Today would have been Alphonse Maria Mucha’s birthday so I am dedicating this post in his honor. Who was Alphonse Mucha you ask? Alphonse Mucha (July 24, 1860 – July 14, 1939) was a Czech Art Nouveau artist who was known for his unique style. During his career he created many beautiful artworks, including paintings and posters. To learn more about his life and work check out The Mucha Foundation website.
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Diva Challenge #227 – Circus Life
What a nice surprise! For my second week participating in the Diva challenge the guest blogger happens to be Lee Darter, CZT. Lee was my instructor for the basic Zentangle class that I took last November. Small world!
The theme for this week is Circus Life. The challenge is to create a tile with the tangles Tropicana and Cack. As a third element for the design add either Florz, Linq or Fescu. Thank you Lee for guest hosting this week’s Diva challenge.
For my tile I drew a large curving Tropicana pattern, and then added Cack at the bottom. For the third tangle I drew Florz across the top portion of the tile.
“It’s a String Thing” #101
This week’s “It’s A String Thing” challenge celebrates Adele’s husband’s birthday. The challenge was to use String 101, and to incorporate two tangles: Rixty by Maria Thomas (honoring Zentangle co-founder Rick Roberts’ 60th birthday) and LG by Adele Bruno (inspired by her husband, Lou).
My approach with this tile was to distribute the two patterns as evenly as I could across the six major sections created by the string. Another thing that I wanted to do was vary the presentation of the tangles so that each section was distinctive. And the last thing that I did was to add a touch of color.
Diva Challenge #226 – Simplicity
This is my first time participating in the weekly Diva challenge. Katie Crommett, CZT is the guest blogger for this week’s challenge while diva Laura is on vacation. The challenge is to strive for simplicity. Two to three tangles can be used, but no more than that. White space is good. Thank you Katie for hosting this week’s Diva challenge.
For my tile I drew one large, centrally located Heartfully pattern, and added Zinger accents along the grid lines.
“T” is for Tearce, Tracery, and Tripoli
Here is my entry for It’s A String Thing #99, with Tearce, Tracery, and Tripoli. Clearly there is a T theme this week… T for Tuesday? And the string looks like a T.
Tripoli is a fun and versatile tangle to draw, and I thank Adele for her timely tips for tangling this pattern. Tearce is a neat contour style pattern, and Tracery is especially suited as a border tangle. I threw in some Tipple to fill in some space (happily it starts with T).
I look forward to seeing the results for the challenge.
Father’s Day Challenge Tangle
This week’s “It’s A String Thing” challenge #97 is just in time for Father’s Day. Patterns of choice include Umble (brand new official tangle), Double D’s, All About V’s, and Diamonds and Squares. The designated string is Father’s Day string by Adele Bruno, CZT — and it spells out Dad!
After completing this tangle I noticed that the central diagonal section resembles a tie. Isn’t that appropriate? Step outs for the patterns can be found at TanglePatterns.com.
New Renaissance Floral Tangle
As a change of pace I decided to post a recent tangle that I drew using a Renaissance tile. I like the effect of the darker tile, sienna ink, and white shadowing. The patterns are Awaysis, Lazy Eights, and Trimond. They go together well I think and create a pretty floral themed tangle.
Step outs for the patterns can be found at TanglePatterns.com.
Bubbles, Orbs and Things
This week’s “It’s A String Thing” (#95) challenged participants to use TanglePatterns String 096 by Sandy Hunter, and to creatively incorporate patterns ‘Nzeppel, Bublz, Onamato, and/or Yincut. Pattern step outs can be found at TanglePatterns.com.
I thought that it would be fun to feature strands of Onamato inside the vertical sides of the string, and then to draw ‘Nzeppel within the top and bottom sides. Lastly I drew a series of bubbles (Bublz) in the center. Unfortunately I didn’t have room to include Yincut.
May Floral Tangle
The theme of this week’s “It’s A String Thing” challenge was a salute to May flowers. These floral tangle patterns include Sooflowers, Jasmin, Wist, and Fleuri. Thanks as always for the opportunity to participate, Adele!
“It’s A String Thing” #93
After a fun vacation at Disney World I’m back with my tile for It’s A String Thing #93. This week’s challenge features some newer tangles, namely 4MOM, Gottago, and JJ, using TanglePatterns String 093.