Recently I decided to structure my practice a bit by doing four weekly zentangle challenges: the Diva Challenge, Joey's Weekly Challenge, It's a String Thing and the Zendala Dare. (Links to all on the right.) The weekly challenge gives you parameters to follow and then a place to post your results alongside those of fellow tanglers. I always feel reminded of our classes during the CZT seminar, where we all started with the same tools, usually the same string (a framework to draw in) and the same tangles, or patterns. At the end of the lesson, we placed our tiles side by side to create a mosaic. Mesmerizing to see how we all had our own style, but also how harmoniously everything came together.
I am grateful to these bloggers for the opportunity to learn and expand my practice, all the while reliving the seminar experience!
Today, I posted my first two challenge tiles online. Here's my "It's a String Thing" post for challenge #104, with special congratulations to Adele Bruno on the 2nd anniversary of her blog.
And here's my tile for the Diva's Challenge, titled simply "+/-".
I really like your +\- tile. It reminds me of that science experiment with water, soap, and pepper and how all the pepper moves away from your finger when you insert it into the water. Nice!
ReplyDeleteIs that tripoli? I have a hard time making mine work out right.
Thanks so much, Michele! This is Tripoli, maybe lite, since I left the triangles empty. I have a hard time getting them to line up, too. I was so happy that they made a pattern, I decided to leave them alone!
DeleteLove your Diva challenge +/- tile. It is beautifully done and draws the eye around the tile. Your tile for It's a String Thing is also beautifully done, it flows nicely and gives a feeling of relaxation (at least it does to me)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Lezli! And hello to your kitty, who looks just like (one of) mine!
DeleteWow, both are so very beautiful in different ways.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Anne!
DeleteGorgeous tiles! I love your string challenge and how the essence of the two candles are there but you busted them out of the box;-) I got way too literal with mine. Well done!
ReplyDeleteYour it's a string thing tile is very striking!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Susan!
DeleteYour it's a string thing tile is very striking!
ReplyDeleteBoth are wonderful!
ReplyDeleteThank you LonnettA!
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