tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33844265620362669202024-03-18T20:53:43.936-07:00Enthusiastic ArtistMargaret Bremner creates artwork
that is intricate, funky, and whimsical.
Margaret Bremner, Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04345825008203812415noreply@blogger.comBlogger854125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3384426562036266920.post-15132600678280725362021-11-10T21:30:00.005-08:002021-11-10T21:33:56.080-08:00Quotations and art - Circles<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><span>For many years <span>my focus in art was mandalas, and - consequently - circles. I love that they are a symbol for so many things I hold important: unity, eternity, safety, wholeness, oneness. At that time I collected a lot of quotations about the circle and its symbolism.</span></span></span><div><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><span><span>I still create mandalas, and sometimes they show up unannounced. </span></span><span><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>"Until we extend the circle </b></span><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>of our compassion</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>to all living things, </b></span><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>we will not, ourselves, find peace."</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><i>Albert Schweitzer</i></span></div><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2pxxzkWDaTI/YYcmVl7pP1I/AAAAAAAAaQ4/G9hXX9205FQ3Qn1938s2o1Ix5BuU6PRYgCLcBGAsYHQ/Les%2BQuartiers%2Bde%2Bla%2BVille.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img data-original-height="593" data-original-width="591" height="400" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2pxxzkWDaTI/YYcmVl7pP1I/AAAAAAAAaQ4/G9hXX9205FQ3Qn1938s2o1Ix5BuU6PRYgCLcBGAsYHQ/w398-h400/Les%2BQuartiers%2Bde%2Bla%2BVille.jpg" title="©2017 Margaret Bremner, enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="398" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>"<span style="color: #0b5394;">Les Quartiers de la Ville"<br /></span></i><i style="color: #0b5394;">Commission for individual</i><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br />2007, 24" square, acrylic; </span></i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><i><span>©2017 Margaret Bremner</span></i><i><br /></i></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div></span></div><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Helvetica Neue; font-size: medium;"><span><b>"Everything the Power of the World does, </b></span><b>is done in a circle. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Helvetica Neue; font-size: medium;"><span><b>The sky is round and I have heard </b></span><span><b>that the earth is round like a ball, and so are all the stars. The wind, in its greatest power, whirls. Birds make their nests in circles, for theirs is the same religion as ours. The sun comes forth and goes down again in a circle. The moon does the same, and both are round. Even the seasons form a great circle in their changing, and always come back again to where they were. The life of a man is a circle from childhood to childhood, and so it is in everything where power moves. Our teepees were round like the nests of birds, and these were always set in a circle, the nation's hoop, a nest of many nests where the Great Spirit meant for us </b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Helvetica Neue; font-size: medium;"><b>to hatch our children."</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><i><span>Black Elk, medicine man and visi</span><span>onary of the Oglala Sioux</span></i></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m5StdKWBqV8/X08soYrILrI/AAAAAAAAUhw/JEkRBXXt8BAuX_mAmv7j4a8mfPcknqBZgCLcBGAsYHQ/s499/Expecting%2BTriplets%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><img border="0" data-original-height="397" data-original-width="499" height="318" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m5StdKWBqV8/X08soYrILrI/AAAAAAAAUhw/JEkRBXXt8BAuX_mAmv7j4a8mfPcknqBZgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h318/Expecting%2BTriplets%2Bcopy.jpg" title="©2017 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><i><span style="color: #741b47;">"Expecting Triplets"<br />7"x8" mixed media, ©2017, Margaret Bremner, available</span></i><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><br style="text-align: left;" /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue; font-size: medium;"><b>"Let your vision be world-embracing,</b></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue; font-size: medium;">rather than confined to your own self."</span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><i>Baha'u'llah</i></span></div><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><img border="0" data-original-height="544" data-original-width="540" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n9oxXFZui3k/X08oXVUPejI/AAAAAAAAUhk/QUy5DDL3_7AOtV9uPEYmzlgHIl4oA1e_QCLcBGAsYHQ/w397-h400/Playful%2BPlanet%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="©2016 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="397" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">"<span style="color: #0b5394;">Playful Planet"<br />10.5"x10.5" mixed media, ©2016, Margaret Bremner, sold</span></span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><br /></span>
</span><div><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: Helvetica Neue; font-size: medium;"><b><span><span>"</span></span>A wheel was shown to me, wonderful to behold...Divinity...is like a wheel, a circle, a whole, that can neither
be understood, nor divided, nor begun nor ended...no one has the power to divide this circle, to surpass it, or
to limit it.” </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><i>Hildegard of Bingen</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--5BkJHD2PsM/YYcmiKDWAvI/AAAAAAAAaQ8/Lh9HiDxW8oM845x-Yg4rDpc9GcYFYWVZQCLcBGAsYHQ/Wheelies%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img data-original-height="400" data-original-width="401" height="398" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--5BkJHD2PsM/YYcmiKDWAvI/AAAAAAAAaQ8/Lh9HiDxW8oM845x-Yg4rDpc9GcYFYWVZQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h398/Wheelies%2Bcopy.jpg" title="©2016 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><i>"Wheelies"<br />3.5" square, mixed media, </i></span><span style="color: #b45f06;"><i style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><span>©2016, Margaret Bremner, </span></span></i><i style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">s</i></span><i style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">old</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div></div><div><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">
Want more? See <i><b>A few favorite quotations... (and art)</b></i><span> </span><a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2020/06/a-few-favorite-quotations-and-art.html" style="color: #00cccc;" target="_blank">here</a><span>.</span><br />And <i><b>Quotations and art - Ways of seeing</b></i> <a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2020/07/quotations-and-art-ways-of-seeing.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div></div>Margaret Bremner, Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04345825008203812415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3384426562036266920.post-35872789289762024372021-10-15T13:57:00.001-07:002021-10-17T13:00:26.056-07:00Shaving tangles<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><i></i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><i><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qCbxMTdRczs/YWnq0mPU2EI/AAAAAAAAZ_8/QDBkplKuHgUm_D0HpgcGCl7yD8HdBlmAACLcBGAsYHQ/s425/Emingle%2Bshaved%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="418" data-original-width="425" height="315" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qCbxMTdRczs/YWnq0mPU2EI/AAAAAAAAZ_8/QDBkplKuHgUm_D0HpgcGCl7yD8HdBlmAACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Emingle%2Bshaved%2Bcopy.jpg" width="320" /></a></i></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><i><b>Shaving: removing a small amount or a (thin) slice from the original form.</b></i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Almost any tangle you'd care to draw can be changed considerably by shaving it, but I find this idea works best with tangles that are composed of lines, like Emingle at the top here, rather than tangles that already come with black areas. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">I introduced shaved square grids <a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2019/04/square-grid-reticulae-and-then-some.html" target="_blank">here</a>. Here's an example of a simple square grid (albeit curvy), shaved on two sides of the squares, with added Pearlz:</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YOk1uSlVpgM/YMqJGWJFHnI/AAAAAAAAYaY/othxJIycN2c0sG8IRfULkmyVXMzrF2GDQCLcBGAsYHQ/s735/shaved-4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><img border="0" data-original-height="735" data-original-width="735" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YOk1uSlVpgM/YMqJGWJFHnI/AAAAAAAAYaY/othxJIycN2c0sG8IRfULkmyVXMzrF2GDQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/shaved-4.jpg" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><p>I introduced shaved Paradox <a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2012/06/cool-paradox-variation.html" target="_blank">here</a>. Below are tiles done at a workshop I gave.</p></span><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4lT7DmVchjE/YMqNkzV8FqI/AAAAAAAAYag/950GThzt5mElDbz3dAzkrYJ-RFTXUrqfQCLcBGAsYHQ/s576/Paradox.JPG"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="576" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4lT7DmVchjE/YMqNkzV8FqI/AAAAAAAAYag/950GThzt5mElDbz3dAzkrYJ-RFTXUrqfQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h400/Paradox.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><p>This technique can be used with lots of other tangles. Sometimes I shave inside the tangle, sometimes outside. Here are more possibilities:</p></span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ohQtrsvKsh0/YQHIC7cYL1I/AAAAAAAAZH4/N2xUXn6A1PAN2l9lX2u9B6i_GfHijl7DgCLcBGAsYHQ/s425/Stoic%2Bshaved.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="423" data-original-width="425" height="318" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ohQtrsvKsh0/YQHIC7cYL1I/AAAAAAAAZH4/N2xUXn6A1PAN2l9lX2u9B6i_GfHijl7DgCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h318/Stoic%2Bshaved.jpg" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: medium; text-align: left;">The Zentangle-original tangle Stoic (a.k.a. Twile) shaved.<br />On the left, shaved at the permimeter of the squares.<br />On the right, shaved inside the squares.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nv1NeldHdbE/YSLhjGi-saI/AAAAAAAAZY8/hQaBvXJQFscaaVH4xl5C-ikyww7KRaVlQCLcBGAsYHQ/s394/All%2BBoxed%2BUp%2B3%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="394" data-original-width="394" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nv1NeldHdbE/YSLhjGi-saI/AAAAAAAAZY8/hQaBvXJQFscaaVH4xl5C-ikyww7KRaVlQCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h320/All%2BBoxed%2BUp%2B3%2Bcopy.jpg" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: medium; text-align: left;">All Boxed Up, shaved. <br />You'll need a wonky grid for this to work well.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RAxvmYxL0Js/YScNnIHz52I/AAAAAAAAZb8/gxKspSgivVkFh4zVdULCCwK-QEPIbSByACLcBGAsYHQ/s425/shaved%2BJalousie%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="422" data-original-width="425" height="318" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RAxvmYxL0Js/YScNnIHz52I/AAAAAAAAZb8/gxKspSgivVkFh4zVdULCCwK-QEPIbSByACLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h318/shaved%2BJalousie%2Bcopy.jpg" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue; font-size: medium;">Jalousie, shaved. Once I had that tilt happening <br />I decided to angle the "bubble on a stick" too.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XJXESsEdKdM/YScOITOx1aI/AAAAAAAAZcE/rV_JfgiZCi49t0pbbhbyTPppNLyp-KOPwCLcBGAsYHQ/s425/shaved%2B%2527Dillo%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="418" data-original-width="425" height="315" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XJXESsEdKdM/YScOITOx1aI/AAAAAAAAZcE/rV_JfgiZCi49t0pbbhbyTPppNLyp-KOPwCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h315/shaved%2B%2527Dillo%2Bcopy.jpg" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue; font-size: medium;">Shaved 'Dillo</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Iwwkh70brgk/YScOR_FzUCI/AAAAAAAAZcI/gW8cy0lDcLcXf1doSOWGZr7qqUsiB8P6ACLcBGAsYHQ/s425/shaved%2BBales%2BCubine%2BKnase%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="416" data-original-width="425" height="313" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Iwwkh70brgk/YScOR_FzUCI/AAAAAAAAZcI/gW8cy0lDcLcXf1doSOWGZr7qqUsiB8P6ACLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h313/shaved%2BBales%2BCubine%2BKnase%2Bcopy.jpg" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue; font-size: medium;">Shaved Bales, Cubine, and Knase</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OaM0SFKEviY/YScOiPPoYdI/AAAAAAAAZcU/Q7d2bBW3VRshe6a4lLfhbJb0n8xoWgoogCLcBGAsYHQ/s425/shaved%2BTripoli%2BPBoa%2BCopada%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="424" data-original-width="425" height="319" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OaM0SFKEviY/YScOiPPoYdI/AAAAAAAAZcU/Q7d2bBW3VRshe6a4lLfhbJb0n8xoWgoogCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h319/shaved%2BTripoli%2BPBoa%2BCopada%2Bcopy.jpg" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue; font-size: medium;">Shaved Tripoli, Dewd, Copada, and Paisley Boa.<br />Sometimes I like to make the shaved part look shiny,<br />or to add Pearlz in the shaved area.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">It's also a great way to even things up if something you drew feels too wide, or to darken a tangle if you feel there's too much white (thanks to commenter Ragged Ray for that insight!).</span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">Choose two or three tangles to shave, and see what happens!</span></p>Margaret Bremner, Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04345825008203812415noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3384426562036266920.post-81742593973363088082021-09-29T17:04:00.000-07:002021-09-29T17:04:05.007-07:00My Book is nearing the end<p><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Here are some of the final pages in my non-journal/non-sketchbook. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">The Garry oak is native to this part of the world, and I used a leaf from a tree near me to prepare four 'starts' in a collaborative project. I did another in my Book, more or less duplicating what I did for the collaboration.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qVIwegovJZg/YL_WnenBP7I/AAAAAAAAYUU/yq-Mhp_kTrc0j2sNLoII4q6s8ER-yrmCgCLcBGAsYHQ/s567/Garry%2Boak%2Bin%2Bbook%2Bv%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><img border="0" data-original-height="358" data-original-width="567" height="405" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qVIwegovJZg/YL_WnenBP7I/AAAAAAAAYUU/yq-Mhp_kTrc0j2sNLoII4q6s8ER-yrmCgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h405/Garry%2Boak%2Bin%2Bbook%2Bv%2Bcopy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Over the past decade or so I've depicted many onion domes and wanted to include these in my Book. I couldn't decide which of the three crescent moon shapes to include, so I included all of them and have called this piece The Passage of the Moon.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gr1wkmCXsIE/YL_WMEB1UdI/AAAAAAAAYUM/0I3x-cZJHTwapsqp0tIpuJi_mdZmu-GQQCLcBGAsYHQ/s565/The%2BPassage%2Bof%2BMoon.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><img border="0" data-original-height="374" data-original-width="565" height="424" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gr1wkmCXsIE/YL_WMEB1UdI/AAAAAAAAYUM/0I3x-cZJHTwapsqp0tIpuJi_mdZmu-GQQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h424/The%2BPassage%2Bof%2BMoon.jpeg" width="640" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">I took an online class from María Továr about drawing droplets (or "zengotas") with reflections. Of course, I had to include that in my book, too. This is on the inside front cover (I'm filling all possible places!) The photo is a bit too bright.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vvSiV6E4_MQ/YO9JeEe6w9I/AAAAAAAAY4k/8J2hIq2ENCo-oCfBuAvO1aObyNUkMxm4gCLcBGAsYHQ/s850/zengotas%2Bcopy.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="559" data-original-width="850" height="420" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vvSiV6E4_MQ/YO9JeEe6w9I/AAAAAAAAY4k/8J2hIq2ENCo-oCfBuAvO1aObyNUkMxm4gCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h420/zengotas%2Bcopy.heic" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">I have something quite special planned for a final two-page spread, something I've never tried before!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">*********</span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">For previous Book pages, check these posts:</span></b></p><p></p><ol><li><a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2018/08/no-journal-no-sketchbook.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">How it began</span></a></li><li><a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2018/11/not-journal-or-sketchbook.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Next steps</span></a></li><li><a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2018/12/inserting-page-in-my-book.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Inserting an eco-dyed paper</span></a></li><li><a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2018/12/in-book-alphabet-gems-and-paisley.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Back cover, an alphabet, gems and paisley</span></a></li><li><a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2019/01/hexes-in-my-book.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Hexagons</span></a></li><li><a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2019/01/in-my-book-celtic-page-and-w2.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Celtic-style tangles, and W2</span></a></li><li><a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2019/01/in-my-book-frontispiece-and-old-photos.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Frontispiece and photos of my grandmother</span></a></li><li><a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2019/01/space-junk-in-my-book.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Space junk</span></a></li><li><a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2019/02/in-my-book-sunflower-and-flower-of-life.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">A sunflower, and the flower of life</span></a></li><li><a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2019/02/knightsbridge-and-magic-squares.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Knightsbridge and magic squares</span></a></li><li><a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2019/02/more-space-junk.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">More space junk</span></a></li><li><a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2019/03/for-now.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">For now</span></a></li><li><a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2019/03/mongolian-roofs.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Mongolian roofs</span></a></li><li><a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2019/03/cubine-and-fassett-peeking-through.