in bloom

We have two camelia - one out front, the other out back.  The one in the back is white and is half hidden in a shaded corner.  The one in front is deep pink, and stands just outside the window where I sit at the table to tangle.  They are just past their best now, more petals scattered beneath than still on the branch.

Inspired by this, I decided to free Camelia from her grid for my take on this week's Diva Challenge.

In the first tile I let the tangle form three arcs across the tile and filled and prettified each a little differently.  I like the movement in the lower two - following the line with my eye feels a bit like following the old helter skelter.  And the uppermost arc reminds me of a laurel wreath crown.

On the second I imagined the tangle wrapping three solid spheres.  Once I'd drawn the basic lines (great practice for parallels!) I had fun with filling and spirals and edging.  They look like very peculiar watermelons! 

If the first tile takes a few steps away from the original tangle, the second has crossed the road entirely.  And I'm left wondering - is there such a thing as a tangleation too far?  I like how it looks - but I hope that enough of the heart of the tangle remains for it's creator to still recognise it.