We had a busy weekend with friends, but after they'd gone home I found some time to relax and try out my new Zendala tiles. The first had no string - just a flux border and a sprig of mooka, with some filling. Finished of with a new one - Scrawlz (prettier than it sounds!)
The second is from the 12 Days of Zentangle, day seven, on a pre-strung official white Zendala.
Finally got round to using one of my Christmas presents - a Zendala instruction and work book. I photocopied one of the pages of pre-strung designs onto sketch paper and cut them out, before starting this one. Kept it simple with Paradox and Betweed in the main circle, and Onamato as the border. Shading is a bit heavy four my liking (more noticeable in real life), but on the whole in happy with this first attempt. Looking forward to trying more, and adding some subtle colour.
I've seen lots of examples of BIG Mooka on the Zentangle Mosaic app, and wanted to have a go myself. I'm fairly pleased with the result, particularly the Mooka and Sand Swirl, but I wish I hadn't added the small white Mooka top-right - it really doesn't need it. Still, there are 'no mistakes' in Zentangle, so I'll take this as a lesson learned!
Used: black, sepia, brown and red microns, white gelly roll, white charcoal and graphite, on a tan tile.