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Cubine and Fassett</span></a></li><li><a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2019/04/nautilus-shells-in-my-book.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Nautilus</span></a></li><li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2019/05/notanical-page-in-my-book.html" target="_blank">Notanical</a> - combining Notan and botanical imagery</span></li><li><a href=" https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2019/06/slowly-slowly.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">An 'oops' page</span></a></li><li><a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2020/01/pp07-inspires-my-book.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Inspired by Project Pack 7</span></a></li><li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2020/01/more-pages-in-my-book.html" target="_blank">Four more pages</a>: twisted striping, and borders</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2020/04/three-more-book-pages.html" target="_blank">Three more pages</a>: leaves, tea, and spirals</span></li><li><a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2020/04/aprils-joy-quest.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">A month of joy</span></a></li><li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2020/11/a-few-more-pages-in-my-marvelous-book.html" target="_blank">A few more pages in my marvelous book</a>: a dragon, neurographic drawing, and BrixBox/Cantire</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2021/05/five-more-book-pages.html" target="_blank">Five more Book pages</a>: Salt, Morrisseau, found text, flowers, and more</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2021/06/my-book-is-filling-up.html" target="_blank">My Book is filling up</a>: elephants, a dinner table, and map tangling</span></li></ol>Margaret Bremner, Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04345825008203812415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3384426562036266920.post-31621989294868572292021-09-08T11:36:00.000-07:002021-09-08T11:36:22.469-07:00How "Ancient Spirals" came to be<p><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><span>"Ancient Spirals" was created on paper I had </span><a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2017/04/eco-dyeing-my-first-attempt.html" target="_blank">eco-dyed</a><span> some time ago. (Click on "eco-dyeing" in my subjects list on the right to see more about this technique.) </span><span>It is also inspired by a compositional method I learned during a class from Lynn Mead through TangleU.</span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3BZA_lHl0y8/YRQqBVl1_VI/AAAAAAAAZQ4/woprBVcXTgU3zLHcGRP_Vl5ETNn_Ra5OwCLcBGAsYHQ/s709/Ancient%2BSpirals%2B1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="707" data-original-width="709" height="399" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3BZA_lHl0y8/YRQqBVl1_VI/AAAAAAAAZQ4/woprBVcXTgU3zLHcGRP_Vl5ETNn_Ra5OwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h399/Ancient%2BSpirals%2B1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue; font-size: medium;">It began with a sheet of paper I'd eco-dyed a while ago.<br />In pencil, I divided it into 2" squares, leaving a thin border.<br />Using the eco-dyed marks as guides, I added some arcs to create partial circles.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-32ShfKesLdk/YRQrhsyRyEI/AAAAAAAAZRU/My5BtJVVs40gjnTukH40WVWXsthczADRQCLcBGAsYHQ/s567/Ancient%2BSpirals%2B2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="562" data-original-width="567" height="396" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-32ShfKesLdk/YRQrhsyRyEI/AAAAAAAAZRU/My5BtJVVs40gjnTukH40WVWXsthczADRQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h396/Ancient%2BSpirals%2B2.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue; font-size: medium;">I had noticed spirals in some places and decided to pursue that imagery.<br />In pencil I indicated the spirals and some shells and leaves, then<br /> added a bit of color with Inktense and Graphitint water-soluable pencils.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QLiSXHjlEr0/YRQs43o-2fI/AAAAAAAAZRs/Wh_l78eLOcgDx6Z3rWJ3DB1qZ7g1ylaoACLcBGAsYHQ/s573/Ancient%2BSpirals%2B3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="573" data-original-width="567" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QLiSXHjlEr0/YRQs43o-2fI/AAAAAAAAZRs/Wh_l78eLOcgDx6Z3rWJ3DB1qZ7g1ylaoACLcBGAsYHQ/w396-h400/Ancient%2BSpirals%2B3.jpg" width="396" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue; font-size: medium;">I began adding details with fine-nib pens: a leaf, a few spirals.<br />A whole quarter finished.<br />What are those scallops at the bottom? Feathers? Leaves?</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-82MaN2kxV_0/YRQtWRTvYGI/AAAAAAAAZR0/2vDwK8BOSzU14JCL44V9Gm0J6ESCM7jVACLcBGAsYHQ/s567/Ancient%2BSpirals%2B4.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="559" data-original-width="567" height="394" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-82MaN2kxV_0/YRQtWRTvYGI/AAAAAAAAZR0/2vDwK8BOSzU14JCL44V9Gm0J6ESCM7jVACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h394/Ancient%2BSpirals%2B4.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue; font-size: medium;">More Inktense. More Graphitint. More tangles.<br />More leaves. More spirals. More details.<br />Blue seems to be running diagonally.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hcyVb2WW1as/YRQtl-0oi2I/AAAAAAAAZR4/PLYF3qSFIj0m3VxN8Tx5V_W9ib91RRUJQCLcBGAsYHQ/s567/Ancient%2BSpirals%2B5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="567" height="398" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hcyVb2WW1as/YRQtl-0oi2I/AAAAAAAAZR4/PLYF3qSFIj0m3VxN8Tx5V_W9ib91RRUJQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h398/Ancient%2BSpirals%2B5.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Almost finished. <br />Some of the eco-dye patterning is so beautiful <br />I want to leave it without any additions.<br /></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Colored pencil for final shading.</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4BY8LrP3M_g/YSLfwlOJmQI/AAAAAAAAZY0/jWKJ-Y2nCqE4Wbb3KnExbR7YM_RO9MhqwCLcBGAsYHQ/s427/%2BAncient%2BSpirals%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="425" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4BY8LrP3M_g/YSLfwlOJmQI/AAAAAAAAZY0/jWKJ-Y2nCqE4Wbb3KnExbR7YM_RO9MhqwCLcBGAsYHQ/w399-h400/%2BAncient%2BSpirals%2Bcopy.jpg" width="399" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue; font-size: medium;">Aaand... done! Albeit a bit fuzzy in this photo.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Here's a short video of the progression:</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwabFeJBnGYsgfGbRJZPC0--_kLWFeGr5mTUHGM1R6MGMlegUFDb5E3wp0gwGziUQk9ri5fZBqYJf-zJexJsg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Margaret Bremner, Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04345825008203812415noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3384426562036266920.post-12932483131309767342021-08-22T11:18:00.001-07:002021-08-22T11:18:46.338-07:00Pre-strung fun<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_fVIieWqdM0/YSKJR3JX3jI/AAAAAAAAZW4/1TQz_ECDSA430-E2f44bSaQhjIVR4MgYwCLcBGAsYHQ/s425/prestrung%2Bw%253AMoonPies%2Bcopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="418" data-original-width="425" height="315" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_fVIieWqdM0/YSKJR3JX3jI/AAAAAAAAZW4/1TQz_ECDSA430-E2f44bSaQhjIVR4MgYwCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h315/prestrung%2Bw%253AMoonPies%2Bcopy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Tangles: Bunzo, Ennies, Moon Pies, Pearlz</i></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">It's a hashtag, too! #prestrungfun. Have a look on Instagram and Zentangle's Mosaic app.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">"Pre-strung" means that there are pale, gray lines provided on the paper so you have a string to start with. Zentangle(R) offers many tiles like this.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">T</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">his project ("challenge"), t</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">he brainchild of three CZTs, is based on one of Zentangle's pre-strung zendala tiles, pictured below. I admit, this is not one of my favorite pre-strung strings, but I had two white ones so I thought I'd do two. Why not?</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y_wR-Kspozg/YRXPZEUTp5I/AAAAAAAAZTM/lJ_o2q18q2w8OTstlNnPcT04zUPb-AsOQCLcBGAsYHQ/s539/string%2B2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="539" data-original-width="539" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y_wR-Kspozg/YRXPZEUTp5I/AAAAAAAAZTM/lJ_o2q18q2w8OTstlNnPcT04zUPb-AsOQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/string%2B2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><div><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><br /></span></div>Sometimes an idea grabs my collar and whisks me away on a wild ride of creativity. Usually when I don't expect it. This was one of those times. I found myself working on one tile while ideas for another one flew at me.</span><div><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Come along for the wild ride with me...</span><p><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">The first two I did were on white tiles. One is at the top of this post. Here's the other. <br />I tried using the tangle Kahla as another string, wondering what would happen if I tried to overlay two strings.</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xSpHZc3udXk/YSKJR4Ij-DI/AAAAAAAAZW0/lKa4n2fS99ko2RjJU4y9EGg6duON0l3fwCLcBGAsYHQ/s454/prestrung%2Bw%253AKahla%2Bcopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="442" data-original-width="454" height="312" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xSpHZc3udXk/YSKJR4Ij-DI/AAAAAAAAZW0/lKa4n2fS99ko2RjJU4y9EGg6duON0l3fwCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h312/prestrung%2Bw%253AKahla%2Bcopy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Tangles: Kahla (the overlaid string), Moon Pies, <br />Pearlz, Pepperish, Romanancy, Striping, Tipple, Wud</i></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">I wanted to do more! I hunted, and discovered I had some tan and black tiles with this pre-strung string. The first began with smears of copper ink from a leaky pen; the second was going to be the 'mosaic' border and something else in the middle, but you know how things go!</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pW7ehv_t33Y/YSKL5dOCnJI/AAAAAAAAZXY/gkrLwOYuGdsJnL6MZ5-JpPi_oJWo7yeZgCLcBGAsYHQ/s454/prestrung%2Boff-center%2Bcopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="453" data-original-width="454" height="319" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pW7ehv_t33Y/YSKL5dOCnJI/AAAAAAAAZXY/gkrLwOYuGdsJnL6MZ5-JpPi_oJWo7yeZgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/prestrung%2Boff-center%2Bcopy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Tangles: Ennies, Pepperish, Printemps, Snail</i></td></tr></tbody></table></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uWQTm-zxakk/YSKL5cHnToI/AAAAAAAAZXU/cf8--yn3DqYAyy5H4RnEoitc7jf2bcRjgCLcBGAsYHQ/s567/prestrung%2BB%2526W%2Bmosaic%2Bcopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="566" data-original-width="567" height="319" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uWQTm-zxakk/YSKL5cHnToI/AAAAAAAAZXU/cf8--yn3DqYAyy5H4RnEoitc7jf2bcRjgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/prestrung%2BB%2526W%2Bmosaic%2Bcopy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Tangles: Hmmm... well, it was going to be Seljuk <br />but it ended up being gradations of gray Moonlight pens.</i></td></tr></tbody></table></div><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><div><br /></div>It worked well with Kahla, so on this tan tile I wanted to try using Within as an overlaid string.</span><p></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wzQLIGh51K8/YSKMvdfwuLI/AAAAAAAAZXk/0uYgOTHyuqgahzs7yzMH5VvbqaNONBN4wCLcBGAsYHQ/s482/prestrung%2Bw%253AWithin%2Bcopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="482" height="319" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wzQLIGh51K8/YSKMvdfwuLI/AAAAAAAAZXk/0uYgOTHyuqgahzs7yzMH5VvbqaNONBN4wCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/prestrung%2Bw%253AWithin%2Bcopy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Tangles: Within (the overlaid string)<br />Apacore, Paizel, Pearlz, Pepperish, Seljuk</i></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Colorful ribbons wanted to play o</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">n a white tile</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">.</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V-YjKl4q8b8/YSKKMbsG2uI/AAAAAAAAZXM/SSddBTUn9vEGkrh3SqO9nSmAOXvSw1EMQCLcBGAsYHQ/s432/prestrung%2Bw%253Aribbons%2Bcopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="425" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V-YjKl4q8b8/YSKKMbsG2uI/AAAAAAAAZXM/SSddBTUn9vEGkrh3SqO9nSmAOXvSw1EMQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/prestrung%2Bw%253Aribbons%2Bcopy.jpg" width="315" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Tangles: Aquafleur and Tipple</i></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">And finally, on a tan tile, sort of paisleys. And more. A lot more.</span></p><p></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YWWG3XWVXUg/YSKJvHgQV-I/AAAAAAAAZXE/atgWVHleeJgARva7_959n1EBKzYZfRg2QCLcBGAsYHQ/s437/prestrung%2Bw%253Apaisleys%2Bcopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="437" data-original-width="425" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YWWG3XWVXUg/YSKJvHgQV-I/AAAAAAAAZXE/atgWVHleeJgARva7_959n1EBKzYZfRg2QCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/prestrung%2Bw%253Apaisleys%2Bcopy.jpg" width="311" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Tangles: Crescent Moon, Ennies, Purk, <br />Soul Star, Thumbprintz, Tipple, Within </i></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">I understand there will be another Pre-Strung Fun event. Hope you can join in!</span></p><p></p></div>Margaret Bremner, Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04345825008203812415noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3384426562036266920.post-23203381139082856872021-08-11T09:00:00.003-07:002021-08-25T21:09:22.247-07:00Stoic (a.k.a. Twile) and then some<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZbgIcCoiVNc/YQGqib55tYI/AAAAAAAAZGo/no1iXd6WeWoBDaPCsnOM9nDUFyJagqfogCLcBGAsYHQ/s425/Stoic%2Bbasic%253Atriangle.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="424" data-original-width="425" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZbgIcCoiVNc/YQGqib55tYI/AAAAAAAAZGo/no1iXd6WeWoBDaPCsnOM9nDUFyJagqfogCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Stoic%2Bbasic%253Atriangle.jpg" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">Stoic is one of the original tangles from Rick and Maria, inspired by the pattern on a rug seen in Stowe, Vermont. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">It's also known by some as Twile which can be found on tanglepatterns.com. Linda Farmer introduces it as, </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">"...instructions for drawing CZT® Lesley Scott-Gilliland’s Zentangle® pattern Twile. Lesley unknowingly deconstructed the Zentangle®-original tangle Stoic."</span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">It has not been shared by Zentangle (to my knowledge) except with CZTs at seminars. I'm a CZT3 so it will always be Stoic to me.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">The tile at the top shows Stoic in its basic form. Below are four variations on one tile.</span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7cVIXtE0VII/YQGvIbDvlzI/AAAAAAAAZHg/t8_rUnIGo9AIFL2HlK89DMqAnnQL8DdcwCLcBGAsYHQ/s432/Stoic%2BZ-string.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="425" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7cVIXtE0VII/YQGvIbDvlzI/AAAAAAAAZHg/t8_rUnIGo9AIFL2HlK89DMqAnnQL8DdcwCLcBGAsYHQ/w315-h320/Stoic%2BZ-string.heic" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="315" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Stoic with Cubine in the middle.<br />Stoic with a variety of patterns in the </span></i><i><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">'ribbons'.</span></i><i><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><br />Stoic with a simple line through the 'ribbons'.<br />Stoic with a simple addition in only one direction.</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">It's always interesting to try a square grid tangle curved into a circular form.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gVL9_8kaAsE/YQGq8zvTnsI/AAAAAAAAZG0/sl8B-WhW-6UL_E0Ge12YzBROtsNfNB3XACLcBGAsYHQ/s425/Stoic%2Bball.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="420" data-original-width="425" height="316" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gVL9_8kaAsE/YQGq8zvTnsI/AAAAAAAAZG0/sl8B-WhW-6UL_E0Ge12YzBROtsNfNB3XACLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h316/Stoic%2Bball.jpg" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">Here are two way to treat the "corners", each of which gives the impression of the tangle being curved. The square grid in A below is drawn as if the square were there; in B the square fragment is converted to a triangle.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_GiRNpXRlxc/YQG8cD2OqLI/AAAAAAAAZHw/QrR4LxoMxJUkF1N64DQt72WCdy3uhk2MQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1205/stoic%2Bcorners.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="425" data-original-width="1205" height="141" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_GiRNpXRlxc/YQG8cD2OqLI/AAAAAAAAZHw/QrR4LxoMxJUkF1N64DQt72WCdy3uhk2MQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h141/stoic%2Bcorners.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">In the tile below I had done a variation that I thought was too busy for this tile. I blacked it over entirely, then drew in white ink, and used white chalk for highlights.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N8hFhiOy1EA/YQGriWcjO8I/AAAAAAAAZHA/KKo_TVSKf8stcL3Q0mjtbsQKsvvuEgfeQCLcBGAsYHQ/s425/Stoic%2Bblk.section.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="425" data-original-width="425" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N8hFhiOy1EA/YQGriWcjO8I/AAAAAAAAZHA/KKo_TVSKf8stcL3Q0mjtbsQKsvvuEgfeQCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h320/Stoic%2Bblk.section.jpg" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">Stoic</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">(like Cubine)</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">can take on different looks by varying the size of the "hole" in the middle. Have a look at the diagonal band in the tan tile below. (There is a gold wash in the upper right which looks a little faded here but is quite lovely in person!)</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1vqbWMgCQvI/YQGscTdUjwI/AAAAAAAAZHI/W814MzcGkv8yhcBS2q9RtqigqJ_KLUiXQCLcBGAsYHQ/s425/Stoic%2Btan.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="424" data-original-width="425" height="319" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1vqbWMgCQvI/YQGscTdUjwI/AAAAAAAAZHI/W814MzcGkv8yhcBS2q9RtqigqJ_KLUiXQCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h319/Stoic%2Btan.heic" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><div><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><br /></span></div>Shaving square grids gives a very interesting effect. Here's an example of some shaved Stoics.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fZ2IEypuQI4/YQGujqDa9LI/AAAAAAAAZHY/EKs5NKTn7wsD8ftUglJeL1p6vMN7yTEYQCLcBGAsYHQ/s425/Stoic%2Bshaved.