Thursday, June 26, 2014

Redux, revisit, remix

Lovely Laura the Darling Diva has been a special guest at the 15th CZT seminar so this week we are treated to a guest challenge from Sharla Hicks, CZT. She's asking us to "redux, revisit, remix" and use one of our comfort tangles. Well, my quick read of the challenge sounded like "choose a tangle or two that you like, maybe some you haven't used for a while, and do something weird with it". So, this may not be exactly what Sharla was looking for, but I had fun!

On the corner of my desk I spotted a tan tile that has been there for quite a while. It had a random wash in yellow and blue, and always  looked darned unattractive, but with possible possibilities. I decided to use blue and green ink. Crescent Moon is one of my 'comfort tangles'. Moving Day and Prestwood are my own tangles that I haven't used in a while. And Mooka... I can finally do it!!! The result is quite unusual, and I love it!
Tangles: Crescent Moon, Knase, Mooka,
Moving Day, Prestwood, Tipple, Tripoli

But I also really wanted to try Sharla's idea of using Gelly Roll pens with water for colored 'shading'.  Why hadn't I thought of that? I took another stalled piece, this one on a round tile. Most of the black ink drawing was there and I added color with Sakura's regular and metallic Gelly Roll pens. Wow! I like how that works! Especially the metallic ink which gives a lovely bit of sparkle.
Tangles: hmm, I think it's just Crescent Moon, and some other stuff.
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19 comments:

  1. PatJune 26, 2014 at 10:35 AM

    I love the happy colors of the second one! Very nice!

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  2. TerriJune 26, 2014 at 11:00 AM

    MMMM! Two really pretty tiles. I love the idea of the gelly pens and water shading. Thank you! All my things are packed away, or I would try this right away. (We are hopefully selling and moving soon.)
    Hugs

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    1. Margaret Bremner, ArtistJune 26, 2014 at 1:07 PM

      Thanks Terri. Best of luck with the selling and moving. We are looking to that in our future too, maybe next year.

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  3. MariëtJune 26, 2014 at 11:16 AM

    Love the color of them both, and the compositions are awesome !

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  4. Tangles and MoreJune 26, 2014 at 12:06 PM

    Like your first one but the second is stunning. I thought about trying that technique but I did a lot of mine in mini- sessions and did not have the tools to use the water. After seeing yours, will definitely have to try it. The color combo is great.

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    1. Margaret Bremner, ArtistJune 26, 2014 at 1:06 PM

      Thanks! I'm sure it could be done with an ordinary brush if one doesn't have a waterbrush, just a little more dipping required.

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  5. lilystanglesJune 26, 2014 at 1:25 PM

    They're both absolutely beautiful. The first one is my favorite :)

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  6. Duane Anderson, BA CZT (971-235-6672)June 26, 2014 at 1:36 PM

    Magaret....Beautiful tile...I really like all the colors that I can see...(partially color blind)...some I can and some I can't but this one strikes me as in the beautiful category...and I don't know how it can be improved at all. Nicely done.
    from Duane.

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  7. ledenzerJune 26, 2014 at 8:07 PM

    As always, you inspire me with your rich, and gorgeous tiles!

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  8. UnknownJune 26, 2014 at 9:24 PM

    wonderful done. i like the first one, that combination of green and blue, but i must say, that i love all of your work i saw :o)

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  9. Anne's tangle blogJune 26, 2014 at 10:59 PM

    I think both are great, but the first one is awesome! I love the colors from blue to green and the compostion.

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  10. AnonymousJune 27, 2014 at 4:02 AM

    I love them both! Your colors are just so beautiful and vibrant....you are inspiring me to try this challenge.

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  11. David HunterJune 27, 2014 at 9:49 AM

    Both of your tiles exhibit a mastery of the Art. They are so lovely, and your ability to blend the patterns together, and shade them is wonderful. The whole dynamic of water color shading is wonderful and I am going to start exploring that yesterday. Beautiful work.

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    1. Margaret Bremner, ArtistJune 27, 2014 at 11:07 AM

      Thank you David! There's a little tutorial on Sharla's blog about using the Gel pens with water for the watercolor effect. I'd never tried it before but I'm now a fan!
      http://sharlahicks.com/tutorials-shade-with-niji-brush-sakura-gelly-roll-watercolor-pencils-by-sharla-r-hicks-certified-zentangle-teacher/
      Yikes, that's a really long url!

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  12. Diane ClancyJune 28, 2014 at 11:16 AM

    I really like both of your pieces!! The first is very engaging with the color and shapes and the 2nd it is fun to hear how you spiced it up!!

    My blog is down right now so I am on another url.
    ~ Diane Clancy
    http://dianeclancy.wordpress.com/2014/06/28/weekly-challenge-173-redux-remix-revisit-your-comfort-tangle/

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  13. CharKatJune 29, 2014 at 8:07 PM

    They are both beautiful. I love the idea of salvaging things. Put it down for a while till the juices flow in that direction again!

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  14. Debra CastaldiJune 30, 2014 at 3:29 PM

    my gelly roll coloring never looked that fabulous! Your work is always awesome!

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    1. Margaret Bremner, ArtistJune 30, 2014 at 4:28 PM

      I used a different method from Sharla, although reqiring more speed. :)
      I put some Gelly Roll ink where I wanted it darkest, then immediately went to it with s wet brush to spread it into the entire area.

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  15. AnonymousJuly 5, 2014 at 8:36 AM

    Really love the balance of organic and geometric you achieved on the first tile. And lovely use of colors! I always run into trouble when I add more than one color to my tiles, but yours look amazing!

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