New Tangle: Curio

Hey Look! I found another new pattern.  I was working on a 5X7 ZIA piece to send to a friend and decided to try something out that has been rolling around in my head.  The result is this: Curio.  So named for a business that this friend is about to open.  

I think there are quite a few possibilities here to vary the pattern up a bit.  I tried to think up a few in the larger example as well as play with the shading.  I still haven't finished the piece I was working on.  I decided I needed to stop and work out this pattern more.  I'm off to complete the ZIA but wanted to publish this before I let too much time get by me.  

I hope that you like it.

Tangle Pattern: Whistler

As promised, here are the steps to my newest tangle Whistler.  This is really quite similar to other patterns out there.  Whistler is really easy.  I just sort of scribble in the oval shapes in the squares but if you are so inclined, you can always draw in your shape and then fill it in.

I named this for James Whistler, the artist of the Peacock Room.  This room is chock a-block full of patterns.  This little detail was on one of the book shelves, carved into the wood. 

I hope that you like this one.  I think that it will be a great one for a background or to fill a larger space.