Making a Tangle Mandala: Hugging Trees

Yesterday I was playing with some tangle patterns and shapes. I wanted to use my TREE-THREE tangle for a mandala-style drawing.

I have made some "how-to" photos to show you how I work. I like freehand doodling, so I used compasses only to draw the first circle .

This is a first sketch I made on my Moleskine journal.

The beginning: drawing the round shape and adding my tangle. I have made some colored background pages using spray inks.

Adding some more circles inside.

Starting to doodle from the center.

The finished piece before adding depth.

I used some colored and charcoal pencils to add color and give depth to the mandala

I called it HUGGIN TREES.

Have a great week!!