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="423" data-original-width="425" height="318" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fZ2IEypuQI4/YQGujqDa9LI/AAAAAAAAZHY/EKs5NKTn7wsD8ftUglJeL1p6vMN7yTEYQCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h318/Stoic%2Bshaved.jpg" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><div>You can read more about shaving grid tangles <a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2019/04/square-grid-reticulae-and-then-some.html" target="_blank">here</a>. Scroll down a short way.</div></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">I had a tile with a blue wash and decided to try to work Stoic through the brush marks. I penciled the pattern and whited-in the central squares. The dark-filled column is one point of interest, while the orange/yellow area becomes the focal point.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DFq7Fm0PObM/YQGwHc-QZLI/AAAAAAAAZHo/NXi6G7lv24Mmn9Ejfut1LAvMAs51wFgiQCLcBGAsYHQ/s426/Stoic%2Bblues.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="425" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DFq7Fm0PObM/YQGwHc-QZLI/AAAAAAAAZHo/NXi6G7lv24Mmn9Ejfut1LAvMAs51wFgiQCLcBGAsYHQ/w319-h320/Stoic%2Bblues.heic" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="319" /></a></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">What other variations can you think of for this simple square grid tangle?</span></div>Margaret Bremner, Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04345825008203812415noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3384426562036266920.post-67404229534630743372021-07-28T09:00:00.002-07:002021-07-28T10:51:41.432-07:00Visual Haiku<p><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">A while ago I took an online class </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">called Visual Haiku </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">with </span><a href="https://serenabarton.com/" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";" target="_blank">Serena Barton</a> <span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">(through </span><a href="http://www.tangleu.com/" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";" target="_blank">TangleU</a>)<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">. Serena uses traditional haiku poetry as inspiration for her non-subjective artwork and she took us through her process.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">I was looking forward to bringing in a lot of mixed media elements and trying some techniques I don't often use.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Here is my completed piece, which looks nothing like Serena's work, and was not inspired by a particular haiku! <span style="font-size: large;">🙄</span></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LFjxjrMEonA/YEk4GWrTvuI/AAAAAAAAXCI/-e1K0tKZmgwm4s0G6cAJc_lMvctT3z2OQCLcBGAsYHQ/s397/%2527haiku%2527%2Bmoon%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><img border="0" data-original-height="394" data-original-width="397" height="398" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LFjxjrMEonA/YEk4GWrTvuI/AAAAAAAAXCI/-e1K0tKZmgwm4s0G6cAJc_lMvctT3z2OQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h398/%2527haiku%2527%2Bmoon%2Bcopy.jpg" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">ALMOST CLOSE ENOUGH TO TOUCH<br />8" square • acrylic mixed media</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">The moon is a blob of dried paint that I'd peeled from the lid of a paint jar and saved. Why? Apparently for this piece! It rises off the surface a centimeter or so. I had fun smearing paint with a palette knife, spattering gold stars with a toothbrush, and collaging bits of my own old artwork onto the hills. I used stencils to create some patterns, then mostly covered them. What do you think?</span></p>Margaret Bremner, Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04345825008203812415noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3384426562036266920.post-48165518783720574142021-07-14T09:00:00.001-07:002021-07-14T09:00:00.197-07:00Leaves collaboration<p><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">I'm involved in a collaboration among four artists. The other three are from Queensland (Australia), Labrador (Canada), and Oregon (USA). Each of us has begun four artworks, and has sent one to each of the other three, keeping one for ourselves. Now we'll each complete four pieces.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">We decided to do something with leaves from our own area, and I chose the Garry Oak.<span> <span style="background-color: white; color: #262626;">Before the last ice age, Garry oaks were part of an extensive hardwood forest in British Columbia and points south. Their range was wider during a warm, dry period after glaciation, but it has diminished in the current wet and cool climate. They're interesting to me because the leaves are quite rounded, unlike most other oak leaves.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8na0pheKiE4/YElJ1gIfrmI/AAAAAAAAXDk/4AwZ0V5uCAcEiTY5VkHEpBUQGPLTuZ3sACLcBGAsYHQ/s567/Screen%2BShot%2B2021-03-10%2Bat%2B14.34.27.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><img border="0" data-original-height="349" data-original-width="567" height="394" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8na0pheKiE4/YElJ1gIfrmI/AAAAAAAAXDk/4AwZ0V5uCAcEiTY5VkHEpBUQGPLTuZ3sACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h394/Screen%2BShot%2B2021-03-10%2Bat%2B14.34.27.png" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">I chose two of the Garry Oak leaves I had collected in a nearby park, <br />then drew outlines in pen.</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica Neue;"> Below are the four "starts" before I sent them on their journeys.</span></span></p><p><span><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: Helvetica Neue;"></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s4tHlN1JNDE/YElIz_9VxuI/AAAAAAAAXDc/7BsoghppWFk7ukhbvXuGMfBLgusC8JgLgCLcBGAsYHQ/s708/Garry%2BOaks%2Bx4%2Bcopy.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="708" data-original-width="567" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s4tHlN1JNDE/YElIz_9VxuI/AAAAAAAAXDc/7BsoghppWFk7ukhbvXuGMfBLgusC8JgLgCLcBGAsYHQ/w512-h640/Garry%2BOaks%2Bx4%2Bcopy.jpg" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="512" /></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><br /></span></span></div><span><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Here's what I received. From Queensland, Maidenhair Fern; from Labrador, Black Spruce; and from Oregon, and a variety of leaves. One is on simple brown craft paper and I'm looking forward to using some fun, non-archival materials on it.</span></span></span><p></p><p><span><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: Helvetica Neue;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-p-Dqm5Q2P5c/YElIP1uPcVI/AAAAAAAAXDU/n8-FHvMm3CwM_osIcRhzTv-5sMDQmMzbACLcBGAsYHQ/s850/from%2BJacky%252C%2BMavis%252C%2BLeslie.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="367" data-original-width="850" height="276" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-p-Dqm5Q2P5c/YElIP1uPcVI/AAAAAAAAXDU/n8-FHvMm3CwM_osIcRhzTv-5sMDQmMzbACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h276/from%2BJacky%252C%2BMavis%252C%2BLeslie.png" width="640" /></a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><br /></span></span></div><span><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Of course, there will be tangling! More on this project later.</span></span></span><p></p>Margaret Bremner, Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04345825008203812415noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3384426562036266920.post-10651452011975311562021-06-30T09:00:00.018-07:002021-06-30T09:00:00.212-07:00My Book is filling up<p><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">I'm nearing the end of this not-a-journal/not-a-sketchbook that I began in the summer of 2018. There are only a few pages left. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"></p><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">I used the retail sock hanger in which I always see an elephant...</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vwkc7xHhUZo/YIcHY-Y4n6I/AAAAAAAAXrw/b4RGGHylBrE--eD_DUFlTcc0N3Ka4xVzACLcBGAsYHQ/s850/sock%2Bhanger%2B4.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="850" data-original-width="850" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vwkc7xHhUZo/YIcHY-Y4n6I/AAAAAAAAXrw/b4RGGHylBrE--eD_DUFlTcc0N3Ka4xVzACLcBGAsYHQ/w200-h200/sock%2Bhanger%2B4.heic" width="200" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"></p><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><span>...to do an </span>elephant<span> page.</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kEzMck6Jg5k/YL2qspY7G3I/AAAAAAAAYRA/juLCXfVq69Qy-l8hm0buTE_Ass7TOrkugCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Elefants.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1248" data-original-width="2048" height="390" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kEzMck6Jg5k/YL2qspY7G3I/AAAAAAAAYRA/juLCXfVq69Qy-l8hm0buTE_Ass7TOrkugCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h390/Elefants.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">I had purchased this book at zenAgain 2016 and had stamped the first page with the logo. Recently I added a two-pencil string. I was going to add a tangle to the ribbon, but decided I like it simple. I might change my mind.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s5BvFmpbLOQ/YJCQrD0LnRI/AAAAAAAAXzc/s0upAcXpZfI0yVKa-51JHzyrRCMIJIQaQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1055/ribbon%2Bfrontispiece%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="672" data-original-width="1055" height="255" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s5BvFmpbLOQ/YJCQrD0LnRI/AAAAAAAAXzc/s0upAcXpZfI0yVKa-51JHzyrRCMIJIQaQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h255/ribbon%2Bfrontispiece%2Bcopy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">I had begun a picture of a table for four viewed from above. I planned to use (for the first time) some interesting colored pencils with three colors in each pencil. What fun! But... </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">I didn't like it. I quit. I did other pages. Much later I came back to it. I had another idea! 😄</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-awG3OctIlTM/YIcG_Di8w4I/AAAAAAAAXro/X-McRiCinW0uhox8YD2kkmQ-Fybc3QlEACLcBGAsYHQ/s960/al%2Bfresco%2Bw%253Apencils.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="690" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-awG3OctIlTM/YIcG_Di8w4I/AAAAAAAAXro/X-McRiCinW0uhox8YD2kkmQ-Fybc3QlEACLcBGAsYHQ/w460-h640/al%2Bfresco%2Bw%253Apencils.png" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="460" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">The beginning, and the pencils I planned to use.</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; text-align: center;">The result! I'm calling it Al Fresco. And I want those plates.</span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wKXV5PorUpA/YIcPwS_e5xI/AAAAAAAAXs4/oZee2AGlETIlQJCtAdQLUpMMqDZajeDzACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/al%2Bfresco.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1248" data-original-width="2048" height="390" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wKXV5PorUpA/YIcPwS_e5xI/AAAAAAAAXs4/oZee2AGlETIlQJCtAdQLUpMMqDZajeDzACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h390/al%2Bfresco.jpeg" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Tangles: Circfleur, Gingham, Kuke, Sprouts, Within</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><p><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">I've been seeing examples of "map tangling" and it looked like fun. So, I gave it a try on the inside front cover, right-hand page. Next time I'll leave a little more white space.</span></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1iFt38HRK_M/YL2sujfzZZI/AAAAAAAAYRI/4IKiDDeKm-M7k_lA35lAzjOE-Vo04ZMSACLcBGAsYHQ/s646/Map%2Btangling%2Bcopy.png"><img border="0" data-original-height="402" data-original-width="646" height="398" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1iFt38HRK_M/YL2sujfzZZI/AAAAAAAAYRI/4IKiDDeKm-M7k_lA35lAzjOE-Vo04ZMSACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h398/Map%2Btangling%2Bcopy.png" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: x-large;">*********</span></p><p><b style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">For previous Book pages, check these posts:</b></p><p></p><ol><li><a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2018/08/no-journal-no-sketchbook.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">How it began</span></a></li><li><a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2018/11/not-journal-or-sketchbook.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Next steps</span></a></li><li><a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2018/12/inserting-page-in-my-book.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Inserting an eco-dyed paper</span></a></li><li><a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2018/12/in-book-alphabet-gems-and-paisley.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Back cover, an alphabet, gems and paisley</span></a></li><li><a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2019/01/hexes-in-my-book.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Hexagons</span></a></li><li><a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2019/01/in-my-book-celtic-page-and-w2.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Celtic-style tangles, and W2</span></a></li><li><a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2019/01/in-my-book-frontispiece-and-old-photos.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Frontispiece and photos of my grandmother</span></a></li><li><a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2019/01/space-junk-in-my-book.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Space junk</span></a></li><li><a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2019/02/in-my-book-sunflower-and-flower-of-life.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">A sunflower, and the flower of life</span></a></li><li><a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2019/02/knightsbridge-and-magic-squares.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Knightsbridge and magic squares</span></a></li><li><a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2019/02/more-space-junk.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">More space junk</span></a></li><li><a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2019/03/for-now.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">For now</span></a></li><li><a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2019/03/mongolian-roofs.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Mongolian roofs</span></a></li><li><a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2019/03/cubine-and-fassett-peeking-through.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Cubine and Fassett</span></a></li><li><a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2019/04/nautilus-shells-in-my-book.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Nautilus</span></a></li><li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2019/05/notanical-page-in-my-book.html" target="_blank">Notanical</a> - combining Notan and botanical imagery</span></li><li><a href=" https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2019/06/slowly-slowly.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">An 'oops' page</span></a></li><li><a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2020/01/pp07-inspires-my-book.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Inspired by Project Pack 7</span></a></li><li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2020/01/more-pages-in-my-book.html" target="_blank">Four more pages</a>: twisted striping, and borders</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2020/04/three-more-book-pages.html" target="_blank">Three more pages</a>: leaves, tea, and spirals</span></li><li><a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2020/04/aprils-joy-quest.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">A month of joy</span></a></li><li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2020/11/a-few-more-pages-in-my-marvelous-book.html" target="_blank">A few more pages in my marvelous book</a>: a dragon, neurographic drawing, and BrixBox/Cantire</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2021/05/five-more-book-pages.html" target="_blank">Five more Book pages</a>: Salt, Morrisseau, found text, flowers, and more</span></li></ol></div>Margaret Bremner, Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04345825008203812415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3384426562036266920.post-64259384177387420242021-06-14T14:24:00.000-07:002021-06-14T14:24:31.740-07:00Zentangle's Project Pack 14<p><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Take time for yourself. Chill out. Breathe. Recompose.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Mental health awareness is the inspiration and theme of this project pack, and how art and Zentangle can be beneficial to well-being. Included in the pack is a booklet - </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">in which we did our drawing - </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">of quotations about making art. Also, a medium gray Moonlight pen and a metallic green pen!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Helvetica Neue; font-size: medium;"><u><b>DAY ONE</b></u></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Noom (aka Noom Repus) and ribbons.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nbQsmZC2NQU/YMEHzkGa8QI/AAAAAAAAYUc/TLbfbC6FWTsk8V3oiINbdwH5qk9ibuIWwCLcBGAsYHQ/s686/PP14%2Bday%2B1%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="567" data-original-width="686" height="330" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nbQsmZC2NQU/YMEHzkGa8QI/AAAAAAAAYUc/TLbfbC6FWTsk8V3oiINbdwH5qk9ibuIWwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h330/PP14%2Bday%2B1%2Bcopy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><b><br /></b></u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">DAY TWO</span></b></u></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Striping (I did Striping with a twist), Sampson, Tipple, and a loopy little edge.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #38761d; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bYfKTbnGf9Q/YMEIzh9dKfI/AAAAAAAAYUk/suayNZ4EhrEE3mdKkeFiu-gYPemWUrucQCLcBGAsYHQ/s669/PP14%2Bday%2B2%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="567" data-original-width="669" height="339" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bYfKTbnGf9Q/YMEIzh9dKfI/AAAAAAAAYUk/suayNZ4EhrEE3mdKkeFiu-gYPemWUrucQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h339/PP14%2Bday%2B2%2Bcopy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><u style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">DAY THREE</span></b></u></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Paradox, Hollis, and Moon Pies. <br />Plus an illuminated letter, and a tiny pink heart.<br />You can see here some of the supplies in the project pack.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5DTh5TiDCUs/YMEJWhfGsWI/AAAAAAAAYUs/mPRx3bRcqUI4rNurZReqG1E6I-Xj2rH3gCLcBGAsYHQ/s647/PP14%2Bday%2B3%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="567" data-original-width="647" height="560" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5DTh5TiDCUs/YMEJWhfGsWI/AAAAAAAAYUs/mPRx3bRcqUI4rNurZReqG1E6I-Xj2rH3gCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h560/PP14%2Bday%2B3%2Bcopy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><u style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">DAY FOUR</span></b></u></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><span style="font-size: medium;">Verdigogh variations and Springkle. I added Paizel, Opus and Icantoo.