ZIA - ovals, squares, circles - Zentangle challenge #65

The string for this ZIA was created using three things from the kitchen - a coaster, a martini shaker, and an olive dish - I thought about calling it "wasted martini's", but will save that catchy title for another ZIA. I had barely started when Zentangle Weekly Challenge #65 from "I am the Diva" came out asking us to use the tangle "Huggy Bear". I'd never used it before. I did a traditional tile and submitted that, but though it made me try some variations of Huggy Bear, I wasn't too happy with it. So I added it into this ZIA, and I'm much happier with how it turned out. I didn't try to be too original in variations - I'm working on learning and practicing tangles, rather than stretching creativity. Sometimes when I see how creative others are, I think "why didn't I think of that?". Hopefully that will come after I get better at technique. Love to hear any comments....

Zentangle Challenge #65 - Huggy Bear

This week's Zentangle Challenge is a UMT (Use My Tangle) challenge. The tangle that was chosen is one called Huggy Bear. Ok, I've never used it before, and can't say that it is my favorite, although after I tried it a few times, I can see that there might be some very interesting variations. I'm not peeking at the other entries first though - but I sure will once this is posted. Don't particularly like this one, but I didn't like the string I drew in the first place... But, that's why it's called a challenge. I'm also working on a more intricate ZIA (Zentangle Inspired Art) and have filled in one of the sections with Huggy Bear - it looks much smarter there.