Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Discoveries, Challenge #85

When a string goes onto a drawing surface, for me, there is this moment (or sometimes passages of very long moments) that I think, "What am I going to do with THAT?"

Today was such a day.  Margaret Bremner has inspired this weeks challenge from the Diva with her tangle Copada.  It reminds me of Russian architecture and for some reason I was having difficulty incorporating it into my tile.  So in Zentangle fashion, I just drew a string and had a go at it without thinking.  Well, if I say so myself , this ZIA is one that I needed to go back and look at again and again as the progression happened. What a beautiful thing.

I had no preconceptions for this work.  As a matter of fact, I had thrown up my hands and was not going to continue trying.  Not only did I finish with a ZIA I feel good about but, I noticed when I was done that the stormy days colors had also creeped in.  I spent a gloomy afternoon creating.  Happy.

Margaret, I had hoped that your tangle would have had a more prominent part in this ZIA but, it has made a fabulous frame.  Thank you Margaret Bremner and the Diva for this enlightening Challenge.



20 comments:

  1. I so agree! Copada makes a fabulous frame and this tile is spectacular. Your shading creates nice depth.

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  2. STUNNING! I love your use of color and shading. Your Ennies look alive! Great job.

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  3. Wow,Deb! I love your use of color. It is the perfect amount. This has inspired me to try a little more color with my zentangles.

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  4. This is lovely. What a gorgeous frame; and the color is just perfect.

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  5. Absolutely gorgeous - such a pretty blue and lovely tangles - You've done Capoda proud! perfectly showcased :)

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  6. I love the color and the copada makes a beautiful frame! Great job!

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  7. I agree with all comments, your colors, your shading it looks gorgeous. Even the copada in it's Simple embodiment goes perfect with your design.

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  8. What a lovely border! I love that you were so inventive and successful with this challenge!

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  9. Copada makes a lovely, low-key border here. So nice! Love the colors too. And the eggy Ennies thing with stuff inside. And N'zeppel. So nice!

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  10. I love it!!! The blue really makes it pop.

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  11. This is really cool....love the colors.

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  12. Wow! There is not much left to say after all above. I just agree with all of them.

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  13. I love the whole thing and the colour just sets it all off

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  14. I wouldn't have thought to use copada as a border, but it really works! Great tile!

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  15. This is so lovely. It makes a wonderful border.

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  16. Beautiful colors! Copada makes a lovely border to your really pretty center!

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