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-X0ZvB9Tc458/YMEKmPL6ZBI/AAAAAAAAYU0/Wl12kd_Adwo-wrJHtXFLC5LWpCipx3qRgCLcBGAsYHQ/s709/PP14%2Bday%2B4%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="425" data-original-width="709" height="384" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-X0ZvB9Tc458/YMEKmPL6ZBI/AAAAAAAAYU0/Wl12kd_Adwo-wrJHtXFLC5LWpCipx3qRgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h384/PP14%2Bday%2B4%2Bcopy.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><u style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">DAY FIVE</span></b></u></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Gradual variations of the tangle Well.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o0lREdREx44/YMEKqFo82bI/AAAAAAAAYU4/KLcmAkntX3c7U4WpqY7dSg81DYtbQVFIwCLcBGAsYHQ/s981/PP14%2Bday%2B5%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="567" data-original-width="981" height="370" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o0lREdREx44/YMEKqFo82bI/AAAAAAAAYU4/KLcmAkntX3c7U4WpqY7dSg81DYtbQVFIwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h370/PP14%2Bday%2B5%2Bcopy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><u style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">DAY SIX</span></b></u></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Purk and Vega and various border tangles.<br />(There is no evidence that Einstein ever said this, <br />but he did comment about imagination.)</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q3FwhOYGWDY/YMEMEH9TtGI/AAAAAAAAYVE/cT017721OLAQz0ulqhAlER0Do2a0MFFKQCLcBGAsYHQ/s688/PP14%2Bday%2B6%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="425" data-original-width="688" height="396" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q3FwhOYGWDY/YMEMEH9TtGI/AAAAAAAAYVE/cT017721OLAQz0ulqhAlER0Do2a0MFFKQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h396/PP14%2Bday%2B6%2Bcopy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><i>Tangles: Coaster, Icantoo, Prestwood, Purk, Seljuk, Sprouts, Unyun</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Helvetica Neue; font-size: medium;"><u><b>DAY SEVEN</b></u></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Dingsplatz, coffering, and more. (Balloons!)</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GhwCrqi19hs/YMEMIUVrEOI/AAAAAAAAYVI/rJNgnqMFh1MShu3WKEInWdKCxsvPfjR4gCLcBGAsYHQ/s766/PP14%2Bday%2B7%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="425" data-original-width="766" height="356" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GhwCrqi19hs/YMEMIUVrEOI/AAAAAAAAYVI/rJNgnqMFh1MShu3WKEInWdKCxsvPfjR4gCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h356/PP14%2Bday%2B7%2Bcopy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Tangles: Black Pearlz, Dingsplatz, Knightsbridge, Pearlz, Purk</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Helvetica Neue; font-size: medium;"><u>DAY EIGHT</u></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">On the final page, an invitation to draw our own conclusions.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-waYxKfWOS2o/YMENprTNfeI/AAAAAAAAYVU/-EUkMHID0rsV97l3iNjt14o5brPO3ZDHQCLcBGAsYHQ/s567/PP14%2Bday%2B8%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="567" data-original-width="563" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-waYxKfWOS2o/YMENprTNfeI/AAAAAAAAYVU/-EUkMHID0rsV97l3iNjt14o5brPO3ZDHQCLcBGAsYHQ/w398-h400/PP14%2Bday%2B8%2Bcopy.jpg" width="398" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><i>Tangles: Black Pearlz, Rayga, Seljuk, Sprouts,</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Helvetica Neue; font-size: medium;"><u>DAY NINE</u></span></b></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">A Tripoli inkwell and a Fescu plume. I added the scroll.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yIt9JLNcD-8/YMEO_AdNJXI/AAAAAAAAYVc/ydGgoy-IU8oshlyqKovGn9-vFjsWaLbhACLcBGAsYHQ/s570/PP14%2Bday%2B9%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="567" data-original-width="570" height="398" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yIt9JLNcD-8/YMEO_AdNJXI/AAAAAAAAYVc/ydGgoy-IU8oshlyqKovGn9-vFjsWaLbhACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h398/PP14%2Bday%2B9%2Bcopy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><u>AND MORE!</u></span><br />W</b>e didn't fill all the pages in the nine days, and I still have one page left.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WQiCLNmKShE/YMETdDTXHRI/AAAAAAAAYVo/xDEDO-5g_-cjmjT89Il5GDAv34dX16-zwCLcBGAsYHQ/s679/PP14%2Bheart%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="567" data-original-width="679" height="335" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WQiCLNmKShE/YMETdDTXHRI/AAAAAAAAYVo/xDEDO-5g_-cjmjT89Il5GDAv34dX16-zwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h335/PP14%2Bheart%2Bcopy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #20124d;">Tangles: Black Pearlz, Aquafleur, Pepperish, and stripes</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table></span><div><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">I love Fengle for its proclivity to do what it wants, wander all over the place, </span><br style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";" /><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">and break the rules like an artist.</span></div><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_6nyg0VZTiU/YMETdEovTmI/AAAAAAAAYVk/BPcefzjaJLc-x_McHjJZObtDwPn7H5CbwCLcBGAsYHQ/s780/PP14%2BRules%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="425" data-original-width="780" height="347" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_6nyg0VZTiU/YMETdEovTmI/AAAAAAAAYVk/BPcefzjaJLc-x_McHjJZObtDwPn7H5CbwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h347/PP14%2BRules%2Bcopy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Tangles: Beadlines, Black Pearlz, BTL Joos, Crescent Moon, Damsel Leaf, <br />Fengle, Fescu, Icantoo, Moon Pie, Paisley Boa, Rayga, Tipple, Trifle, Zonked</i></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div>Margaret Bremner, Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04345825008203812415noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3384426562036266920.post-44002234074995244852021-06-02T17:23:00.000-07:002021-06-02T17:23:16.734-07:00ACSS member spotlight: Me!<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">For a little over a year I've been participating in the <a href="https://artbizsuccess.com/acss/" target="_blank">Art Career Success System</a> with Alyson Stanfield. Recently I was the featured artist! I'm reproducing it here as I can't seem to post a link.<br /><br /></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">********* ********* </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">********* ********* </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">********* ********* </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">********* ********* </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">********* *********</span></div><p><span face="Avenir, "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji"" style="background-color: white; font-size: x-large; letter-spacing: -0.6px;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Member Spotlight: Margaret Bremner</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4Xx22TiI_94/YEBjnohOb5I/AAAAAAAAW-8/CQAgf_ig_Ekyt4if1xDjn3AU0-hk_rVygCLcBGAsYHQ/s567/face_fwd_sq_sm_418_.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><img border="0" data-original-height="567" data-original-width="567" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4Xx22TiI_94/YEBjnohOb5I/AAAAAAAAW-8/CQAgf_ig_Ekyt4if1xDjn3AU0-hk_rVygCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/face_fwd_sq_sm_418_.webp" /></span></a></div><h3 style="background-color: white; color: #47505c; letter-spacing: -0.5px; line-height: 36px; margin: 30px 0px 10px;"><em><span style="color: #fba515;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue; font-size: medium;">What has your attention in the studio these days? </span></span></em></h3><p style="background-color: white; color: #171e28; margin: 0px 0px 24px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">For several years I’ve been making eco-dyed paper, then seeing what I can find in the markings and drawing on it. I’ve tired of the ubiquitous browns and am adding more color to these. But I’m excited now to be trying other ways of creating random markings for art ‘starts’ and being messier with paint and ink and water!</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #171e28; margin: 0px 0px 24px;"><em style="color: #47505c; letter-spacing: -0.5px;"><span style="color: #fba515; font-family: Helvetica Neue;"></span></em></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em style="color: #47505c; letter-spacing: -0.5px;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YiJj_aYH3a4/YEBmSLRSRfI/AAAAAAAAW_U/aG-Y0QvHf3Mb2jCkrkBTst56EF847HoPQCLcBGAsYHQ/s567/linden%2Bleaf%2B%2526%2Bwip%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><img border="0" data-original-height="566" data-original-width="567" height="399" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YiJj_aYH3a4/YEBmSLRSRfI/AAAAAAAAW_U/aG-Y0QvHf3Mb2jCkrkBTst56EF847HoPQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h399/linden%2Bleaf%2B%2526%2Bwip%2Bcopy.jpg" title="©2020 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.co," width="400" /></span></a></em></div><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #171e28; margin: 0px 0px 24px;"><em style="color: #47505c; letter-spacing: -0.5px;"><span style="color: #fba515;"><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue; font-size: medium;">What is your word for the year and why? </span></b></span></em></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #171e28; margin: 0px 0px 24px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">I’ve tried the “word for the year” thing a few times and forget all about it by March. Currently I have the phrase “for now”. At one point I hated it because everything seemed to be something we were accepting for now, and nothing was being resolved. (<em>We’ll keep it for now. Leave it there for now. We’ll stay here for now. It will do for now.</em>) Then I had an epiphany: <em>Everything</em> is ‘for now’. Nothing stays the same. It reminds me of the impermanence of all things, much like “This, too, shall pass”.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #171e28; margin: 0px 0px 24px;"><em style="color: #47505c; letter-spacing: -0.5px;"><span style="color: #fba515; font-family: Helvetica Neue;"></span></em></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--NWPdVrHvHg/YEBlvMGO96I/AAAAAAAAW_M/6GYQKS9eTeQqJuM3MDulGLCmn-en4E1zgCLcBGAsYHQ/s850/A%2BStorm%2Bon%2Bthe%2BMountai.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><img border="0" data-original-height="850" data-original-width="639" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--NWPdVrHvHg/YEBlvMGO96I/AAAAAAAAW_M/6GYQKS9eTeQqJuM3MDulGLCmn-en4E1zgCLcBGAsYHQ/w482-h640/A%2BStorm%2Bon%2Bthe%2BMountai.jpg" title="©2020 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.co," width="482" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">A STORM ON THE MOUNTAIN</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #171e28; margin: 0px 0px 24px;"><em style="color: #47505c; letter-spacing: -0.5px;"><span style="color: #fba515;"><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue; font-size: medium;">Our theme this month is taking charge. When you are feeling overwhelmed or out of sync, what do you do to feel like you're in charge again?</span></b></span></em></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #171e28; margin: 0px 0px 24px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Aaah, my buddy Overwhelm. I don’t know if it’s my age, or because I’ve never been a high energy person, or what, but I often feel that my plate is heaped way too high. Usually, I try to get a firm grip on myself and do just one small thing. <em>One</em> thing. A <em>small</em> thing. So I’ve done <em>something</em>. Then I can do <em>another</em> thing. I’m also learning to say “No” more, and trying to consciously determine whether something is in line with my vision and values.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZRkD1X5eXCg/YEBsQei2j7I/AAAAAAAAXAA/mNT2AT9ok5wPG32CggH-MEK-iaGPcEuogCLcBGAsYHQ/s1080/Cottage_Country__Eco_Dyed_Paper__1_.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="700" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZRkD1X5eXCg/YEBsQei2j7I/AAAAAAAAXAA/mNT2AT9ok5wPG32CggH-MEK-iaGPcEuogCLcBGAsYHQ/w414-h640/Cottage_Country__Eco_Dyed_Paper__1_.webp" title="©Margaret Bremner 2020; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="414" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><br /></span></div><p style="background-color: white; color: #171e28; margin: 0px 0px 24px;"><em style="background-color: transparent; color: #47505c; letter-spacing: -0.5px;"><span style="color: #fba515;"><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue; font-size: medium;">What lesson from ACSS classes sticks with you? </span></b></span></em></p><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #171e28; margin: 0px 0px 24px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">I particularly remember working on my artist's statement. I'd written one years ago, and revamped it from time to time. But it really didn't fit anymore and I welcomed the opportunity to write a completely new one. I shared on ACSS, rewrote, shared again, received many helpful comments, and rewrote again. In the end, the whole thing changed significantly from mach 4 to mach 5, and I finally got something I was quite happy with by the sixth writing. It's a lot of work but so worth it!</span></p></div>Margaret Bremner, Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04345825008203812415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3384426562036266920.post-21448058332285036222021-05-18T18:59:00.001-07:002021-05-19T13:05:20.884-07:00A new header banner!<p><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">You probably noticed that the blog looks a little different today!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">I've been feeling the need for a new design and a new banner for some time. </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">When I </span><a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2010/10/launch-missed-lunch.html" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";" target="_blank">began this blog</a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"> in October 2010 - five months after I became a CZT - I thought it would be about a variety of art topics including Zentangle. It quickly became almost entirely about Zentangle and t</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">his was reflected in the original masthead, below.</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><img border="0" data-original-height="214" data-original-width="945" height="144" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-p74tqVxFUrY/YFK04bHluFI/AAAAAAAAXPo/OCK5_AOccHM30GJq-l_WpnVgTdSnLHTYgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h144/EA%2Btitle%2Bbanner%2Bsm.jpg" width="640" /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Zentangle instantly became, and still is, a major part of my artwork, but I'm exploring lots of other avenues, and I want the blog header to reflect that.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Recently I chose fonts and colors to use in all my materials across platforms and updated the blog's fonts and colors a few months ago. </span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">Some of those are the turquoises and orange in the new banner. (There's still some fine-tuning required in terms of a font on the blog.)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">I started to design a new banner, but wasn't happy with where it was going. <span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">My first effort, below, went nowhere. (</span></span><span style="text-align: center;">Well, I think it became ATCs or bookmarks!)</span></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ib4teNRSI3g/YFVZoCjmrBI/AAAAAAAAXR0/tqNoS8TT6yMCLAHY1zZWSnti_0ak4ykRwCLcBGAsYHQ/s850/masthead%2B2%2Bwip.jpg"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><img border="0" data-original-height="653" data-original-width="850" height="308" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ib4teNRSI3g/YFVZoCjmrBI/AAAAAAAAXR0/tqNoS8TT6yMCLAHY1zZWSnti_0ak4ykRwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h308/masthead%2B2%2Bwip.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">I realized that I also wanted to downplay the "enthusiastic artist" part of it, although I'm definitely still enthusiastic! I liked the photo of a work in progress and the supplies I was using. It struck me that I could show something like that in the header's image, with more artwork, and add my name as the major element.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><span style="color: #009999; font-size: x-large;"><i>TA-DA!!!</i></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><b><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ng7cx3tcwNk/YKRprjaFPKI/AAAAAAAAYGU/lObU79j8IDkDS2ltWzTc91Clpq0kl8S9ACLcBGAsYHQ/s960/%2BNEW%2BHEADER%2521.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="301" data-original-width="960" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ng7cx3tcwNk/YKRprjaFPKI/AAAAAAAAYGU/lObU79j8IDkDS2ltWzTc91Clpq0kl8S9ACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h200/%2BNEW%2BHEADER%2521.png" width="640" /></a></b></span></div><p></p><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"></p><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">The blog will still be found at enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com for the foreseeable future.</span></p></span><p></p>Margaret Bremner, Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04345825008203812415noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3384426562036266920.post-13487366123312341552021-05-04T22:12:00.002-07:002021-05-04T22:12:24.609-07:00Five more Book pages<p><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">My Book only has perhaps a dozen pages left in it. I haven't been in a hurry to fill it, wanting it to add something new only when I felt inspired. These are the most recent additions.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">I was rather taken with two tangles, Salt (the hexagons) from Franciose Lip and Amazing Spider (in the background) from Hennie Brouwer. </span></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lfDyIT9WYbI/YIb9JoxmDeI/AAAAAAAAXrQ/C6dHC0nC0lYVepJQp5Rx2wIgcd75Sz5pwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Salt%252C%2BAmazing%2BSpider.jpeg"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1246" data-original-width="2048" height="390" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lfDyIT9WYbI/YIb9JoxmDeI/AAAAAAAAXrQ/C6dHC0nC0lYVepJQp5Rx2wIgcd75Sz5pwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h390/Salt%252C%2BAmazing%2BSpider.jpeg" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Two of the recent project packs from Zentangle had flower-like results, which I enjoyed reproducing in my Book.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--WrKMWF0KIY/YIb80CYXreI/AAAAAAAAXrI/uF5-o0URwbsoTPTfNQwJeZ0bx_mXew0KgCLcBGAsYHQ/s912/3%2Bflowers%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><img border="0" data-original-height="567" data-original-width="912" height="398" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--WrKMWF0KIY/YIb80CYXreI/AAAAAAAAXrI/uF5-o0URwbsoTPTfNQwJeZ0bx_mXew0KgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h398/3%2Bflowers%2Bcopy.jpg" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><br /></span></div><p><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">I was charmed by Cherryl Moote's tangle Morrisseau. Some of the elements here are collaged, some are drawn on the page.