This week marks my return to the fabulous Diva challenges! I had to take a break because the assignments and deadlines were becoming barriers to my creativity during a busy time of my life. Now that I've made some life changes, I have more time and energy to jump back into the challenges. Yippee! Laura always comes up with awesome ideas for the weekly challenge. It's bothered me that I haven't been able to do them. Maybe I'll go catch up on the 20 or so challenges I missed.For this week's challenge, the Diva asked us to work with two tangle patterns, or as named on the Diva's blog, a Duotangle. The task was to create a piece of art using only Pea-nuckle and Well, official Zentangle® patterns.
I have loved Pea-nuckle since I learned it at my CZT training from the creator Molly Hollibaugh (yes, if you tangle, that name should sound familiar!). I think it's a pattern that takes a little thinking and works best when the original columns of S's line up closely. I sometimes find that patterns like this can require a bit more focus. I have to be in the right state of mind to use patterns like Pea-nuckle, and as in this challenge, Well. This was definitely a thinking challenge.
I don't feel like I've totally embraced the pattern Well yet. Every time I go to draw it, I end up with a variation of Yew-Dee by CZT Peg Farmer. I love Yew-Dee. My first attempt at the challenge ended up with Pea-nunckle in one corner and a Bales-free version of Yew-Dee because my tangle memory directed my Micron to follow its usual Yew-Dee flow. I still love how this piece came out. The second one features several sizes of Pea-nuckle and two versions of Well.
These are numbers 4 and 5 of my 53 card ATC swap. Only 48 to go!
I'm all about blue and am really enjoying it here. It's very calming.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Meghan. I love working with B&W pieces, but lately I've been drawn to adding one colored pen too. I like the depth and contrast that it has. I usually go for green, but I love the blue with tangling.
DeleteI'm doing mine for the ATC swap also. Well, only one of them is good enough to send. Really nice job you did.
ReplyDeleteThanks! I figure everything I do for a while will be for the swap. I have a lot to finish. Fun!
DeleteI like your Pea-nuckle especially because you did it with bleu, and I agree, I like to do it too since I was guided by Molly in RI. And yes I did mine for the ATC swap too. I think there will be a lot of peanuckle ATCs in this swap!
ReplyDeleteI really, really like your approach to this challenge! I've been struggling to get these two tangles to work together, & you just blew it out of the water & make it look so simple! Lovely ATCS!
ReplyDeleteThanks. I don't think it's possible to make these patterns look simple. They are interesting and beautiful, but they do take some thinking and planning. I don't think they are as zen as many patterns. Good luck
DeleteEven if it's a tricky pattern, just take it one stroke--or one step--at a time! I'd lve to see what you come up with. :-)
DeleteVery lovely ATC´s! I like your blue Pea-nuckle!
ReplyDeleteThe combo of colors is great and you have seemed to nail the pea-nuckle!
ReplyDeleteVery nice tiles. Lovely in color.
ReplyDeleteNice job of this. I like your different sizes and well variations.
ReplyDeleteBoth beautifully done - like the added colour too.
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