Reminiscence

It’s strange how memory works. Sometimes the most unlikely things take you back in time. A smell or a texture. Sometimes its just a tangle. I don’t remember how I came up with this tangle but as soon as I finished drawing it, I thought of our time in Shanghai. I found that strange for all of a split second and then I saw why. It looked exactly like a Chinese knotted button. The kind I collected when we lived in Shanghai about 5 years ago. So, here are the step-outs for Button.

I like how it evolves. I love how it can be used as a border tangle, filler, or a central focus point. I love how many possibilities there are with this tangle. Shade it, Fill it with other tangles, play with the arches in step 4 and 5, or use it as a string. The choices are many…