How to draw FANTSEE

Hello my tangling friends, great to see you again 🙂

Today’s sweet Fantsee tangle is from Indian CZT Rashim Bhargava and it’s her first on the site. (Note that my example is very basic, Rashim demonstrates pretty ways to embellish it below.)

Rashim introduces herself,

I hail from a small educational town Roorkee in the state of Uttrakhand, India. I have been in the education line and retired as Principal from Army Public School No 1, Roorkee. Presently my husband is working in Doha, Qatar and I am here with him.

One day in the month of August 2020 I was searching on Google for some sketching ideas for a birthday card and these lovely drawings which I had never seen before, popped up! I just loved them and got curious. One search led to another and Zentangle® came into my world! I was very fascinated with the whole idea and philosophy of the art form.

I started tangling without even knowing it was tangling and found it very relaxing and meditative. While creating a tile and after finishing it I felt very happy and positive. No comparisons to anything or anybody. No stress of drawing ‘how it is supposed’ to be drawn. The best part was also the limited space and materials it required. Could be done just anywhere!

At that time I was in San Jose with my son’s family and seeing my interest, they booked an introduction to Zentangle class for me with CZT Andrea Chebeleu on 27th Aug 2020 and since then there has been no going back! Have been tangling everyday since then.

A little geographical diversion before we get to our tangle … I first became somewhat familiar with Doha, the capital city of Qatar (and “home to 80% of the country’s residents”), while watching Formula One races and the new Qatar Grand Prix in November 2021. It’s an incredibly modern city in the Persian Gulf as this photo of some of its amazing architecture shows.

Then last year the 2022 FIFA World Cup took place in Qatar and Robert and I watched many of the matches. So through the accompanying television documentaries we became more familiar with the country and in particular Doha. According to Wikipedia,

Human habitation in Qatar dates back to 50,000 years ago. Settlements and tools dating back to the Stone Age have been unearthed in the peninsula. …

In terms of income, the country has the fourth-highest GDP (PPP) per capita in the world.

Rashim tells us how she came up with her Fantsee tangle:

This tangle is the outcome of a little holiday to Banana Island near Doha and the deconstruction is inspired by a quaint ceiling fan in the suite where we stayed. When I opened my eyes in the morning the first thing that I saw was this pretty fan and it led me into some philosophical thinking with its 5 blades about the 5 elements of the universe, 5 senses etc.

The fan was unique in the sense that it did not have a regulator for speed control. However the cooling was very effective due to the change in the angles of the blade! Well, I don’t know much about the how and the why of it but I’m just so happy that it led to this tangle called “Fantsee’!!

Rashim illustrates the step-by-step instructions for drawing Fantsee below and she features it in a lovely Zentangle tile with some Fescu fronds and Henna Drum motifs. This is another tangle that benefits from some space so you can add embellishments in and around it.

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