How to draw MYMUZE

Looks like a we’re having a run of bold tangles this week 🙂 Actually, bold is my interpretation of today’s tangle as you’ll see in a moment.

Today’s Mymuze is from Florida CZT Heidi Kay, and it’s her third on the site.

Heidi writes,

My late mother was a master quilter and artist. She and was my best friend and the source of so many of my talents. My Zentangle® story is intrinsically about my mom, as I first discovered Zentangle while going through my mothers studio after she passed away. On her bookshelf was Beckah Kruahula’s One Tangle a Day. She had never shown it to me before or mentioned Zentangle. The book was full of post it notes marking patterns that had inspired her for quilting ideas. I took the book home, played with it, and was instantly smitten with the artform. Indeed it is true, that If not for her passing, I would never have discovered Zentangle. This story gives me goosebumps every time I tell it.

On a recent Friday it was her birthday. I had taken the day off to celebrate her and her art and while I listened to her favorite folk music that she raised me on, I tangled a large color piece based on “fabrics” she used in my favorite quilt of hers.

Its 6 x 9 feet, is a pattern entirely her design, and she cut and pieced it ALL by hand. It is exquisite and is my most treasured possession.

As I was tangling, it dawned on me that the central pattern of this masterpiece was a gorgeous pattern that would make a great tangle.

I have deconstructed and simplified the pattern here. My mom was indeed my muse, the source of my love of patterns and color, and most importantly, my best friend. I hope with this tangle, I can share her talents with the entire Zentangle community, and spread some joy.

For my example of Mymuze I used the quilt itself and Heidi’s example in the lower left of her tile below as my guide, a little different from the tangle itself but I liked the variation.

Heidi illustrates the step-by-step instructions for drawing Mymuze below. “My sample shows Mymuse in its simple form, as a string, as a fragment/border. It is very versatile and a bit addicting if you ask me. There are other ways to draw it, without the central square, with a circle in the center, and as a softer organic looking tangle.”

Image copyright the artist and used with permission, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. These images are for your personal offline reference only. Please feel free to refer to the images to recreate this tangle in your personal Zentangles and ZIAs. However the artist and TanglePatterns.com reserve all rights to the images and they must not be publicly pinned, altered, reproduced or republished. Thank you for respecting these rights. “We must all face the choice between what is right and what is easy.” ~ Albus Dumbledore

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. Your thanks helps motivate them to continue to share! And please share a link to your favorite tangles on social media. Thanks!

Check out the tag heidik for more of Heidi’s tangles on TanglePatterns.com.

Related Links

1. Looking for tangles by Artist or Type? For details visit the ABOUT > HOW TO FIND TANGLES BY ARTIST OR TYPE page on the top menu bar of any page on the site.
2. What is a Zentangle? — if you are new to the Zentangle Method, start here for the fundamentals.
3. Zentangle terminology — a glossary of terms used in this art form.
4. How to use the site — an excellent free video tutorial showing how to use the site as well as pointing out lots of useful features you might have missed.
5. Linda's List of Zentangle-Original Patterns — here is the complete list of original tangles (aka "official tangles") created and introduced by founders Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas, including those not published online. If you are new to the Zentangle Method I highly recommend learning a few of the published Zentangle classics first.
6. "A Zentangle has no up or down and is not a picture of something, so you have no worries about whether you can draw a hand, or a duck. You always succeed in creating a Zentangle." Thus patterns that are drawings of a recognizable naturalistic or actual object, figure, or scene, are not tangles. A pattern is not always a tangle — here's what makes a tangle. TIP: tangles never start with pencil planning.
   • Un motif n’est pas toujours un tangle — Qu’est-ce qu’un tangle ?
   • Un diseño no es siempre un tangle — ¿Qué es un tangle?
7. How to submit your pattern deconstruction to TanglePatterns
8. For lots of great FREE tutorials on TanglePatterns, click on the TUTORIALS link in the pink alphabetic menu bar below the tangle images at the top of any page.
9. Strings! Have we got STRINGS! Click on the STRINGS link in the pink alphabetic menu bar below the tangle images at the top of any page for 250 different (free) Zentangle-starters. More than enough for any lifetime!
10. Never miss a tangle! FREE eMAIL NEWSLETTER - visit the SUBSCRIBE page on the top menu bar of any page on the site and sign up to get notices delivered free to your inbox.
11. If you have questions about the TanglePatterns.com TANGLE GUIDE, visit the BOOK REVIEWS tab on the top menu bar of any page on the site for COMPLETE details!

.oOo.
Enhance your Zentangle experience while supporting TanglePatterns:
CURRENT EDITION! TanglePatterns.com TANGLE GUIDE, 2024 Edition
	The 13th Edition of the TanglePatterns.com TANGLE GUIDE is an instant-download 109-page interactive digital eBook/PDF containing approximately 2,000 tangles on the site from May 2010 through December 31, 2023. It's a great resource and a must-have digital tool for using the site. Visit the STORE > E-BOOKS page and help keep TanglePatterns.com going by getting your copy now!
	"Linda, Thank you! I was relying on too few and getting stuck after 3 years of daily working with Zentangle. This has inspired me to ‘begin again’ with renewed excitement." ~ Barbara R.
See the BOOK REVIEWS page for more details on its features and view a sample page. Note: this is a digital product you download immediately when you place your order, nothing will be physically mailed to you.
GIFT ORDERS FOR ANOTHER PERSON: To give the TANGLE GUIDE as a gift, visit this page to place your gift order.
If you're new to Zentangle® and tangling, my TanglePatterns.com BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO ZENTANGLE is just what you need to get started. Also available en Français and en Español.
	This is the only Zentangle book you'll ever need: the fabulous Zentangle PRIMER Vol 1. It's your CZT-in-a-book by the founders of Zentangle®. Visit the STORE tab on the top menu bar or click on the image. For more about the content and to read the rave reviews, visit the BOOK REVIEWS tab.
NEW! Now available in KINDLE format for $9.99. Spanish Edition here. Japanese Edition here.
"Absolutely the best Zentangle Book yet! As an accomplished artist I used to think I did not need instruction on this art form. How wrong I was! My tangling improved by leaps and bounds after reading this book. If you think you have Zentangle down then you need this book more than ever!" ~ Kris H
.oOo.