Hello again friends!
Today’s pretty ribbon-style Prelude tangle is from New York CZT Beatrice Aronas and it’s her sixth on the site.
Beatrice sent this to me right before Christmas but I wasn’t able to fit it in so we’re enjoying it today complete with her beautiful ZIA and her sweet story.
Beatrice writes,
Tangles are like thoughts. If they are untidy in time, they disappear as suddenly as they appear. When you start to play with the new tangle line combinations, at first, it seems that maybe something is interesting here, then a doubt arises that maybe there is already a similar pattern or that we already have so many tangles, and do we need another one? After all, some talented people create magically beautiful drawings using one tangle or two.
The other day, while flipping through older sketchbooks, I found many of my sketches and variations for this tangle. I was working on it a year ago and had drawn several tiles with these tangles, and they were posted on some of our favorite platforms. They started their journey, and then they quietly fell into oblivion. I didn’t come back to this tangle until today.
So now I am sending it to your attention with the hope that it will fit an amazing Zentangle family and will find it’s space in the world of many incredible tangles.
I decided to call this versatile tangle Prelude, and I want to tell you why. Right now, when I am working on this pattern, I am staying in the town of Kennebunkport in Maine. Every year the first two weeks of December, the Beach Christmas Prelude festival takes place in this beautiful sea town. The streets smell of hot chocolate, and the city is full of fun and bustle at fairs, art shops, and restaurants.
Such a wonderful time of the year!
Here’s to the notion that Prelude is an introduction, with or without aromas of hot chocolate, to a wonderful year ahead … For my example I used a combination of ideas from Beatrice’s examples. The possibilities are delightful to explore.
Beatrice illustrates the step-by-step instructions for drawing Prelude below where she includes several lovely 3Z Zentangle® tiles demonstrating its versatility.
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January 11, 2023 | 
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I love all different options that this tangle gives you. A simple base with hundreds of opportunities! Thank you for sharing.
Dear Niki, thank you very much for your kind comment .
A beautiful Zia and a wonderful tangle, thanks for sharing with us!
Dear Ria, many thanks for taking your time to comment. Happy 2023!
Intriguing new tangle! I especially love your 3Z tile, Beatrice. 🙂 I look forward to playing with Prelude!
Dear Jan , so glad you liked this tangle. With your amazing tangling skills would be great to see what you can create with Prelude! Thank you for you kind comment.
Dear Linda, thank you very much for your time exploring this Prelude tangle. So grateful for your kindness in testing and publishing our new tangles and keeping our Zentangle community connected and lively. Happy 2023.!
The ZIA reminds me of a marine snail called a nudibranch. they come in so many beautiful colours, are bright and cheerful. I worked at our local Sea World (Durban, RSA) and was always fascinated by these creatures.
Beatrice this is really beautiful. Your sample tile is gorgeous and I see many ways this can be drawn to make it one’s own style. Well done and thank you for sharing.
Dear Jody, I am so delighted to see your kind comment. Thank you so much!! Have a very creative 2023!
Wow, Beatrice! Thanks for sharing this intriguing tangle. I can see a multitude of uses for this one. It can stand alone, as a border, or serve as a jumping off point for many other patterns! You are right! So many tangles, so little time…but we still get excited over each new one, don’t we? Keep ’em coming, everyone!
Dear Jessica, thank you so much for your time and warm comment. I am thrilled that you found this Prelude tangle
intriguing.
Dear Eunice, thank very much for expanding my horizon. Just looked up and found this amazing creature shining with beauty and bright colors. So we are connected and inspired in so many ways!
Thank you. I know I will have fun with this one.