Greetings fellow tanglers, welcome back for another week of fun tangle inspiration.
Today’s Suspenders tangle is from NY CZT Jody Genovese and it’s her 28th tangle on the site!
Jody explains Suspenders “came about [along with Seize] as I was practicing letter forms for a class I am participating in on loving my imperfect letters …
Suspenders reminded me of the Brooklyn Bridge and the Golden Gate Bridge so I started to look at the types of bridges and their parts. Both of these are Suspension or Cable-Stayed Bridges.
The cables that hold the deck to the main cable are called suspender cables and I liked that so I’m calling this fragment Suspenders.
As with many grid-based tangles, Suspenders can be mirrored and rotated or paired in different configurations creating an entirely different outcome. The experimentation process can be an excellent meditative experience.
Jody illustrates the step-by-step instructions for drawing Suspenders below. She includes a sweet Zentangle featuring Suspenders suspended from the L5 fragment (page 114, Zentangle PRIMER Vol 1) and bridging between the Zentangle-original Marasu and Diva Dance, as well as Suspenders in a Bijou monotangle.
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Zentangle Project Pack #23
We’re just over half way through the Birth of the Zentangle Method project pack and if you’ve missed it or simply don’t have time for it now, no worries! I’ve got your back.
Next week after the series wraps up I’ll be posting my customary TanglePatterns Project Pack Summary with links to all the video tutorials AND a detailed summary of each.
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Love the flow of this pattern! The “swoop and sweep” is so awesome when it’s repeated multiple times, and it works so well with other patterns that emulate that same feeling .
Thank you for your kind comment Joyce. It’s a nice easy one.
It’s beautiful in it’s simplicity. Thank you.
Thank you Deborah. Appreciate you taking the time to leave a reply. It is nice and simple.
Another beauty from Jody, always a bit of a challenge but always a beautiful result… thanks Jody and Linda, for all that sharing!
Thank you Sue, this one is easier than most, lol! Appreciate your kind comment.
Such a beautiful pattern! It will fit in many places! Love it!
Thank you Sharon, that is so kind. I hope to see your tiles.
Thank you Sharon for your kind comments. I hope to see your tiles.
I like the flow in this sweet new tangle,thanks Jody for sharing!
Thank you Ria. You are always so supportive. Much appreciated.
What a fun fragment. Thanks for sharing.
Love this beautiful pattern! I can’t wait to try it!
Great pattern!!! It makes me think of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge! I love the flow and density of this tangle.