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lsM36LsQNKI/YIb-64R5rwI/AAAAAAAAXrY/kl1fyeggdvIG2Z0zhpzUN059GQCFtdqVwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Morrisseau.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1257" data-original-width="2048" height="392" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lsM36LsQNKI/YIb-64R5rwI/AAAAAAAAXrY/kl1fyeggdvIG2Z0zhpzUN059GQCFtdqVwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h392/Morrisseau.jpeg" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="640" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">I've occasionally worked with found text, so I did that on one page. I tore two pages from the same book and glued them into my larger book, then hunted and tangled.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S8hPnz8pnlU/YIcJ-RK5dII/AAAAAAAAXsY/l446PP904t0TV1XhmPvWwmGtG_zRRLbUwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/found%2Btext.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1265" data-original-width="2048" height="397" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S8hPnz8pnlU/YIcJ-RK5dII/AAAAAAAAXsY/l446PP904t0TV1XhmPvWwmGtG_zRRLbUwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h397/found%2Btext.jpeg" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">I've been loving the stains left by my husband's hibiscus tea bags: pinks, purples, blues, grays, browns, ochres... Unfortunately, the paper in this book is not as friendly towards them as is the Tiepolo paper of the Zentangle tiles. This page ended up with only grays, and rather wrinkly. I also tried using some stencils with the teabags.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xgANn8K8LpE/YIcKgZAO6oI/AAAAAAAAXsg/Z1dzwJu-PYsZmtol4aw7KAjJCQTkT9SkwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/hib.stains%2B%2526%2Bstencils.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1260" data-original-width="2048" height="394" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xgANn8K8LpE/YIcKgZAO6oI/AAAAAAAAXsg/Z1dzwJu-PYsZmtol4aw7KAjJCQTkT9SkwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h394/hib.stains%2B%2526%2Bstencils.jpeg" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">*********</div><p><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">For previous Book pages, check these posts:</span></b></p><p></p><ol><li><a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2018/08/no-journal-no-sketchbook.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">How it began</span></a></li><li><a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2018/11/not-journal-or-sketchbook.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Next steps</span></a></li><li><a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2018/12/inserting-page-in-my-book.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Inserting an eco-dyed paper</span></a></li><li><a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2018/12/in-book-alphabet-gems-and-paisley.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Back cover, an alphabet, gems and paisley</span></a></li><li><a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2019/01/hexes-in-my-book.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Hexagons</span></a></li><li><a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2019/01/in-my-book-celtic-page-and-w2.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Celtic-style tangles, and W2</span></a></li><li><a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2019/01/in-my-book-frontispiece-and-old-photos.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Frontispiece and photos of my grandmother</span></a></li><li><a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2019/01/space-junk-in-my-book.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Space junk</span></a></li><li><a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2019/02/in-my-book-sunflower-and-flower-of-life.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">A sunflower, and the flower of life</span></a></li><li><a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2019/02/knightsbridge-and-magic-squares.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Knightsbridge and magic squares</span></a></li><li><a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2019/02/more-space-junk.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">More space junk</span></a></li><li><a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2019/03/for-now.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">For now</span></a><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"> - A phrase I hated, now dear to my heart</span></li><li><a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2019/03/mongolian-roofs.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Mongolian roofs</span></a></li><li><a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2019/03/cubine-and-fassett-peeking-through.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Cubine and Fassett</span></a></li><li><a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2019/04/nautilus-shells-in-my-book.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Nautilus</span></a></li><li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2019/05/notanical-page-in-my-book.html" target="_blank">Notanical</a> - combining Notan and botanical imagery</span></li><li><a href=" https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2019/06/slowly-slowly.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">An 'oops' page</span></a></li><li><a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2020/01/pp07-inspires-my-book.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Inspired by Project Pack 7</span></a></li><li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2020/01/more-pages-in-my-book.html" target="_blank">Four more pages</a>: twisted striping, and borders</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2020/04/three-more-book-pages.html" target="_blank">Three more pages</a>: leaves, tea, and spirals</span></li><li><a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2020/04/aprils-joy-quest.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">A month of joy</span></a></li><li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2020/11/a-few-more-pages-in-my-marvelous-book.html" target="_blank">A few more pages in my marvelous book</a>: a dragon, neurographic drawing, and BrixBox/Cantire</span></li></ol>Margaret Bremner, Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04345825008203812415noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3384426562036266920.post-88791250784615629232021-04-19T16:13:00.000-07:002021-04-19T16:13:18.210-07:00Zentangle's Project Pack #13<p><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Roboto;"><b>Transitions... water-soluable graphite... clear Glaze ink... resists... </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><b><u>DAY ONE</u> - </b></span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">I liked Maria's results in the demonstrated tile, but mine looked dull and dark. So I did two others, 'inspired by'.</span></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ASFbRnaLbRs/YG4Lr43Ts4I/AAAAAAAAXeQ/U7ZOvLUslqw4Of_jNj6Oc-cyjDS4KbXjQCLcBGAsYHQ/s426/PP13%2Bday%2B1a%2Bcopy.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="425" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ASFbRnaLbRs/YG4Lr43Ts4I/AAAAAAAAXeQ/U7ZOvLUslqw4Of_jNj6Oc-cyjDS4KbXjQCLcBGAsYHQ/w399-h400/PP13%2Bday%2B1a%2Bcopy.jpg" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="399" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RbqnAdbJTc8/YG4LsCwMd8I/AAAAAAAAXeU/U_yT8CkA5aE7nwnWTaNkP9vorlapoPFDwCLcBGAsYHQ/s432/PP13%2Bday%2B1b%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="425" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RbqnAdbJTc8/YG4LsCwMd8I/AAAAAAAAXeU/U_yT8CkA5aE7nwnWTaNkP9vorlapoPFDwCLcBGAsYHQ/w394-h400/PP13%2Bday%2B1b%2Bcopy.jpg" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="394" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><u>DAY TWO</u> - A 3D look using a particular fragment and clear Glaze ink resist.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_6R3a4sbG2I/YG4LsJx0VOI/AAAAAAAAXeY/cNwX_rlza5A2ZJ0m45qjkxQRnnfvKVkSwCLcBGAsYHQ/s563/PP13%2Bday%2B2%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="357" data-original-width="563" height="406" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_6R3a4sbG2I/YG4LsJx0VOI/AAAAAAAAXeY/cNwX_rlza5A2ZJ0m45qjkxQRnnfvKVkSwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h406/PP13%2Bday%2B2%2Bcopy.jpg" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><u>DAY THREE</u> - I couldn't help but see a sunflower as this progressed. Then, of course, I had to try one in color. I like the black-and-white one better!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6sNmB0O-QbQ/YG4TsP4i-JI/AAAAAAAAXfQ/lz1KbfVsVkMPnMm_4XhizIfvEjBcC8rjQCLcBGAsYHQ/s473/Screen%2BShot%2B2021-04-07%2Bat%2B13.12.42.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="369" data-original-width="473" height="501" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6sNmB0O-QbQ/YG4TsP4i-JI/AAAAAAAAXfQ/lz1KbfVsVkMPnMm_4XhizIfvEjBcC8rjQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h501/Screen%2BShot%2B2021-04-07%2Bat%2B13.12.42.png" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Roboto;">I had two Phi tiles with </span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">hibiscus teabag stains. One looked liked another sunflower, the other looked rose-like.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KK68FUjT2kA/YG4UFyHavoI/AAAAAAAAXfY/v4ALQOt9Z3IqUBa0jgJ2HN8bjEFmZERzgCLcBGAsYHQ/s482/Screen%2BShot%2B2021-04-07%2Bat%2B13.15.36.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="369" data-original-width="482" height="490" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KK68FUjT2kA/YG4UFyHavoI/AAAAAAAAXfY/v4ALQOt9Z3IqUBa0jgJ2HN8bjEFmZERzgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h490/Screen%2BShot%2B2021-04-07%2Bat%2B13.15.36.png" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><u style="font-family: Roboto;">DAY FOUR</u><span style="font-family: Roboto;"> - Crazy Cadent with clear Glaze resist and graphite wash. I did gathered corners in some of my Cadent.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oSdleRs22m0/YG4Nq3l4gqI/AAAAAAAAXe4/UMNHSsDO-W4baSFIY7cvAtEREjZiSeGaQCLcBGAsYHQ/s427/PP13%2Bday%2B4%2BCadent%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="425" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oSdleRs22m0/YG4Nq3l4gqI/AAAAAAAAXe4/UMNHSsDO-W4baSFIY7cvAtEREjZiSeGaQCLcBGAsYHQ/w399-h400/PP13%2Bday%2B4%2BCadent%2Bcopy.jpg" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="399" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><u>DAY FIVE</u> - Using the Glaze pen in sections of Aquafleur, and the </span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">water-soluable graphite elsewhere. I tried another one - 'inspired by' - on a tan, hibiscus-teabag-stained tile.</span></p></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ChrVCkLRxmQ/YG4Mp-F5FbI/AAAAAAAAXes/hnJy0kiNBToCzPzdcSNxWu8EDd3q926OACLcBGAsYHQ/s403/PP13%2Bday5%2BAquafleur%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="403" data-original-width="397" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ChrVCkLRxmQ/YG4Mp-F5FbI/AAAAAAAAXes/hnJy0kiNBToCzPzdcSNxWu8EDd3q926OACLcBGAsYHQ/w394-h400/PP13%2Bday5%2BAquafleur%2Bcopy.jpg" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="394" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4kxxijydAKs/YG4Mp837bmI/AAAAAAAAXeo/G8bOnJ72kagoG9hXkj92A9OIV05fkz4OwCLcBGAsYHQ/s425/PP13%2Bday5%2BAquafleur%2Bcolor%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="424" data-original-width="425" height="399" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4kxxijydAKs/YG4Mp837bmI/AAAAAAAAXeo/G8bOnJ72kagoG9hXkj92A9OIV05fkz4OwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h399/PP13%2Bday5%2BAquafleur%2Bcolor%2Bcopy.jpg" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><u>DAY SIX</u> - Mooka transitioning to Springkle </span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">transitioning to Bunzo, beginning with a graphite wash of lines.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S6-jSk-3dh8/YG4Odt3YH-I/AAAAAAAAXfA/BraqX_m2T2A1zFONl9xPNPPT9aWFJlZxQCLcBGAsYHQ/s624/PP13%2Bday6%2BMooka%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="624" data-original-width="397" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S6-jSk-3dh8/YG4Odt3YH-I/AAAAAAAAXfA/BraqX_m2T2A1zFONl9xPNPPT9aWFJlZxQCLcBGAsYHQ/w408-h640/PP13%2Bday6%2BMooka%2Bcopy.jpg" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="408" /></a></div><p><u style="font-family: Roboto;">DAY SEVEN</u><span style="font-family: Roboto;"> - Ing in thick lines of clear Glaze, then washed in graphite. Rick went in an interesting direction, "erasing" micron lines from the Glaze, but I had seen another direction, and wanted to try nestling rows of Ing.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ya0Bygzz0l4/YG4QtXvcQUI/AAAAAAAAXfI/0rnpiQ9nmEcmoF6eZAnQkAGccssZZJvFwCLcBGAsYHQ/s574/PP13%2Bday7%2BIng%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="574" data-original-width="369" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ya0Bygzz0l4/YG4QtXvcQUI/AAAAAAAAXfI/0rnpiQ9nmEcmoF6eZAnQkAGccssZZJvFwCLcBGAsYHQ/w412-h640/PP13%2Bday7%2BIng%2Bcopy.jpg" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="412" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><u>DAY EIGHT</u> - Lots of possibilities shown for using </span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">the </span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">water-soluable graphite to create strings from which to be inspired! Here are some of my results:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;">A slightly-curvy square grid became Cubine and Dex and a few Pearlz.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IhDIcnqm3p0/YG4WTgE9PcI/AAAAAAAAXgA/Ve6obHK0a3E42YABaEQrPO31fl83ZuZ1wCLcBGAsYHQ/s425/PP13%2Bday8%2BCubine%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="425" data-original-width="425" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IhDIcnqm3p0/YG4WTgE9PcI/AAAAAAAAXgA/Ve6obHK0a3E42YABaEQrPO31fl83ZuZ1wCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h320/PP13%2Bday8%2BCubine%2Bcopy.jpg" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;">A dripped orb became Arukas and Within with hints of a tangle whose name I can't recall!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--Z2sasN4Kv0/YG4WKTTFbqI/AAAAAAAAXf8/0kGv9jq7WV8sL5AYW7EQU-nrKNT0DA41gCLcBGAsYHQ/s426/PP13%2Bday8%2Bdrippy%2Borb.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="426" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--Z2sasN4Kv0/YG4WKTTFbqI/AAAAAAAAXf8/0kGv9jq7WV8sL5AYW7EQU-nrKNT0DA41gCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h320/PP13%2Bday8%2Bdrippy%2Borb.heic" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="320" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;">A spiral string filled with the spiral tangle Ohana.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GcNrhIznyz4/YG4qHy-gy-I/AAAAAAAAXgM/xMlu2byx6KUUcPBOalBDLBezJ4TgvNVYwCLcBGAsYHQ/s425/PP13%2Bday8%2Bspiral%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="422" data-original-width="425" height="318" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GcNrhIznyz4/YG4qHy-gy-I/AAAAAAAAXgM/xMlu2byx6KUUcPBOalBDLBezJ4TgvNVYwCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h318/PP13%2Bday8%2Bspiral%2Bcopy.jpg" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">A series of wet graphite rows called for Romanancy, and a row of Rayga. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fNppuqpEcfw/YHJCDs73SmI/AAAAAAAAXgk/DFl_gZBy-4wEx5GvZ4ts0KyRoaxvj3FRQCLcBGAsYHQ/s425/PP13%2Bday%2B8%2Bbands%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="421" data-original-width="425" height="317" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fNppuqpEcfw/YHJCDs73SmI/AAAAAAAAXgk/DFl_gZBy-4wEx5GvZ4ts0KyRoaxvj3FRQCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h317/PP13%2Bday%2B8%2Bbands%2Bcopy.jpg" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">A partial orb with drips got turned upside down to make different drips.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mYVMK_6b9QU/YHJCDpp3BfI/AAAAAAAAXgg/d2wUyxMpm50EdsklGe9mGw_bb_MgUM_vQCLcBGAsYHQ/s431/PP13%2Bday%2B8%2Bdrips%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="431" data-original-width="425" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mYVMK_6b9QU/YHJCDpp3BfI/AAAAAAAAXgg/d2wUyxMpm50EdsklGe9mGw_bb_MgUM_vQCLcBGAsYHQ/w316-h320/PP13%2Bday%2B8%2Bdrips%2Bcopy.jpg" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="316" /></a></div><p></p>Margaret Bremner, Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04345825008203812415noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3384426562036266920.post-70728096363532688612021-04-07T11:42:00.004-07:002021-04-07T11:45:42.627-07:00Leaky pen borders<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><b>Stop! </b><b>D</b><b>on't throw out that leaky pen!</b></span></div>
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You can use it to make <i>interesting</i> borders...</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><br /></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Below is the first tile I ever did with a leaky pen border.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><span style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">And here's one with twisted Striping and Knightsbridge.</div></span>
</span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_2O4lNsA83c/WGF80XYFm9I/AAAAAAAAJHA/yQz04eO74-4XYzwm_6wObP7Nw63xsAA6QCLcB/s1600/twist%2Bb%2526w%2Bcopy.jpg"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><img alt="" border="0" height="320" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_2O4lNsA83c/WGF80XYFm9I/AAAAAAAAJHA/yQz04eO74-4XYzwm_6wObP7Nw63xsAA6QCLcB/s320/twist%2Bb%2526w%2Bcopy.jpg" title="(c)2016) Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="318" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">It's a simple matter of rolling the leaky end around over the edge of the tile. You need to be a little cautious so you don't get ink all over your fingers! Here is my first video (!!!) to show you how I go about it. (I couldn't see the camera, and the sound was on, so you can hear my husband giving me instructions!)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzogq8qgpuXUj6uAgVjia9GxyiMB6VBxVldxYz0BfysCJCLr95f9OIrSKYT5onDSONl1JZgloOKsWWyHA8DxA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Below are a couple of photos showing the border in process, and what it looked like when finished. This is on eco-dyed paper.</span></div><div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Here is the result of the tile in the video.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Vn2q4jix50M/YFKdb5VTbZI/AAAAAAAAXPY/_CDsc4tn3CInMomFp8lDteqPL1JqfVs3gCLcBGAsYHQ/s577/leaky%2Bp%2Bbdr%2B%253Cvideo.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><img border="0" data-original-height="577" data-original-width="567" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Vn2q4jix50M/YFKdb5VTbZI/AAAAAAAAXPY/_CDsc4tn3CInMomFp8lDteqPL1JqfVs3gCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/leaky%2Bp%2Bbdr%2B%253Cvideo.heic" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Tangles: Crescent Moon, Doodah, Knase, <br />Knightsbridge, Snail </span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><div><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><br /></span></div><div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">"Window on the Woods" <br />(c)2015 Margaret Bremner<br />Tangles: Pearlz, Seljuk, Wud</span></i></td></tr>
