, and Zenplosion Folds.”
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Here Liz demonstrates how to tangle her “squared-off variation” of Tyme, her sample tile includes the Zentangle-original Printemps.
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May 8, 2020 | 
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Liz and Linda – I am a snowbird and start a road trip to warmer places as soon as the temperature begins to drop where I live. So Liz – I, too, am drawn to the compact nature of Zentangle. I fit 3-months worth of tangling supplies in one large shoebox supplemented with so many fun online resources available from my phone (first among them being Tangle Patterns!) I also make it a point to meet up with other tanglers for coffee or lunch. We can be found everywhere the wind blows. Happy travels.
Thanks for sharing!
I LOVE Tyme so much! Thank you for both creating this and sharing it!
Love this pattern xx
A pretty one to use in the future, thank you very much for sharing, I like it very much!
Very showy and intricate pattern with lots of variation possibilites. very nice, thanks Liz.
Thank you for sharing this beautiful tangle with with wonderful complex options.
VERY nice! Thank you Liz, this is wonderful!
Thank you for this lovely tangle, Liz! I already tried it yesterday evening in my sketchbook and like it so much!
Tyme to travel, soon we hope so I can play with all these fun new tangles. Tho I do have tyme to play now too. Thanks for the share Liz
This is a very pretty and versitile tangle. Thank you. And, happy travelling.