I have been following an online group to learn more ink patterns that can be used in designs. Each week we practice 6 new patterns. Then the challenge at the end of the week is to use the patterns in a design of our own. This was the result of Week 6 practice. Mike suggested the diagonal design.
I love doing this in the evening while we listen to music or watch something on tv. I’ve always wanted something in my hands to fiddle with. These detailed designs keep my interest and train my hands and eyes.
Since these are patterns that someone else shared, I like to stick as close to their pattern as possible. These artists cannot force me to do it their way. It is my choice to follow their pattern to the best of my ability.
God says He has a plan for my life and He doesn’t force me to do it His way, either. As it is my joy to follow the artist’s pattern, it is my joy to follow God’s plan for my life. The difference is that God also promises to be with me all the way, help me, provide for me, and even make my missteps to work for my best.
The name that was coined for this ink art is tangleations. Doesn’t that sound a bit like our lives feel sometimes? God walks with us through our tangleations and some day we will see the design He made through it all!