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The Zentangle® Method, created by Maria Thomas and Rick Roberts, is an easy to learn, fun and relaxing way to create beautiful images by drawing structured patterns.

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

The Diva's Weekly Challenge #263: Globular Grid

A globular grid??? This week, the Diva almost scared me away!!!! But then I remembered all the things that I've learned from her and other amazing artists. "Anything is possible, one stroke at a time." I thank her for teaching me how to make a globular grid. (Mine is pretty wonky, but that's okay!) When I started to fill it in, I saw all these little bits of different shapes and sizes and thought, "This might be an opportunity to try the new concept of reticula and fragments, as put forth by Rick and Maria in the new Zentangle Primer." I see this as mosaic work, as opposed to "color" work. (Maria says that tangles are like colors, right? Well, for me, the reticula and fragments are like little bits of crockery and tiles in a mosaic.)
If that doesn't make a bit of sense, no worries. Here's the finished product.


Thanks for stopping by! I'll be making the rounds of your blogs (a little late!) on this rainy Tuesday and look forward to seeing your work!

19 comments:

  1. One stroke at a time worked for you! (Of course it did :-) ) Nice result.

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  2. original drawing, I like it and I agree with Ilse: anything is possible one stroke at the time.

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  3. Today a globe, tomorrow the world ; ) Nice work, and bon courage!!

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  4. Clever to think of using reticula and fragments. It has certainly worked. It was quite a tricky challenge wasn't it!

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    1. Thanks, YT! I'm looking forward to using more R/F. Seems endless!

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  5. Beautiful piece! Yes, this one caused me some anxiety at the start as well, but they don't call them challenges for nuthin'. Well done!

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  6. For some reason, it didn't occur to me to use non grid patterns and yet they look great here. Nice work.

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  7. Looks splendid Jennifer, your fragments fit beautifully together.

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  8. oh, it makes sense! great idea to work with the fragments and reticuls! it looks wonderful.

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  9. Wonderful work!! You did a great job!
    Fragments and reticula are such a great eperience- we have such a lot of "work" to do... I am looking forward to that.

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