After looking at the elements of the weekly ‘It’s A String Thing’ challenge that Adele Bruno chooses, it usually takes a little time to decide what I’m going to do with them. For challenge 288, it took a few days for me to figure out where to start within the string (guideline) that Adele gave us.

However, once I had a general idea of how I wanted the patterns to work together, the lines flowed easily from my pen.

Since learning how to draw it a few years ago, Mooka is a pattern that I use often when I draw in my art journal/sketchbook because I like the curved lines. Before this challenge, I had no prior experience with either of the other two patterns: Javik or Tulip. Still, I was glad to add these floral-based patterns to my pattern list.

The floral theme of this challenge definitely called for colour; and in light of spring being in progress, I made sure they are bright.