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Today’s Farrow tangle is from CZT Angie Gittles and it’s her 25th! on the site.
Angie writes, “Earlier this year, I started playing with patterns inspired by pottery of the Southwest, and in May, I had deconstructed Hokam … the first of many that I have sketched in my practice journals.”
Recently Angie sent along a group of four new tangles inspired by the gorgeous pottery of the Southwest and we begin with Farrow. The other three are upcoming over the next couple of weeks.
Angie introduces Farrow and its background,
Farrow is a stylized feather-spiral motif inspired by early 20th century San Ildefonso Pueblo pottery. I first saw it featured on the body of a water jar on some Black-on-Red ware.
The San Idefonso Pueblo use arrows to show movement, among other things, and they use many symbols for the feather. The triangle is a flat-tipped feather form.
A triangle with a white tip on the trucate tip symbolizes the tail feather of the wild turkey, prized for certain ceremonial use.
The San Ildefonso Pueblo (English Pronunciation: “San Ill-day-fon-so”) is a census-designated property located in New Mexico, “about 20 miles north of Santa Fe“. The page I’ve linked to on the Pueblo’s website explains the history of the San Ildefonso people and gives this information about their pottery:
Our ancestors were skilled in the art of making pottery. They had only clay and volcanic ash from which to make pots for cooking and serving. They decorated their pots with symbols representing many aspects of their daily life and religion such as Mountains, Clouds, Corn, Feathers, etc.
Wikipedia also has an excellent entry describing the San Ildefonso Pueblo’s history and more, you’ll find that here.
Angie illustrates the step-by-step instructions for drawing Farrow below where she features it in a lovely Zentangle® tile with her Yolo tangle “enhanced with shoots of Farrow.”
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Oooo – easy and fun! I love your sample tile, Angie. Farrow is such a great contrast emerging from the softness of gentle leaves and spirals. 🙂
Love it, Angie. This is so cute, and could go anywhere!