How to Draw a Brown Bear
Ahoy my tangling friends!
Today we explore Ahoi, a summer-inspired tangle from Swiss CZT Annett Ruempler.
Before we get to Annett's tangle, just for fun and because inquiring minds need to know, I thought we could learn a little about the origins of the word 'ahoy'. From Wikipedia:
Ahoy is a signal word used to call to a ship or boat. It's derived from the Middle English cry, 'Hoy!'. The word fell out of use at one time, but was revived when sailing became a popular sport. 'Ahoy' can also be used as a greeting, a warning, or a farewell.
One or another variation on the word is found in several languages. In Czech and Slovak, ahoj is a common, colloquial greeting, while 'hoi' in Modern Dutch and Swiss German, 'oi' in Brazilian Portuguese and Italian, and 'Ohøj' in Danish are informal greetings equivalent to the English 'hi' or 'hey'.
'Ahoy' originated in the seafaring world, where it was used as an interjection to catch the attention of crew members and as a general greeting. It is often used today by participants in playful imitations of pirate speak.
Alexander Graham Bell initially suggested that the standard greeting when answering a telephone should be 'ahoy', but instead 'hello' (suggested by Thomas Edison) was adopted.
Wouldn't it be fun if we started answering our phones with "Ahoy!", it would confuse the heck out of callers. (Maybe I've been watching too much The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel!)
Annett's Ahoi comes complete with icons for sailboats, water and waves, it's a fun and easy tangle to play with and I'm sure you can dream up more ways to embellish it. A large scale would provide more real estate for that …
Annett illustrates the step-by-step instructions for drawing Ahoi here on her blog where she notes that if you change direction of the fragments — rotating and mirroring them — "new possibilities arise".
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"Keep it Non-representational. Zentangle artwork is intended to be non-representational. Zentangle's elemental strokes are also non-representational.
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Remember that tangles never start with pencil planning! If you need a refresher on what makes a tangle, read the A PATTERN IS NOT ALWAYS A TANGLE page on the ZENTANGLES menu bar at the top of any page.
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For details on how to submit your pattern for consideration visit the SUBMIT YOUR PATTERN page on the top menu bar of any page on the site. On that menu you will find these two pages:
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