MOVING RIGHT ALONG. SLOWLY.

Ok, so here is the progression from the first session on this rug to where I am now.

The flailing-about between picture #1 and the middle picture is obvious.  And in picture #3, you can see I am now moving on and focused on the motif on the left side of the rug; I began in the center with the central motif.  Here's the pattern:

So now that I have some colors worked out for the central motif (I can finish it later), I've moved over to one of the 2 flanking motifs.

In the 3rd picture above, you can also see how the first thing I did today was to change the border on the central motif, by moving the dark line to the outside and adding a lighter blue line on the inside.  It's all about working things out as I go.  Slow going, but well worth it. 

I'm thrashing about now with the left-hand motif, trying to envision what this one is going to look like.  Frustrating and fun at the same time!

Tonight I did a bit of Zentangle® on my wool-snippet cup, using a special pen that works on glass and enamel.  It needs to sit for 8 hours and then I need to bake it to set it permanently; once that's done, I'll show it here.  I'm planning to bring it to my Zentangle class later this week to show the students.  If I'm lucky I'll get to tangle a coffee mug between now and then as well.  I did this on a ceramic tile about a year ago and it has held up beautifully, so I'm optimistic.