Sometimes our tangles have stories or tales behind the pen strokes and sometimes our pen strokes inspire stories or tales. When Maria posts a tile on the Zentangle Mosaic App she almost always shares with us some sort of creative narrative. Her words range from inspiring thoughts to fanciful tales. We thought we would share with you some of these parings in a blog series we are calling Maria’s Meanderings.
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Maria writes...
The huggins appeared first. Nice enough. But it needed some. . . drama to make you look twice.
I love the “curvitudes” of gourdgeous, and the almost comic relief it imbued. All we need are the warts and such we usually see on these squashes. Did you know that gourds are amongst the oldest cultivated plants? They were the early water bottles of the Egyptians. Can you picture one slung over the shoulder of a particularly handsome Egyptian guy, running to work, perhaps a stone mason. Heck, everyone must have been a stone cutter back then. Thirsty work. I’m so relieved they had these gourdgeous bottles to quench the constant thirst. Whew.
Actually, this was one of the walls this particular gentleman (the handsome Egyptian runner) was building. Some nice detail here and there, and you can see some invasive vines of some sort huggin the surface, adding a bit of flora to the structure. An impressive bit of stone work. He must have been tired of all the 3 sided monolithic monsters surrounding him. Maybe it was for a lesser wealthy royal family member. I like this guy’s style.
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Thank you to all who commented our last blog, Bijou Speaks: Deliberate Strokes. Thank you for sharing your tangling intention for this coming year. We have randomly selected a few commenters to receive a Bijou Box! If your name is listed, please send your snail mail address to julie@zentangle.com
- Leslie Hancock
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Jacki Fry Brewer,CZT on
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Jeannine Honeysett on
I think this tile is just lovely. I was immediately drawn to the tendrils that flowed down.
Barbara Burgess CZT on
Loved that tendril under the piece of Huggins so much!
Kat
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Lori Riden on
Love the imagery you always create. Love the whole tile, but mostly I cannot stop looking at how that one little tendril is creating the bump under the weave in the middle. That just gets me every time.
Jody Genovese on
I love doing artwork on gourds, and I love Zentangle. Both bring a soul satisfying experience of mindfulness. It’s been a while since I combined the two. I think it is time! Maybe a story will emerge too! Thank you Maria.
Carolyn Thomas on
I did not know that gourds are amongst the oldest cultivated plants. Or that they were used as water bottles.
Jackie on
Betsy Summerhayes on
I love the stories, thanks so much for sharing! Beautiful tile Maria :)
Michelle Dugdale, CZT37 on
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Sue Leslie on
The “ins, outs, and unders” of Maria’s tangled masterpieces still boggles the mind, as we wonder how (or if) she envisions the end product. As one who
seems to be stuck in “doing the tangle correctly” I am again inspired to go beyond and reach for the unknown! Thank you Maria, for your continued example and encouragement of stretching our creativity!!
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Kathy Y on
Many thanks to you, Maria and Rick, and to the handsome Egyptian stonecutter who, perhaps, started this this wonderful process.
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Kokilashree on
How fitting to see a great story about a gourdgeous Egyptian stonemason right before I leave for my trip to Egypt! You can bet I’ll be looking for that guy, he sounds great! (I’ll also be looking for all the beautiful patterns I expect will be there!). This is inspiration to take with me, so I’ll find some to bring back!
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