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">I really like using <a href="http://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.ca/2011/05/seljuk-tangle-pattern.html" target="_blank">Seljuk</a> as a border with the leaky pen. <br />It nicely accommodates some of the blotches and irregularity. </span></div><div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lgB-ryn7fgo/WMWoo-Fdb1I/AAAAAAAAJOY/4tm__VPAntoqma4NHmiSYeBytf-udHF3QCLcB/s1600/day%253Anight%2B2%2Bhouses%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lgB-ryn7fgo/WMWoo-Fdb1I/AAAAAAAAJOY/4tm__VPAntoqma4NHmiSYeBytf-udHF3QCLcB/w318-h320/day%253Anight%2B2%2Bhouses%2Bcopy.jpg" title="©2017 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="318" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption"><i><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">"The Door's Always Open" <br />(c)2017 Margaret Bremner<br />Tangles: Crezn't, Floo, Paradox, Pearlz, <br />Sanibelle, Seljuk, Tagh</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div>Margaret Bremner, Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04345825008203812415noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3384426562036266920.post-77176325720077719862021-03-24T15:59:00.002-07:002021-03-26T13:33:14.926-07:00Tinted graphite - February's SketchBox <p><span style="font-family: Roboto;">I've subscribed to <a href="https://getsketchbox.com/" target="_blank">SketchBox</a> art supplies for six months and the February box was about graphite and tinted graphite. It's water-soluable, so it can look a bit like watercolor.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Nh1EZlcG0I0/YDGXMxjSm5I/AAAAAAAAWzM/CiUFBapnyokqrvR0dZ_dop19xeCjKg4awCLcBGAsYHQ/s567/Feb.SketchBox.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><img border="0" data-original-height="524" data-original-width="567" height="370" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Nh1EZlcG0I0/YDGXMxjSm5I/AAAAAAAAWzM/CiUFBapnyokqrvR0dZ_dop19xeCjKg4awCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h370/Feb.SketchBox.heic" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">The supplies that came in February's box.</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;">I started with some random, pale gray lines, thinking I might do a set of houses as I've done often in the past. However, three mountains appeared instead. This is 4"x6".</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-R_lbHauDD48/YDGXM6oE0ZI/AAAAAAAAWzI/jANNtzwaPAEHThmi1CHSZRq0R4IbsX7mACLcBGAsYHQ/s567/Feb.SK%2Bmtns%2Bstart.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="567" height="265" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-R_lbHauDD48/YDGXM6oE0ZI/AAAAAAAAWzI/jANNtzwaPAEHThmi1CHSZRq0R4IbsX7mACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h265/Feb.SK%2Bmtns%2Bstart.heic" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">How it began</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-niBQdwcGUXI/YElLEo4nFXI/AAAAAAAAXDs/b5nco1OHK3EfDtcqRQ8ZXvAkh_vHRaMgwCLcBGAsYHQ/s497/Three%2BMountains%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><img border="0" data-original-height="340" data-original-width="497" height="274" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-niBQdwcGUXI/YElLEo4nFXI/AAAAAAAAXDs/b5nco1OHK3EfDtcqRQ8ZXvAkh_vHRaMgwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h274/Three%2BMountains%2Bcopy.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">How it ended</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span>I have a set of French curves and used some "as is" to create curvy sections, colored with the tinted graphite, added water, then tangled on top. </span><span>This is also 4"x6".</span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EY__70-zEW4/YElUe1qjtlI/AAAAAAAAXEE/yj7Wkj5Q408Pf4OdYa7RWqPHDcQ969_bACLcBGAsYHQ/s567/Fr.curves%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><img border="0" data-original-height="387" data-original-width="567" height="272" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EY__70-zEW4/YElUe1qjtlI/AAAAAAAAXEE/yj7Wkj5Q408Pf4OdYa7RWqPHDcQ969_bACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h272/Fr.curves%2Bcopy.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Tangles: Black Pearlz, KrliQs, Peppering, Wunderwall</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;">I used tinted graphite, micron pens, and colored pencil to create the piece below on beige tinted paper, again 6"x4.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ztB-5CFZvoU/YElTmYG6RkI/AAAAAAAAXD8/AcTWa6WtDCcL_jkPIxWM0amG6v63LTLBgCLcBGAsYHQ/s496/graphite%2BIcantoo%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;"><img border="0" data-original-height="496" data-original-width="340" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ztB-5CFZvoU/YElTmYG6RkI/AAAAAAAAXD8/AcTWa6WtDCcL_jkPIxWM0amG6v63LTLBgCLcBGAsYHQ/w274-h400/graphite%2BIcantoo%2Bcopy.jpg" width="274" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Tangles: Icantoo, Paizel, Pearlz</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;">I like the tinted graphite better than I expected. I like using water with it, and it offers muted colors, which sometimes is what you want.</span></p>Margaret Bremner, Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04345825008203812415noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3384426562036266920.post-36016827260564578682021-03-13T13:35:00.000-08:002021-03-13T13:35:01.281-08:00It's Pi Day again!<p style="text-align: center;"><b>Pi Day, March 14</b></p><p style="text-align: center;">Here's some pie! 😄</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NeMeZ_CD6YU/YE0vdZOsdSI/AAAAAAAAXKw/qOVkF2nmXjE4DEguLDXOgrcxPx-YAANBQCLcBGAsYHQ/s567/Screen%2BShot%2B2021-03-13%2Bat%2B09.53.44.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="567" data-original-width="567" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NeMeZ_CD6YU/YE0vdZOsdSI/AAAAAAAAXKw/qOVkF2nmXjE4DEguLDXOgrcxPx-YAANBQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h400/Screen%2BShot%2B2021-03-13%2Bat%2B09.53.44.png" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">In my original post, <a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2017/03/pi-day-tiles.html" target="_blank">here</a>, I disclose all the ingredients. Yum!</p>Margaret Bremner, Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04345825008203812415noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3384426562036266920.post-6728906025995810442021-03-10T11:45:00.002-08:002021-08-07T19:10:24.739-07:00Off-center, but not off-balance<p></p>Instruction in art composition always says <i>not</i> to put the center of interest smack dab in the middle. This makes it static, boring, dull. The only case I can think of where this is not true is a mandala.<div>Today I'll show you some Zentangle tiles that are off-center, a bit wonky, and yet... wonderful!</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YfKqnQZ5c8M/YBNfjZ61sBI/AAAAAAAAWiM/UO9QCV3ZFi0vO0IUc86a4JZLva1RE_cgACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Finery%252C%2BParadox%252C%2BBeadlines.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2039" data-original-width="2048" height="319" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YfKqnQZ5c8M/YBNfjZ61sBI/AAAAAAAAWiM/UO9QCV3ZFi0vO0IUc86a4JZLva1RE_cgACLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h319/Finery%252C%2BParadox%252C%2BBeadlines.jpg" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner, enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Tangles: Beadlines, Finery, Paradox, Tipple</i></td></tr></tbody></table><div>In the tile above the main 'square' is off-center but balanced by the 'beads' at the lower left. The empty oval is quite striking and I realized, looking at it just now, that somewhere in that empty oval is a phi intersection of the square. Cool! </div><div><br /></div><div>In the tile below, the main drawing is fairly centered, however, the Beadlines and Black Pearlz at the left throw it off. That was part of the string I had drawn, not a brilliant idea I had.</div><div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wIHOIvfeook/YBNfjam0_SI/AAAAAAAAWiI/MvPUPivon-03pxqqNAZSOlL8ZXRFnoIzACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Knase%252C%2BParadox%252C%2BBl.Pearlz.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2042" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wIHOIvfeook/YBNfjam0_SI/AAAAAAAAWiI/MvPUPivon-03pxqqNAZSOlL8ZXRFnoIzACLcBGAsYHQ/w319-h320/Knase%252C%2BParadox%252C%2BBl.Pearlz.jpg" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner, enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="319" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Tangles: Black Pearlz, Knase, Munchin, Paradox, Pearlz</i></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>Again, the string I had drawn went off the page, below. This frequently happens when I draw a string 'blind', that is, with my eyes closed.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JZUBGWSuDd0/YBNamLiW3NI/AAAAAAAAWfU/tlYoMxOyPRcRC0kBOCH1pL0Pnp56MDz7wCLcBGAsYHQ/s425/Huggins%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="425" data-original-width="425" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JZUBGWSuDd0/YBNamLiW3NI/AAAAAAAAWfU/tlYoMxOyPRcRC0kBOCH1pL0Pnp56MDz7wCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h320/Huggins%2Bcopy.jpg" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner, enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Tangles: Huggins, Pearlz, Tipple</i></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>The string below <i>almost</i> went off the page, but not quite.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QCFvEpnN8jk/YBNamN86fPI/AAAAAAAAWfc/4UBMh61a3o8rbpRhXEXm_jVlNKyTkwi-wCLcBGAsYHQ/s567/cone.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="567" height="318" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QCFvEpnN8jk/YBNamN86fPI/AAAAAAAAWfc/4UBMh61a3o8rbpRhXEXm_jVlNKyTkwi-wCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h318/cone.jpg" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner, enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Tangles: Beadlines, Firecracker, Knightsbridge, <br />Krli-Qs, and a Black Pearl </i></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>This gray zendala was done for a Full Moon Mosaic, a Zentangle challenge from Hanny Nura on Instagram. We were to use three concentric circles and the tangle Tamisolo. It struck me that "concentric" didn't have to mean "centered" so I offset the concentric circles to a phi intersection on the tile.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DgEPwB0JaT4/YBNfqdCVLMI/AAAAAAAAWiQ/5bMOBp9ZmZY10XCLBEuCAA5aAFXHlPGOgCLcBGAsYHQ/s398/fmm%2B2020Dec%2Bgray%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="397" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DgEPwB0JaT4/YBNfqdCVLMI/AAAAAAAAWiQ/5bMOBp9ZmZY10XCLBEuCAA5aAFXHlPGOgCLcBGAsYHQ/w319-h320/fmm%2B2020Dec%2Bgray%2Bcopy.jpg" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner, enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="319" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Tangles: Black Pearlz, Icantoo, Mika, Tamisolo</i></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />Besides being interestingly off-center, the tile below is also very minimal. A zentangle drawing can be quite simple!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-q3r3oEhX9iE/YBNamsms0jI/AAAAAAAAWfg/U2NpkbcrPSw3O5cr4QASM6o70bYW3yubgCLcBGAsYHQ/s740/simple%2521.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="740" data-original-width="738" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-q3r3oEhX9iE/YBNamsms0jI/AAAAAAAAWfg/U2NpkbcrPSw3O5cr4QASM6o70bYW3yubgCLcBGAsYHQ/w319-h320/simple%2521.jpg" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner, enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="319" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Tangles: Beadlines, Pearlz, Seljuk</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sometimes off-center just occurs as one of those happy accidents, but one way to make it happen is to center your drawing around a phi intersection. You can download Zentangle's "Markus Operandus II" for free <a href="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1815/5775/files/Phi-Markus-WEB-print-150.pdf?v=1600214347" target="_blank">here</a>; you can use it to find phi proportions on zentangle tiles.</div></div></div>Margaret Bremner, Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04345825008203812415noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3384426562036266920.post-47588367850158681852021-02-24T15:21:00.001-08:002021-02-24T15:21:24.154-08:00Forgotten Places<p>Last November I participated in an online workshop given by Deb Prewitt that she calls Forgotten Places. I find random markings to be wonderful inspiration and have been looking to try other methods to create artwork 'starts'.</p><p>We began by consciously creating ugly things using watercolor, fluid acrylic, drips, spatters, and more. The uglier the better said Deb! Here's what I ended up with.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--t5S0pNaw4A/X8BD87dOsDI/AAAAAAAAVrg/RfRBmC54PQgk1p-2npPRIszpuwe9WZYLACLcBGAsYHQ/s567/forgot.places.starts%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="567" data-original-width="525" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--t5S0pNaw4A/X8BD87dOsDI/AAAAAAAAVrg/RfRBmC54PQgk1p-2npPRIszpuwe9WZYLACLcBGAsYHQ/w592-h640/forgot.places.starts%2Bcopy.jpg" width="592" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The first piece I finished - immediately following the class - is the one below. I was recalling the New York city subways when we were there for our youngest daughter's graduation from NYU.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Wryeptw-5V4/X8GowFWUYAI/AAAAAAAAVrs/BC9C4zBK4iIfv5J-AKkzcjtGn4Ltiy4bwCLcBGAsYHQ/s567/NYC%2Bsubway%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="404" data-original-width="567" height="285" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Wryeptw-5V4/X8GowFWUYAI/AAAAAAAAVrs/BC9C4zBK4iIfv5J-AKkzcjtGn4Ltiy4bwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h285/NYC%2Bsubway%2Bcopy.jpg" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="400" /></a></div><div>Oddly, the photo I recalled that inspired this is <i>completely</i> different!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pbTkpuV0ISk/X8GpNCjqZzI/AAAAAAAAVr0/j8b-MAUpqGAt-9Fa3Om7YknCaJnmHrhngCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/subway.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="390" data-original-width="640" height="244" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pbTkpuV0ISk/X8GpNCjqZzI/AAAAAAAAVr0/j8b-MAUpqGAt-9Fa3Om7YknCaJnmHrhngCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h244/subway.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><p><br /></p><p>I was rather taken with Cherryl Moote's new tangle Morrisseau, so I did that on the next ugly start. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o8Mywbh0m6s/X_eaEKx5V8I/AAAAAAAAWOk/MH97H2D1gEcKstMwSpNOuqDekGZIE31agCLcBGAsYHQ/s772/Morrisseau%2Bstripes.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="772" data-original-width="567" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o8Mywbh0m6s/X_eaEKx5V8I/AAAAAAAAWOk/MH97H2D1gEcKstMwSpNOuqDekGZIE31agCLcBGAsYHQ/w294-h400/Morrisseau%2Bstripes.jpeg" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="294" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>The ugly start below called to mind mountains in the upper left, and windblown pink flowers in the foreground, so I developed that idea.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-H2HWXHW12Pw/YBX1UkIkEwI/AAAAAAAAWj0/yi1Cj4RnndMe1lk2JSvucwRhX4Bp9wdAQCLcBGAsYHQ/s950/windy%2Bvalley%2Bstart.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="628" data-original-width="950" height="264" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-H2HWXHW12Pw/YBX1UkIkEwI/AAAAAAAAWj0/yi1Cj4RnndMe1lk2JSvucwRhX4Bp9wdAQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h264/windy%2Bvalley%2Bstart.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>How "Windy Valley" began</i></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OUCD3FLK0Gg/YBX1Uhv4DRI/AAAAAAAAWj4/rc7A3nho6c8woWpxiqzgckBd_hgHa74twCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Windy%2BValley%2Bscan.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OUCD3FLK0Gg/YBX1Uhv4DRI/AAAAAAAAWj4/rc7A3nho6c8woWpxiqzgckBd_hgHa74twCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/Windy%2BValley%2Bscan.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>"Windy Valley" completed</i></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p><br /></p><p>Crusade is a square grid tangle that I quite like, so I developed it on the next ugly start that already had a few gridlines on it.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o0Grxa2ojiw/YBX3SEzC6qI/AAAAAAAAWkI/TC3mDLWjxiAevW-3DEX53N78QT0DRGecACLcBGAsYHQ/s1005/%2528crusade%2529%2Bstart.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="890" data-original-width="1005" height="283" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o0Grxa2ojiw/YBX3SEzC6qI/AAAAAAAAWkI/TC3mDLWjxiAevW-3DEX53N78QT0DRGecACLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h283/%2528crusade%2529%2Bstart.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The ugly beginning. <br />(In this photo the paper is really crooked!)</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cKuCLefldaU/YBX3_GJuqGI/AAAAAAAAWkQ/J-wtp4X6B7crZYthev2Df4H_9APXVzB8gCLcBGAsYHQ/s567/%2528crusade%2529%2Bw%253Apens%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="567" data-original-width="567" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cKuCLefldaU/YBX3_GJuqGI/AAAAAAAAWkQ/J-wtp4X6B7crZYthev2Df4H_9APXVzB8gCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h640/%2528crusade%2529%2Bw%253Apens%2Bcopy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Art finished!</i></td></tr></tbody></table><p>More to come, for sure!</p></div>Margaret Bremner, Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04345825008203812415noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3384426562036266920.post-56109265167277734122021-02-10T13:37:00.002-08:002021-08-07T19:12:18.613-07:00Project Pack 12 follow-up<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1DBhzWtlaz4/YAC0WbeZEFI/AAAAAAAAWVA/dYSoMmj9bkM_pAYchX14zov1wRrjOhZUACLcBGAsYHQ/s425/zPP12%2Ball-in-one%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="425" data-original-width="425" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1DBhzWtlaz4/YAC0WbeZEFI/AAAAAAAAWVA/dYSoMmj9bkM_pAYchX14zov1wRrjOhZUACLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h320/zPP12%2Ball-in-one%2Bcopy.jpg" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>My Project Pack #12 all-in-one recap tile.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><p>As always with Zentangle's project packs there are one or two of the projects that really strike my fancy and I want to explore more. This time it was Day 3's Well... with a twist... and extra lines.</p><p>I did one very regular and formal, on an eco-dyed tile (above). I think it looks like some kind of medallion.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kTc8e8ktOyg/YANPxa2OTmI/AAAAAAAAWW0/5UF8MKQrBaglyrWtm2pNVEg8i4M6e_B7wCLcBGAsYHQ/s340/PP12d3%2Bmedallion%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="340" data-original-width="340" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kTc8e8ktOyg/YANPxa2OTmI/AAAAAAAAWW0/5UF8MKQrBaglyrWtm2pNVEg8i4M6e_B7wCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h320/PP12d3%2Bmedallion%2Bcopy.jpg" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="320" /></a></div><p>Then I did a wonky, irregular one on a tile stained with a hibiscus teabag. I think I like it better. 