Several “ribbon” type tangles appeared in the random selection today. I used them to create the “string” and filled in the spaces between with more randomly selected tangles. I think it worked out well! Zentangle drawn on Strathmore Vellum Bristol using a black, Micron pen. Shading done with graphite pencil. Tangles: Doo Dah Ixorus Olb Pais Pokeleaf Snail Twing
Finally, a gold and maroon tile from Eni Oken's Crazy Gold Auraknot lesson. While I liked the idea of this, it turned out harder to do than it looked. I found that the widest marking gold pen that I had was kind of sketchy when used to fill in the solid ribbons. On the other hand, I found one with a very fine line that I liked along for creating the patterned details.