Friday, August 4, 2017

The Lisbon fragment

I love the sound of that! It calls to mind a piece of an ancient manuscript or pottery. But no, it's a zentangle fragment, and it's part of Henrike Bratz' guest Diva challenge this week. There is a wonderful explanation with lots of pictures on Henrike's blog here.

For the challenge we are to use both the Lisbon fragment and the tangle Diva Dance. I have only barely worked with the fragments and reticulae concept, so this challenge is a good opportunity to delve a little deeper. Here's my first go. The fragment is in a curved grid so it's a little awkward.
It occurred to me that if I did the fragment quite large, I could fill the triangular spaces with something interesting, like... daisies! That's on the right of course (two fragments). On the left, at the top, I tried reversing the light/gray/dark order and did the top bands dark and the background light. That was all so interesting that I completely forgot to include Diva Dance!
 Third go, I remembered Diva Dance. But I got so caught up in the Tripoli-like triangular fills on the left that I forgot to add the 'behind' parts of the X of the Tripoli fragment. Sheesh.
Finally, again I got so involved in the fragment I forgot about Diva Dance. this photo is at a slight angle so you can see the gold ink on the tan paper. I love that effect!
This fragment has a few possibilities, depending on how you orient the initial crossbars. I'm going to enjoy playing with it. Thanks Henrike for introducing me to it!
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10 comments:

  1. Tangles and MoreAugust 4, 2017 at 8:12 PM

    I like all the variations and highlights. I have seen a lot where people used the one that had the pattern under the pattern. Maybe I should have tried that one instead of the over/under one.

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    1. Margaret Bremner, ArtistAugust 5, 2017 at 8:00 AM

      When I first saw all the variations I preferred when the bands interlock, but having seen other examples I now also like the two-layered look. They are quite different effects aren't they?

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  2. Suzanne FluhrAugust 4, 2017 at 9:59 PM

    Your Lisbon Fragment tiles are fantabulous (made up word, but easily comprehensible, I think)! Your variations truly demonstrate that one is only limited by imagination. I am so impressed by the 3 dimensionality you achieved in all the tiles and all the fills (reticulae?)

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    1. Margaret Bremner, ArtistAugust 5, 2017 at 8:04 AM

      Thanks Suzanne. Shading has such a huge effect on the 3D look. I learned a bit watching Rick do shading; he lays it on quite dark at the edge and blends from there.

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  3. Anne's tangle blogAugust 5, 2017 at 12:23 AM

    All are so very beautiful!

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  4. jeanchaneyazAugust 5, 2017 at 10:18 AM

    Your tiles are just fascinating to look at. Amazing how you managed to make such interesting variations. The one with the daisies is my favorite.

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  5. HeikeAugust 5, 2017 at 12:40 PM

    All your tiles are wonderful, I love the last one with the fragment in different sizes and the different fillers!

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  6. Susie NgAugust 5, 2017 at 11:01 PM

    A very beautiful sample gallery of Lisbon Fragment(s) indeed. I love the last one because A) it looks modern; B) it looks incredibly 3D; and last but not least C) I looooooove the printemps texture. The tile symbolizes the end result for LF in many, but still not all, of its variations.

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  7. Anita A Westin CZTAugust 6, 2017 at 4:58 AM

    Love your creative flow with this fragment!

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  8. Michele WynneAugust 6, 2017 at 8:33 AM

    What a wonderful and inspiring exploration of Lisbon Fragment. I can't stop looking at these;-)

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