😊</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ur9HwjM2IcM/YANP_r7KlCI/AAAAAAAAWW4/zT0oe_ToBgscvcbXjqR08y9M7Jo2vYiIgCLcBGAsYHQ/s340/PP12d3%2Bwonky%2Btan%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="338" data-original-width="340" height="318" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ur9HwjM2IcM/YANP_r7KlCI/AAAAAAAAWW4/zT0oe_ToBgscvcbXjqR08y9M7Jo2vYiIgCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h318/PP12d3%2Bwonky%2Btan%2Bcopy.jpg" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="320" /></a></div><p>I knew it would be interesting in a group and I'd like to explore this possibility more.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aEgFvFyvadE/YANQL6FeimI/AAAAAAAAWXA/BYQTxCs_yzs2uabEsWogFBNyt25cU5C-gCLcBGAsYHQ/s482/PP12d3%2Bcolors%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="331" data-original-width="482" height="275" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aEgFvFyvadE/YANQL6FeimI/AAAAAAAAWXA/BYQTxCs_yzs2uabEsWogFBNyt25cU5C-gCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h275/PP12d3%2Bcolors%2Bcopy.jpg" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bV2f8jbmqc8/YBziyB4OAkI/AAAAAAAAWm8/ie-CLQNI5kg7LDeluHnpWmFQ45q98QQUACLcBGAsYHQ/s567/Well%2Bcolors.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="567" data-original-width="367" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bV2f8jbmqc8/YBziyB4OAkI/AAAAAAAAWm8/ie-CLQNI5kg7LDeluHnpWmFQ45q98QQUACLcBGAsYHQ/w259-h400/Well%2Bcolors.jpg" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="259" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>This went a little haywire in the center.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p>Quite some time ago Chris Titus sent me a few tiles she had eco-dyed. I'd added a bit of gold wash to this one, but it stayed around until now. It was just so lovely and I couldn't decide what to do with it. I had thought I'd round all the corners and do Well in every square, but I didn't want to lose all the lovely texture of the eco-dyeing. I think it has a stained glass window look to it.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3kX4JwLhnOQ/YBzkjf2XcxI/AAAAAAAAWnU/z9GIOfY3QLY6jJY-jmBXZnobZEU2sHVlgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1701/Titus%2BWell%2Btrio.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="565" data-original-width="1701" height="212" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3kX4JwLhnOQ/YBzkjf2XcxI/AAAAAAAAWnU/z9GIOfY3QLY6jJY-jmBXZnobZEU2sHVlgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h212/Titus%2BWell%2Btrio.png" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>1) Chris's tile with a few lines. 2) My finished tile. 3) At a slant trying to show the gold better.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>A final tile, with some texture from a glue spiral and gold wash.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D-y_61-e_0k/YBziyDV3LdI/AAAAAAAAWm4/ymrW6X9KNvoPfU4gaPVmge6Uxly5yGZYgCLcBGAsYHQ/s425/Well%2B%2527sq%2527.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="407" data-original-width="425" height="306" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D-y_61-e_0k/YBziyDV3LdI/AAAAAAAAWm4/ymrW6X9KNvoPfU4gaPVmge6Uxly5yGZYgCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h306/Well%2B%2527sq%2527.jpg" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="320" /></a></div>Margaret Bremner, Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04345825008203812415noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3384426562036266920.post-71904462287065334252021-01-28T16:21:00.004-08:002021-01-29T21:14:57.917-08:00Color words<p>I have a long-standing interest in languages and linguistics and in color, so of course I'm curious about how various languages refer to colors. Here is a bit of what I've learned, paired with some more-or-less appropriate artwork!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zSz1mJsegy4/YAChZAwoB-I/AAAAAAAAWTI/iRqswvaGHHcaz1RQEVwGhbzYZmd6MadWQCLcBGAsYHQ/s340/Passages%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="340" data-original-width="340" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zSz1mJsegy4/YAChZAwoB-I/AAAAAAAAWTI/iRqswvaGHHcaz1RQEVwGhbzYZmd6MadWQCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h320/Passages%2Bcopy.jpg" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Primitive languages have only two color words <br />and they are for black and white, <br />or - more accurately - dark and light.</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ue1YXyfrVO0/YAChpcLjfNI/AAAAAAAAWTQ/I7PLZVlA8tIkcjUlhz5P_II7Hp-OgoGzwCLcBGAsYHQ/s340/Dingbatz%2Bred%2526black%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="336" data-original-width="340" height="316" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ue1YXyfrVO0/YAChpcLjfNI/AAAAAAAAWTQ/I7PLZVlA8tIkcjUlhz5P_II7Hp-OgoGzwCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h316/Dingbatz%2Bred%2526black%2Bcopy.jpg" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">If a language has only three words for colors, <br />they are for black, white, and red. <br />This is because red is so closely associated <br />with life and death.</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LF7bWYnCw4s/YACi7VGS0pI/AAAAAAAAWTc/y-wYuclwT0wblB0q2mG21E1wXYVlYe_LACLcBGAsYHQ/s340/green%2B2right%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="340" data-original-width="340" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LF7bWYnCw4s/YACi7VGS0pI/AAAAAAAAWTc/y-wYuclwT0wblB0q2mG21E1wXYVlYe_LACLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h320/green%2B2right%2Bcopy.jpg" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Color terms are added in a fixed order <br />as a language evolves. <br />Next to arrive are words for green and yellow, <br />one or the other, and then the other. </span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9ZLpSybtv2g/YACkRuqN5bI/AAAAAAAAWT4/9elnlBlmqs0EfiOqFQcDlbiHhqZ78I25wCLcBGAsYHQ/s340/Blue%2B1%2B%252812%2529%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="340" data-original-width="340" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9ZLpSybtv2g/YACkRuqN5bI/AAAAAAAAWT4/9elnlBlmqs0EfiOqFQcDlbiHhqZ78I25wCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h320/Blue%2B1%2B%252812%2529%2Bcopy.jpg" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">After yellow and green is blue.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wXOee1F7uN8/YAKUP7apw9I/AAAAAAAAWWQ/0_S673k-kRUMLIiYsqVFlmxmIKO0Pz4RQCLcBGAsYHQ/s340/rainbow%2Bwc188%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="340" data-original-width="340" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wXOee1F7uN8/YAKUP7apw9I/AAAAAAAAWWQ/0_S673k-kRUMLIiYsqVFlmxmIKO0Pz4RQCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h320/rainbow%2Bwc188%2Bcopy.jpg" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">All languages distinguishing six colors have terms <br />for black, white, red, green, yellow and blue. <br />I wonder if this is why a basic crayon or paint set contains<br /> those colors and is missing orange and purple?</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YuSGMK2m1Zk/YAClDFqGnzI/AAAAAAAAWUA/r59l-eOlxVsxh6fIcgltI4BN9MIlSe6UwCLcBGAsYHQ/s340/Skye%253AAntidots%2Bbrown%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="340" data-original-width="340" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YuSGMK2m1Zk/YAClDFqGnzI/AAAAAAAAWUA/r59l-eOlxVsxh6fIcgltI4BN9MIlSe6UwCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h320/Skye%253AAntidots%2Bbrown%2Bcopy.jpg" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p><span style="font-size: medium;">As languages develop they next add <br />a term for brown. </span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-phpX_TN64UU/YACq6E5zc1I/AAAAAAAAWUM/XarYkyBfgF8D59GXOHI-cET2Of3mYO3LQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1228/Screen%2BShot%2B2021-01-14%2Bat%2B12.33.18.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1228" data-original-width="1225" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-phpX_TN64UU/YACq6E5zc1I/AAAAAAAAWUM/XarYkyBfgF8D59GXOHI-cET2Of3mYO3LQCLcBGAsYHQ/w399-h400/Screen%2BShot%2B2021-01-14%2Bat%2B12.33.18.png" width="399" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Brown is followed by orange, pink, purple </span><span>and gray,<br />in no particular order.</span></span><br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BoOZQTZWCPA/YACszNKk9bI/AAAAAAAAWU0/JlE3DvCC7MQyESBIaNLuxjHJ4nP5fy7zQCLcBGAsYHQ/s331/IAST%2Bfrost%2Bblue%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="331" data-original-width="331" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BoOZQTZWCPA/YACszNKk9bI/AAAAAAAAWU0/JlE3DvCC7MQyESBIaNLuxjHJ4nP5fy7zQCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h320/IAST%2Bfrost%2Bblue%2Bcopy.jpg" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;">Finally a term for light blue appears. <br />Russian makes this distinction with <br /></span><i style="text-align: left;">sinii</i><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;">(dark blue) and</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><i style="text-align: left;">goluboi</i><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;">(light blue).<br />These are as separate and distinct for Russians <br />as red and pink are for English speakers.</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ty03soD9S6w/YAKU-Ll7adI/AAAAAAAAWWc/G28j1sZdnW8cbDUB_7d0sFEmlEFYqb7HACLcBGAsYHQ/s369/greenleaf-tile%2Bcopy.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="340" data-original-width="369" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ty03soD9S6w/YAKU-Ll7adI/AAAAAAAAWWc/G28j1sZdnW8cbDUB_7d0sFEmlEFYqb7HACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/greenleaf-tile%2Bcopy.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="color: #38761d;">(No, this isn't my art, but it gets the point across nicely!)<br /></span></i><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Irish apparently has two words for green. <br /></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><i style="text-align: left;">Glas</i><span style="text-align: left;"> denotes the green color of plants and the gray-green of the sea, <br />while </span><i style="text-align: left;">uaithne</i><span style="text-align: left;"> describes the artificial greens of dyes, paints, and such. <br />Apparently this distinction is made even if the hues are identical. <br />It seems it's not so much about the color itself, <br />but about how it came to be.</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5IIyYQ6deww/YAKWVxBoQCI/AAAAAAAAWWo/WZDpBkxU7kYmVIrGK3zWxUf29NU89NxWwCLcBGAsYHQ/s369/Rainbow%2BTaMoko%2B1200%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="369" data-original-width="369" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5IIyYQ6deww/YAKWVxBoQCI/AAAAAAAAWWo/WZDpBkxU7kYmVIrGK3zWxUf29NU89NxWwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h400/Rainbow%2BTaMoko%2B1200%2Bcopy.jpg" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And there you have a brief history of words for colors.</span></td></tr></tbody></table>Margaret Bremner, Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04345825008203812415noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3384426562036266920.post-33707299280094805822021-01-14T11:10:00.005-08:002021-08-07T19:08:56.074-07:002020's Twelve Days of Zentangle<p>Zentangle's Project Pack 12. The annual Twelve Days of Zentangle. This year, Zentangle Renaissance. It's taken me <i>quite a while</i> to find the time to do this project but all in good time. Aaand... here we go!</p><p><b>DAY ONE</b> - Bronx Spear, an interesting tangleation of Bronx Cheer. My little pot of gold gouache was hard as a rock, so while waiting for it to reconstitute I used gold acrylic paint.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fQhEYbYB4uo/X-5coNx7cRI/AAAAAAAAWFc/xVzEqQ3U35gFjgZL0WT-ayGr0_CUzDG4gCLcBGAsYHQ/s425/2020%2B12DZT%2Bday1%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="424" data-original-width="425" height="319" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fQhEYbYB4uo/X-5coNx7cRI/AAAAAAAAWFc/xVzEqQ3U35gFjgZL0WT-ayGr0_CUzDG4gCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h319/2020%2B12DZT%2Bday1%2Bcopy.jpg" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="320" /></a></div><p><b>DAY TWO</b> - In my book you can't go wrong with Crazy Huggins, and I love the idea of double DooDah in the horizontal ones.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JxHjA6EG0Pk/X-5cvIHfqdI/AAAAAAAAWFg/chQ0r1zTzowyYWP8nH9DKDyWGYQQzFRpACLcBGAsYHQ/s397/2020%2B12DZT%2Bday2%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="393" data-original-width="397" height="317" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JxHjA6EG0Pk/X-5cvIHfqdI/AAAAAAAAWFg/chQ0r1zTzowyYWP8nH9DKDyWGYQQzFRpACLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h317/2020%2B12DZT%2Bday2%2Bcopy.jpg" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="320" /></a></div><p><b>DAY THREE</b> - This took a wrong turn right from the start when I did the four fragments all the same rather than turning them as I went. I kept going, wondering what delight would appear out of the 'oops', and it's one of my favorites! That's the first tile below. The second tile is my second try, and how it was "supposed" to go; I really like this, too, and hope to experiment with it more.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tixFE8fggJk/X-5c5YbcXuI/AAAAAAAAWFk/XgJoWZ4Bkc0xI13nQ-NRc5lad9Bi9-lxgCLcBGAsYHQ/s678/Screen%2BShot%2B2020-12-31%2Bat%2B15.17.56.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="340" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tixFE8fggJk/X-5c5YbcXuI/AAAAAAAAWFk/XgJoWZ4Bkc0xI13nQ-NRc5lad9Bi9-lxgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h320/Screen%2BShot%2B2020-12-31%2Bat%2B15.17.56.png" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="640" /></a></div><p><b>DAY FOUR</b> - The idea was to do three of these, with a gold border along the entire bottom, then bend them at the center, glue the sides together, and have a lovely tiny conifer tree shape. My gold ended up in a corner, and I only did the one.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WxyYYJEDaRQ/X-5ecPC7THI/AAAAAAAAWF0/eyT8FpUKkBAF4kp71yFmaxrOvx6WwWpzgCLcBGAsYHQ/s340/2020%2B12DZT%2Bday4%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="340" data-original-width="340" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WxyYYJEDaRQ/X-5ecPC7THI/AAAAAAAAWF0/eyT8FpUKkBAF4kp71yFmaxrOvx6WwWpzgCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h320/2020%2B12DZT%2Bday4%2Bcopy.jpg" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="320" /></a></div><p><b>DAY FIVE</b> - Aura'd Fife, "tethered" Auras, a coffered border, and more. I realized that Fife with the inner Auras is a lot like <a href="http://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2019/04/double-double-new-tangle.html" target="_blank">Double Double</a> without the initial square grid. I like the idea of white chalk rings but mine didn't work well.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sj1qVwUzTFo/X-5ehA8SG6I/AAAAAAAAWF4/nuuPj7WWdpYC9ifmLenfQj3mJnkSsvWKwCLcBGAsYHQ/s402/2020%2B12DZT%2Bday5%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="402" data-original-width="397" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sj1qVwUzTFo/X-5ehA8SG6I/AAAAAAAAWF4/nuuPj7WWdpYC9ifmLenfQj3mJnkSsvWKwCLcBGAsYHQ/w316-h320/2020%2B12DZT%2Bday5%2Bcopy.jpg" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="316" /></a></div><p><b>DAY SIX</b> - We used four bijou tiles, four overlapping hearts and the tangle Scena.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ddk34q-E9Kw/X-59aZvbPaI/AAAAAAAAWGo/YeqPb7foiSgw7npbBMMzHuuLvtKB7MteACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2020%2B12DZT%2Bday6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2042" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ddk34q-E9Kw/X-59aZvbPaI/AAAAAAAAWGo/YeqPb7foiSgw7npbBMMzHuuLvtKB7MteACLcBGAsYHQ/w319-h320/2020%2B12DZT%2Bday6.jpg" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="319" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I like doing (almost) the same thing on four bijou tiles </div><div style="text-align: center;">and then seeing the various ways they can be placed.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I6U5iFkXy9I/X-5-3gMhGXI/AAAAAAAAWG0/CdECnJ59AFILTTQqFOMTxb5fUOIgWxBfgCLcBGAsYHQ/s755/Screen%2BShot%2B2020-12-31%2Bat%2B17.38.30.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="369" data-original-width="755" height="195" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I6U5iFkXy9I/X-5-3gMhGXI/AAAAAAAAWG0/CdECnJ59AFILTTQqFOMTxb5fUOIgWxBfgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h195/Screen%2BShot%2B2020-12-31%2Bat%2B17.38.30.png" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DSPlEiUdgVI/X-5_AhEtk0I/AAAAAAAAWG4/7Zgkfs_DXQAJMAKcmeJMb0aerwyZBgLlgCLcBGAsYHQ/s652/2020%2B12DZT%2Bday6d%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="396" data-original-width="652" height="243" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DSPlEiUdgVI/X-5_AhEtk0I/AAAAAAAAWG4/7Zgkfs_DXQAJMAKcmeJMb0aerwyZBgLlgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h243/2020%2B12DZT%2Bday6d%2Bcopy.jpg" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="400" /></a></div><p><b>DAY SEVEN</b> - We began with a light gold wash over the entire paper (gorgeous!), then added Paradox, Pearlz, and Flux. I also used Paisley Boa immediately beside Pearlz.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OVtYrzub51E/X-5kbaqpyqI/AAAAAAAAWGU/stJJvQQnQ1odYTirxJ7F8YLUN9NPTyf6wCLcBGAsYHQ/s506/2020%2B12DZT%2Bday7%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="506" data-original-width="340" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OVtYrzub51E/X-5kbaqpyqI/AAAAAAAAWGU/stJJvQQnQ1odYTirxJ7F8YLUN9NPTyf6wCLcBGAsYHQ/w269-h400/2020%2B12DZT%2Bday7%2Bcopy.jpg" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="269" /></a></div><p><b>DAY EIGHT</b> - We started with a pre-strung zendala tile, and then completely ignored the string to create the border! I wanted to preserve a little more of the pre-strung design so I left the star points visible. My gouache still wasn't smoooooth so I used a lot of different metallics in the center: gold acrylic paint, copper acrylic paint, gold gel pen, copper gel pen, and clear star gel pen.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FQJurNOhiU0/X-5gFVQzvVI/AAAAAAAAWGI/8bYQYA37WsUCO65seG2zYUQ002OJbKx_gCLcBGAsYHQ/s425/PP12%2Bday8%2Bcopy.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="425" data-original-width="425" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FQJurNOhiU0/X-5gFVQzvVI/AAAAAAAAWGI/8bYQYA37WsUCO65seG2zYUQ002OJbKx_gCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h320/PP12%2Bday8%2Bcopy.jpg" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><b>DAY NINE</b> - On a phi tile, a Purk/Festune mashup, Pearlz, Stiritup, and more. I really like the phi tiles.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nAEMFzCrooE/X_ebu-hBpII/AAAAAAAAWOw/pyy8R6c-fwUdqwoR-bnLMPXlkvHyBxSYQCLcBGAsYHQ/s537/2020%2B12DZT%2Bday9%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="537" data-original-width="340" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nAEMFzCrooE/X_ebu-hBpII/AAAAAAAAWOw/pyy8R6c-fwUdqwoR-bnLMPXlkvHyBxSYQCLcBGAsYHQ/w254-h400/2020%2B12DZT%2Bday9%2Bcopy.jpg" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="254" /></a></div><p><b>DAY TEN</b> - On a 3Z tile, some paisley-like, moon pie-ish shapes. and a gold border. My gold gouache is somewhat reconstituted so I used it, but it's still very grainy.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SUy4Xkn4zbY/X_i2dORQurI/AAAAAAAAWQk/16nc7bh4ciknZXgzLsdiYfym4euuT94uACLcBGAsYHQ/s850/PP12%2Bday10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="807" data-original-width="850" height="304" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SUy4Xkn4zbY/X_i2dORQurI/AAAAAAAAWQk/16nc7bh4ciknZXgzLsdiYfym4euuT94uACLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h304/PP12%2Bday10.jpg" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="320" /></a></div><p><b>DAY ELEVEN</b> - The tangle Drawings on a zendala tile. I couldn't get the shadow as dark as I wanted even with a 6B pencil so I added tiny wavy lines in black.