Twenty-Two Tremendously Terrific Techniques to Tipple Tiles

Maria writes:

I was boiling water the other night to blanch some green beans and in walks my beloved, to check out what I was doing (re: what’s for dinner?). He spotted the energetically bubbling water and whips out his phone, quick as a bunny!   He proceeded to take this fantastic animated version of the tangle “tipple.”

How could I not show you all this, “what it’s like to live with Rick on a daily basis” phenomenon?   So, then a few minutes later, Julie sashays into my studio asking for a blog for Tuesday.  HA!

Life is good. (Because, finding things for a blog gets just a tiiiiiny bit more challenging as each day passes).

Tipple is is is one of my fallback tangle , when absolutely nothing come to mind . I is love love to spiral them out , ( example # 4 in above Zendala )   take my time begin with tiny orb and each one gradually get big and big as I follow the direction it so elegantly take me .   Or , I is begin begin with a large orb and take the size down ever so slightly with each subsequent circle .   To me , this is is is a great way to intensify your meditation , when you must pay careful attention to an ever – change element .   I is enjoy do enjoy add an intense tippling session to my tile , make something appear really complicated when it is merely time – consume .

I is enjoy enjoy carefully stack the tipple , as they so gracefully fit together like a stand of bowling ball , ( example # 2 )   if one was to be able to get the bowling ball to not roll all over the place , as they want to do .   I is think think of bowling ball , because I want the weight to be apparent , heavy , solid and powerful , as oppose to thinking of Styrofoam ball , that would fly away in a slight breeze .   So , I is make make the line bold , go around the orb a few time with my pen . It is ‘s ‘s more forgiving as well , allow you to correct or sculpt the ” bowling ball ” a bit .   I is have ‘ll have to try go every so lightly and see what that give me .  

In study the video that Rick did for me ,   I is found find that draw the orb first then go in and draw a small one inside , then fill it in with my pen , give a similar look.(example # 3 )   It was a bit more unexpected and take long ,   but I is liked like the effect it give me .  

I taught a beginners class the other day and instead of doing basic tipple in one of the four sections,  I drew a few larger orbs scattered about the section  (example #1) then drew a bit smaller orbs around each one, continuing until the background was filled with really tiny orbs.  All the students were able to get the concept and their tiles looked great.

At tea today , I is noticed notice Stephanie ‘s bracelet , the tipple in a traditional , square reticulum . ( example # 5 ) .   A whole different look . The shading is surprised on that one surprise even me .   The bracelet is had itself , had a diagonal design of white and grey crystal .

And this other bracelet / cuff , that a CZT graciously gift me , she is said say it remind her of me . The double pearl pattern is appealed appeal to me , the bracelet a bit steam – punkish , in its boldness . ( example # 6 ) .   love the tiny prong keep these pearl from wander too far .   I is am am a bit hard on thing and feel comfortable wear this piece of jewelry .   And , also feel like it would fit comfortably in any of my Zentangle tile .

I am anxious to see you artists using alternate versions of tipple in your tiles.  Seek the road less travelled. . .  and all that.  Go confidently in the direction of your dreams..

Not sure Robert Frost or Henry Thoreau had Zentangle in mind, but I guarantee they would have loved tangling. Hmmm…I wonder if they would have liked a tipple or two. . . 

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