Monday, April 18, 2016

Spring string fling

It's spring here in my hemisphere, and the Diva's challenge this week is to use a spring shape as the string on a zentangle tile. It turns out to be quite a fun string, sometimes barely recognizable.

In the first piece I did I actually outlined the spring so it would remain visible. I added flowers in some corners (a variation of the tangle Deelish) for more of a spring feel.
Tangles: Crescent Moon, Coaster, Deelish (partial), Prestwood, Tipple
Next I wanted to disguise the curvy string, so I used a very angular tangle. I chose Ing, so (inadvertently) this is a spring string fling with Ing. :)
Tangles: Ing, Tipple, and a big spiral
I decided I should try one in color. I used Koi coloring brush pens, which are really fun and give lovely colors, but they're not lightfast so this one will be kept in a box. Because the Kois are not lightfast I also used some other non-archival pens, Recollections from Michaels. This has two spring strings, going in opposite directions. I only used two tangles; of course they're Printemps and Snaylz!

Next, a Renaissance tile. At one point I thought this was going to become Paisley shapes, but I turned the paper and suddenly it looked like something else. As I was putting copper/gold foil on another piece of art I thought why not add some here, too. It was a bit much and I toned it down with acrylic paint. Here, just beginning to sprout in spring... "Magic Beans" !
Tangles: Bunzo, Printemps (with sparkle), Tipple
Elements of Crescent Moon and Hibred

23 comments:

  1. Every tile is so different yet all are tied to the same idea. Incredible work.

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  2. So inspiring, every one. Baby renaissance pears!!

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  3. love love love! I keep going back and looking, again and again. All so interesting and pretty. I particularly enjoy the one with Ing and the one with all the lovely color.

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  4. These are all fantastic! I really love those "Magic Beans".

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  5. What a talent, every tile is beautifull and so different, in the first one I'm fond of the "swinging" string, in the second tile I like the way how you use the ING, in the third one the colours are amazing, and for the fourth one, I have just one word: gordgeous!

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    1. The tangle Gourdgeous did come to mind, however, it hasn't really captured my fancy so I did something else. :)

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  6. Love your Spring String Fling with Ing, and the gold tile. Actually, I love all of them!

    Joyce

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  7. Beautiful tiles :-) I like the contrast of the patterns in the first one. And the one with the rainbow colours is just amazing!

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  8. Each one is more fun. I loved them all. Amazing work!

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  9. I think that I used the word gordgeous in a wrong way. I just wanted to say that I like this tangle the most, absolutely stunning!

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  10. I really amazed by your creativity! Your colorful tangle is mesmerizing and sprouts are so touching.

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  11. Oh my…. all are breath-taking and my words are lost! Absolutely stunning!

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  12. You're a one person expo. Usually, I marvel at what different people do with the same challenge. Here I'm marveling at the different looks achieved by the same artist. The one using color is particularly eye catching. Too bad it has to live in a box. ;-)

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  13. As I worked my way down the page I just got more and more depressed. So much talent. Your work is lovely. (I know it's hard work too, you know.)

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    1. Oh no, so sorry! I aim for 'inspiring' not 'depressing' :)
      I find that when I pursue a theme, idea, tangle, the more I do (usually) the more varied and creative they become. Of course, the theme/idea/tangle needs to inspire me in the first place.

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  14. Wow, my words are lost too. They are all so absolutly georgeous. My Favorit is the last Renaissance-Tile.

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  15. Oh these are all amazing! I love the colored one, and the one with the "sort of" gourdgeous looking bits...they are like seeds, even with little sprouts coming up from the top...just lovely, all of them!

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  16. Just amazing, all of your tiles!! My favourite is the one with the rainbow colours- this is spring as we love it....
    And the last one is so creative... I can see the plants growing... love it.

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  17. Lovely, lovely, lovely and so inspiring.

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