Judging by the searches people do before reaching this blog, zentangle designs are very popular, and a lot of people look at the zentangle embroideries I've done in the past. I’ve always liked the whole idea of space-filling stylised designs, and so to keep those zentangle searchers happy, here’s a bird in the same style.
These elaborate designs are NOT easy to digitise. Normally I can digitise a drawing in an afternoon, or at most in a day. But this bird took nearly a week to finish, and has nearly 60,000 stitches, which is a lot more than anything else I’ve ever done. However it is a pretty large design and takes a lot of stitches
Aficionados of the zentangle style will probably be able to point out several reasons why this isn’t a genuine zentangle, but it was never intended to be a “pure” example of the style. For a start, I suppose a real zentangle is in black and white, not colour, and the designs don’t usually relate much to the subject. But I like the blotchy effect of the painted felt background in this one, and the contrast between the red and the green, and the leafy effect of the background stitching. I might do another design like this, but not for a while. This one took so much work that I think I’ll relax and do something a bit simpler before I try it again
fabulous !
Posted by: ann | 07/13/2012 at 10:37 PM