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SB5cZ5dEd08/X_p_C2hOEtI/AAAAAAAAWQ0/5V0JSYEKkosGJxmqtSC02tpBKMsEu39JQCLcBGAsYHQ/s425/PP12%2Bday11%2Ba%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="423" data-original-width="425" height="398" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SB5cZ5dEd08/X_p_C2hOEtI/AAAAAAAAWQ0/5V0JSYEKkosGJxmqtSC02tpBKMsEu39JQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h398/PP12%2Bday11%2Ba%2Bcopy.jpg" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="400" /></a></div><p><b>DAY TWELVE</b> - On a square tile, we began with Mi2. Then we added Auras,"capes" :), and "therefores" (AKA Tridots, or cinta marta?)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LvIwaPk3Bn0/X_qdB1bJCUI/AAAAAAAAWRY/K8uTokOPV_Ign8jcAPb3OQ1vZIIgb3t1QCLcBGAsYHQ/s397/PP12%2Bday12%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="397" data-original-width="397" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LvIwaPk3Bn0/X_qdB1bJCUI/AAAAAAAAWRY/K8uTokOPV_Ign8jcAPb3OQ1vZIIgb3t1QCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h320/PP12%2Bday12%2Bcopy.jpg" title="©2021 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>Many thanks again to those at Zentangle HQ for another fun project pack!</b></span></span></p>Margaret Bremner, Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04345825008203812415noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3384426562036266920.post-61841703191490266802020-12-31T13:44:00.003-08:002021-01-04T13:27:53.545-08:00Shattuck, and then some<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3JmZl0D-7h0/X3DnoGpjbkI/AAAAAAAAU2Y/92R5W0uX0Is_4s36cFi7jo58zHk5-ToRACLcBGAsYHQ/s403/Shattuck%2Bbasic.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="403" data-original-width="397" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3JmZl0D-7h0/X3DnoGpjbkI/AAAAAAAAU2Y/92R5W0uX0Is_4s36cFi7jo58zHk5-ToRACLcBGAsYHQ/w315-h320/Shattuck%2Bbasic.jpg" title="(c)2020 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="315" /></a></div>Today we'll look at Zentangle's <a href="https://tanglepatterns.com/2010/06/how-to-draw-shattuck.html" target="_blank">Shattuck</a>. It's generally drawn with curved lines, resembling scales, and I prefer the 'scales' to match at the tops and bottoms so that's generally what you'll see here. <div>It can be done with straight lines instead, as shown below. If you choose this look, you may want to draw a zigzag along the wide stripes, and then fill it in. <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mwsyYc80lUk/X3DpPm968jI/AAAAAAAAU2k/aLwxT8MXhjMwcpoH5uPN7Rfp0xmOW0EdgCLcBGAsYHQ/s397/Shattuck%2Bstraight.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="397" data-original-width="397" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mwsyYc80lUk/X3DpPm968jI/AAAAAAAAU2k/aLwxT8MXhjMwcpoH5uPN7Rfp0xmOW0EdgCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h320/Shattuck%2Bstraight.jpg" title="(c)2020 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="320" /></a></div><p>Usually the dividing stripes are quite narrow, but try drawing them wider and adding another tangle inside. There are so many 'border' tangles to chose from! I've kept it fairly simple in the tile below.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-biakjMoZ0lY/X3Dq6wjCpeI/AAAAAAAAU2w/coJALJb2vZkBqzdJPhV001OYbI9LgOJWgCLcBGAsYHQ/s400/Shattuck%2Bfilled%2Blines.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="397" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-biakjMoZ0lY/X3Dq6wjCpeI/AAAAAAAAU2w/coJALJb2vZkBqzdJPhV001OYbI9LgOJWgCLcBGAsYHQ/w318-h320/Shattuck%2Bfilled%2Blines.jpg" title="(c)2020 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="318" /></a></div><p>Two other options for the dividing stripes are to fill them black or to draw them more like ribbons. In the tile below I've also used a variation of <a href="https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Gratitude-----and-a-new-tangle-.html?soid=1101168872594&aid=UaiWcOsatMo" target="_blank">Moon Pie</a> to fill some of the scales. (In the link, scroll down, past Hollis).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-p8DPvN3TOQY/X3DrSFegh7I/AAAAAAAAU24/efU7oUxNDOotXZDxm2_Pm29bCGmiEcEzgCLcBGAsYHQ/s397/Shattuck%2Bribbons%252C%2Bmoonpie.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="390" data-original-width="397" height="314" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-p8DPvN3TOQY/X3DrSFegh7I/AAAAAAAAU24/efU7oUxNDOotXZDxm2_Pm29bCGmiEcEzgCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h314/Shattuck%2Bribbons%252C%2Bmoonpie.jpg" title="(c)2020 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="320" /></a></div><p>Moon Pie is one way to vary the scales, but you don't need to be <i>quite</i> that elaborate! The tile above also shows examples of gradating lines, an effect I quite like. Look at other examples in this post to see other variations of the scales. Here are a few more ideas:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>leave the lowest 'pie wedge' white instead of filling it black</li><li>alternate black and white stripes, around the pie slice or radiating from its center</li><li>fill with Peppering (demonstrated at around 4:45 in <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnUY0ZcCm0Q" target="_blank">this project pack video</a>)</li></ul><p></p><p>Another thing you can do with the scales is to fill only half of them, another attractive effect.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-X9XyovS8TKY/X3DuCgdemoI/AAAAAAAAU3E/b0S2A_lXpNsgD6yRzZh1K7MsSjFscK_fwCLcBGAsYHQ/s399/Shattuck%2Bhalves.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="399" data-original-width="397" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-X9XyovS8TKY/X3DuCgdemoI/AAAAAAAAU3E/b0S2A_lXpNsgD6yRzZh1K7MsSjFscK_fwCLcBGAsYHQ/w318-h320/Shattuck%2Bhalves.jpg" title="(c)2020 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="318" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Tangles: Black Pearlz, Crescent Moon, Lamar, Shattuck<br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Or... fill half of the scales with one pattern and the other halves with a different pattern.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-B6vxuqigWwc/X6MmiO8tE-I/AAAAAAAAVWE/8-32z3RVuPwgKLTsmn41wp-nCiXNSw6EwCLcBGAsYHQ/s375/Shattuck%2Bon%2Beco-d.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="369" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-B6vxuqigWwc/X6MmiO8tE-I/AAAAAAAAVWE/8-32z3RVuPwgKLTsmn41wp-nCiXNSw6EwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Shattuck%2Bon%2Beco-d.jpg" /></a></div><p>To end, here's a gray tile, with gray gems, Shattuck, and more.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SOz5R74TWRo/X3DuwnST99I/AAAAAAAAU3U/GOc79xda8CEu0KMVGBE7tyhPoUAPCPmXQCLcBGAsYHQ/s385/Shattuck%2Bon%2Bgray%2Bw%253Agems.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="385" data-original-width="385" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SOz5R74TWRo/X3DuwnST99I/AAAAAAAAU3U/GOc79xda8CEu0KMVGBE7tyhPoUAPCPmXQCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h320/Shattuck%2Bon%2Bgray%2Bw%253Agems.jpg" title="(c)2020 Margaret Bremner; enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Tangles: Arukas, Shattuck, Pearlz, Wunderwall</i></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span><b>Have fun exploring Shattuck!</b></span></p></div>Margaret Bremner, Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04345825008203812415noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3384426562036266920.post-7164160939631318112020-12-17T20:48:00.001-08:002020-12-18T10:55:13.662-08:00Have you noticed hubcaps?<p>I was out walking the other day and noticed an interesting hubcap. Then I noticed other hubcaps. What wonderful inspiration for mandala designs! Simply plug "hubcap photos" into an image search engine and you'll find lots of inspiration! Here are five, along with the hubcap that inspired them.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AjXI9DStIV4/X9wwYqmmtMI/AAAAAAAAV7I/4hwx-1PvYJkrHBGW6iMuAqX1K5MF5M4YgCLcBGAsYHQ/s454/5%2Bblue%2Bon%2Bgray.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="454" data-original-width="454" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AjXI9DStIV4/X9wwYqmmtMI/AAAAAAAAV7I/4hwx-1PvYJkrHBGW6iMuAqX1K5MF5M4YgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/5%2Bblue%2Bon%2Bgray.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Tangles: Black Pearlz, Doodah, Fife, Hibred, <br />Prestwood, Skyesil, Zewm</i></td></tr></tbody></table><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YKT6JXyhKLY/X8BBRRltxJI/AAAAAAAAVrQ/UyDubhXVRfoGGFOKo3PwJOV_DqSu6HJCwCLcBGAsYHQ/s187/5x2%2Bbars.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="187" data-original-width="187" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YKT6JXyhKLY/X8BBRRltxJI/AAAAAAAAVrQ/UyDubhXVRfoGGFOKo3PwJOV_DqSu6HJCwCLcBGAsYHQ/w200-h200/5x2%2Bbars.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-M1Wq_sg-kyg/X9wxAVSjp8I/AAAAAAAAV7Q/_ibiSYB8lu4ckO-O95w1M2dTIVuQmpiPACLcBGAsYHQ/s458/5%2Bb%2526w.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="458" data-original-width="454" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-M1Wq_sg-kyg/X9wxAVSjp8I/AAAAAAAAV7Q/_ibiSYB8lu4ckO-O95w1M2dTIVuQmpiPACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/5%2Bb%2526w.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Tangles: Dewd, Icantoo, Mazorito, Snail</i></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ztF0r9TnAow/X8BAQvUl83I/AAAAAAAAVqg/StQsdgflmGsCYjblLTFexhcPfmian17SACLcBGAsYHQ/s225/5%2Bhalf-circles.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ztF0r9TnAow/X8BAQvUl83I/AAAAAAAAVqg/StQsdgflmGsCYjblLTFexhcPfmian17SACLcBGAsYHQ/w200-h200/5%2Bhalf-circles.jpg" width="200" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dLNMUlfuPvg/X9wxpjS4m3I/AAAAAAAAV7c/eGzzT7BTuKgy-yH9gENgMqnj8tVxGjAlgCLcBGAsYHQ/s461/5%253A10%2Bgewgle.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="461" data-original-width="454" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dLNMUlfuPvg/X9wxpjS4m3I/AAAAAAAAV7c/eGzzT7BTuKgy-yH9gENgMqnj8tVxGjAlgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/5%253A10%2Bgewgle.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Tangles: Crescent Moon, Fohbraid, Gewgle, <br />Tipple, Zewm</i></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DfMy3VjZhvA/X8BAswofydI/AAAAAAAAVrE/0zxPQ8mAkogUsJ4mnuBhz4AfYiJeFsGZgCLcBGAsYHQ/s180/5x2%2BV%2Bspokes.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="180" data-original-width="180" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DfMy3VjZhvA/X8BAswofydI/AAAAAAAAVrE/0zxPQ8mAkogUsJ4mnuBhz4AfYiJeFsGZgCLcBGAsYHQ/w200-h200/5x2%2BV%2Bspokes.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rNvGOCDdPu4/X9wy_gFSEoI/AAAAAAAAV7w/1t-Ax0rkA8QlFbkckwh_fSHhDHSsQTkIQCLcBGAsYHQ/s454/5%2Bapacore.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="452" data-original-width="454" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rNvGOCDdPu4/X9wy_gFSEoI/AAAAAAAAV7w/1t-Ax0rkA8QlFbkckwh_fSHhDHSsQTkIQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/5%2Bapacore.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Tangles: Apacore, Cubine, and elements of <br />Moonwaves and Tripoli, and more.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XmjDmHgDa8c/X8BAQ-NP9AI/AAAAAAAAVqo/ArrWtH5RqpIdtRCm21tWPI72EK1nBuNIACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/5%2Bwing%2Bspokes.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XmjDmHgDa8c/X8BAQ-NP9AI/AAAAAAAAVqo/ArrWtH5RqpIdtRCm21tWPI72EK1nBuNIACLcBGAsYHQ/w200-h200/5%2Bwing%2Bspokes.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7IDBw876Tmk/X9wyHRmWv2I/AAAAAAAAV7k/xrpFFwQn_XcUyb7SBKi4m56iPXJfa71jQCLcBGAsYHQ/s454/8%2Bon%2Btan.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="454" data-original-width="454" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7IDBw876Tmk/X9wyHRmWv2I/AAAAAAAAV7k/xrpFFwQn_XcUyb7SBKi4m56iPXJfa71jQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/8%2Bon%2Btan.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Tangles: Black Pearlz, Prestwood, Slowpoke, and more</i></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--RXi2Y9X05k/X8BAQ4kmJWI/AAAAAAAAVqw/3oB2u3W6G8oxHwyumhpekeImXom2yQQPQCLcBGAsYHQ/s225/8%2Bspokes%2Bw%253Aflanges.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--RXi2Y9X05k/X8BAQ4kmJWI/AAAAAAAAVqw/3oB2u3W6G8oxHwyumhpekeImXom2yQQPQCLcBGAsYHQ/w200-h200/8%2Bspokes%2Bw%253Aflanges.jpg" width="200" /></a></div></div>Margaret Bremner, Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04345825008203812415noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3384426562036266920.post-21907866576772392522020-12-03T19:01:00.000-08:002020-12-03T19:01:33.815-08:00Need string ideas?<p>Are you ever at a loss for a string to begin your tangled tile? And you've exhausted <a href="https://tanglepatterns.com/category/tanglepatterns-strings" target="_blank">tanglepatterns strings ideas</a>? Then check out these previous blog posts for some inspiration!</p><p>First is a simple idea I call a <a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2015/07/flying-birds-string-so-many.html" target="_blank">flying birds string</a>, and an example using variations of Tipple. It has a lot of possibilities.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lqmPsYDz77Q/X8Atwr4bOJI/AAAAAAAAVpU/-ud-5PV6FvINsoWMIXlmxg_lAV9mlvmgACLcBGAsYHQ/s280/tipple%2B1%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="280" data-original-width="280" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lqmPsYDz77Q/X8Atwr4bOJI/AAAAAAAAVpU/-ud-5PV6FvINsoWMIXlmxg_lAV9mlvmgACLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h320/tipple%2B1%2Bcopy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Flying birds string<br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Try using a <a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2015/03/using-tangles-as-strings.html" target="_blank">tangle as a string</a>. Choose a tangle, draw it large and in pencil. Here is Crescent Moon as a string, filled with a variety of other tangles.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_ktu1eSuaXc/X8AuuuNMQDI/AAAAAAAAVpg/FeJlfBml0YQ5hUADAs3hVNIkzgdtC8LrACLcBGAsYHQ/s340/CM%2Bstring%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="340" data-original-width="340" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_ktu1eSuaXc/X8AuuuNMQDI/AAAAAAAAVpg/FeJlfBml0YQ5hUADAs3hVNIkzgdtC8LrACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/CM%2Bstring%2Bcopy.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>A tangle as a string</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>I often like to close my eyes and draw a blind string. It always offers something different to work with! <a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2019/04/blind-strings-tangles-as-strings.html" target="_blank">This post</a> shows using blind drawing based on a tangle, like the tile below using the tangle <a href="https://tanglepatterns.com/2017/06/how-to-draw-apacore.html" target="_blank">Apacore</a>.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dXYc89hcpz0/X8AwY9zi4yI/AAAAAAAAVps/RRxh9lxPOAkmuyaQhsFiGDiKryHs9QHVACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/apacore%2Bstring%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="318" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dXYc89hcpz0/X8AwY9zi4yI/AAAAAAAAVps/RRxh9lxPOAkmuyaQhsFiGDiKryHs9QHVACLcBGAsYHQ/s0/apacore%2Bstring%2Bcopy.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>A blind string</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2020/06/blind-contour-drawing-makes-great.html" target="_blank">This post</a> is about using (blind) contour drawing to create strings. In the tile below I had done a very simple contour drawing of our coffee machine, then tangled it, and turned it sideways.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8kk33tt4lc4/X8A7wf76PLI/AAAAAAAAVqM/OC7SoyGnOc8PPJSMjpCC6mURBhQW8GRTACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/coffeemaker%2Bstring%2Btile%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="317" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8kk33tt4lc4/X8A7wf76PLI/AAAAAAAAVqM/OC7SoyGnOc8PPJSMjpCC6mURBhQW8GRTACLcBGAsYHQ/s0/coffeemaker%2Bstring%2Btile%2Bcopy.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div>A <a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2016/01/rope-string-idea.html" target="_blank">rope string</a> is another idea I had some time ago.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dByMskGlh5g/X8AxHZm95qI/AAAAAAAAVp0/HHt4L_ZAms8623xJ3JjXh9CR6EJuyy-KwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/rope%2Brope%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dByMskGlh5g/X8AxHZm95qI/AAAAAAAAVp0/HHt4L_ZAms8623xJ3JjXh9CR6EJuyy-KwCLcBGAsYHQ/s0/rope%2Brope%2Bcopy.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>A rope string<br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>Choose a fragment, draw it quite large, and use the <a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2018/05/fragments-as-strings.html">fragment as a string</a>. Here's an example using Flukes.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-R09uvNNxf78/X8AtNnrB8QI/AAAAAAAAVpM/L4ILE035WmEEM_7XAOuOoiKL3wj0vitIgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/frag.string%2B1%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="318" data-original-width="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-R09uvNNxf78/X8AtNnrB8QI/AAAAAAAAVpM/L4ILE035WmEEM_7XAOuOoiKL3wj0vitIgCLcBGAsYHQ/s0/frag.string%2B1%2Bcopy.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Fragment as string<br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Something I did a lot of at one point (hmm, I'll have to revisit this) is <a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2010/12/fun-two-pencil-strings.html" target="_blank">two-pencil strings</a>. Wow, that post's from almost ten years ago! I followed with a few more posts about two-pencil strings. Go to these posts for <a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2011/03/two-pencil-strings-wide-apart.html" target="_blank">more fun</a> and <a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2011/03/two-pencil-strings-wide-apart.html" target="_blank">wide apart</a>.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BDzf0NbUBbw/X8A8tsJHKWI/AAAAAAAAVqU/XJRk1NUhACUrRj2ogXq-ZO3ObXsi6Up0wCLcBGAsYHQ/s303/2pencils%2B2tiles%2Bweb.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="303" data-original-width="303" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BDzf0NbUBbw/X8A8tsJHKWI/AAAAAAAAVqU/XJRk1NUhACUrRj2ogXq-ZO3ObXsi6Up0wCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h320/2pencils%2B2tiles%2Bweb.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Two-pencil string</i></td></tr></tbody></table><p>And last, but not least, something a little different, <a href="https://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2014/11/hotel-strings.html" target="_blank">hotel strings</a>! You'll have to go to the blog post to understand how this final tile relates to that idea!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--LVsEXpRab0/X8A6TOBXekI/AAAAAAAAVqA/K-sRYriwJwELdJvXIsYhf96aeb0WYITSwCLcBGAsYHQ/s397/%2527R%2527string%2B2%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="397" data-original-width="397" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--LVsEXpRab0/X8A6TOBXekI/AAAAAAAAVqA/K-sRYriwJwELdJvXIsYhf96aeb0WYITSwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/%2527R%2527string%2B2%2Bcopy.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>A hotel string</i></td></tr></tbody></table>Margaret Bremner, Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04345825008203812415noreply@blogger.com3