Yesterday I showed you the start of this 11" x 14" piece I'm working on. This is destined to be cut down into fifteen separate ATCs for a swap I am participating in. In this one view you can see three brand new tangles - merryweather, stella, and crezn't. These pink links will take you to step-outs for two of those. Stella hasn't been released (I don't think). It is the pretty poinsettia looking flower in the center.
This bold band across the middle is something I made up. I was trying to draw Caren Mlot's new tangle spokes and got lost in the first two steps. It isn't a hard tangle, I just wasn't paying attention. So I just kept drawing and that dark band from lower left to upper right is what I came up with. You can also see some printemps, Sandy Hunter's cruffle, cirquital, Sandy Bartholomew's msst, Jane MacKugler's henna drum, knase, and a few random other tangles.
In this photo you see more of merryweather and crezn't. The fan shaped tangle near the top right is called S Wich Blade and it's by Carol Ottaway. She's an awesome artist, you should check out her blog here. That dark wavy line and circle tangle is beanpodz from Neil Burley. A little footlites, more stella, a little munchin, and a variation of rain.
I hope to finish this up today. Still having some issues today with creativity, but trying to push through. Trying to find my groove once more. Thank you to everyone who sent me warm wishes and encouraging words, and thank you to those who offered to pray for me. You are loved and appreciated!
I found a postcard I forgot to post. It's on its way to someone lovely. Now it's time to gear up for the two ATC swaps I signed up for. And somewhere in here I need to find the information about the bookmark swap Sandy is doing - because I forgot all about that! But it's all fun :) and I love it!
Really just playing around with some of my favorite tangles. There are two of them that I don't even know the names of, but I use them often. So, I should probably figure that out!
And once again, I realized that I forgot to shade. Shading really does make an incredible difference, adding depth and dimension. Some of the shading is done with a pencil and tortillion. Other parts are shaded with a light grey colored Pitt artist pen. At this point I probably couldn't tell you which is which. You should get your pen and tile out and draw something. You'll be glad you did!
A couple weeks ago, Laura offered a Diva Challenge of using a blind string. Just take a pencil and a tile, close your eyes, and draw a string. No conscious thought, just draw. Well, it was so much fun that I decided to try it again. Here's my string above.
And here is my completed tile. I started with that crescent moon in the middle and the tile just kind of took on a life of its own. I don't think I tried any new patterns, just familiar ones.
Now, time to work with Genevieve's mandala templates! Yay!!!
Anyone who knows me can you tell that I always go with the pink! Always. So, when I got ready to photograph my tile for today's post, and I started pulling scraps out of my drawer to use for background - I wondered. Does it make a difference?
Last week I was in Rhode Island and to tell you truth I am way behind on challenges! I thought I was going to catch up with Linda Farmer's string challenges on Tangle Patterns, (I was 2 weeks behind there) and then as I sat down to start typing this I saw that Linda had posted another string challenge! Ah! Oh well, I'm working on it. Above, on a vibrant pink background, you see my response to string challenge 013.
And then I placed my tile on a scrap of mottled black with a hint of maroon. I thought I would like it better on the vibrant pink background, but looking at them together here . . .
. . . I think they look like 2 different tiles, and I think the colors are brighter and fresher on the black background. What do you think?
And, in case you were wondering how I made the background, you may recall a couple weeks ago I had some fun playing with some paints and sprays. This is one of those tile - you can read all about it in this post :). There's that pink again :).
Thanks, Linda, for an awesome string challenge - just 2 more and I'll be caught up!
My zentangle training has come and gone. The past few days whirled past in a blur and then, all too soon, the workshop was over. (I need to do a post about Rhode Island - apart from the CZT process. The area where we stayed was interesting in its own rights!)
Rick and Maria started us out with some basic tangles. We were able to get our feet wet a bit before we jumped on some of the harder patterns. The one above is an interesting design - it's called Punzel. They told us why it was called this, but I couldn't hear them. I'm guessing it's because it looks like Rapunzel's braid. I could be totally wrong, too :).
(Short break while I try to kill the humongous wasp flying through my work room!)
Rick's Paradox. Not the cleanest drawing, but it's the best I've ever done with this pattern. I wondered how to get this look with paradox. Who knew it would be as simple as reversing the pattern and laying the sections side-by-side!
I mentioned here recently that I used betweed entirely too much. The top pattern in this photo is betweed, but I can tell you I have never had it look like this before. Wonderful! The fishy looking one below that is fengle. I had never tried this one before - not that I remember - and I love the way it turned out! You will notice some of the arms are filled with orbs, while some appear to be open in the middle. Rick was showing us some variations of fengle. I can't wait to play with this one some more!
And this one was my absolute favorite! Maria named this one marasu - for her sisters. I don't believe I had ever seen this one before. It was easy to draw and gave a real sense of accomplishment. The light running on top of the rounded portion was drawn in with a chalk pencil.
I have lots more to show you, but I think that's enough for today :).
(By the way, said wasp has been dispatched! It is once again safe here.)
