Diva Weekly Challenge #332 - Two Squared

The Diva's weekly challenge is to create a tile using two squares as the string.  I find comfort in using squares and triangles and basic shapes for my string, so I loved this challenge.

More Gel Prints with Tangles

Two takes on the same print...second one is working from the ghost print.





More experimentation inspired by my sister's comment to try some deeper colors.  The colors are more vibrant in person.  Acrylic, colored pencil, micron pen.

May Creations and Experimentation

This is an assortment of traditional tiles and ZIA's I created during the month of May.  When I was in Maine with my sister, mother and brother, my talented artist sister gave us a quick tutorial on monoprinting.  When I returned to California I acquired a Gel Plate to continue the print learning process.  I was also inspired by some tiles that Laura Harms, CZT did using a black gesso string.

Gel Print background with black micron pen.


Gel Print background with brown micron pen and pastel.


Gel Print background with white and red acrylic on black paper with white gel pen, black micron pen and graphite pencil.


Black gesso background with white gel pen.


White gesso mixed with black acrylic on white cardboard with white gel pen, black micron and graphite pencil.


Black and White Tiles:

Diva Weekly Challenge #311 - Circle Square String Theory

I was so excited to see this weekly challenge!  I enjoy tangling in "frames" so it was fun to use the two shapes in this way.  I did one traditional Tangle on a 4"x 6ish" thick card stock and one colored pencil ZIMA (Zentangle Inspired Mail Art) on a postcard for my sister in England.  The tooth on the postcard was a bit too "toothy" for my taste, but I tried to make the best of it.  Not quite right, but it was fun to use my newly organized Prismacolor pencils.

                     

Diva Weekly Challenge #305 - Duotangle with Marasu and Molygon

I missed this challenge last week...Molygon and Marasu duotangle.  I am working on shading techniques.  Can be a challenge with such a small scale.  Looking for depth and roll on the Marasu. I remembered to take a before photo after I had shaded a little bit.

Diva Weekly Challenge #306 - Amphora

Amphora by Lily Moon is the Diva weekly challenge.  I did it in my sketch book because I didn't think I was going to like it, but I am very pleased with the outcome.  I have been having fun exploring the shading techniques in Eni Oken's 3D Tangle: Shading Fearlessly.  The two photographs are the same tile just photographed in different lights.  Neither of them are quite right.  The top one looks yellow and the bottom looks washed out.  Any suggestions?

Square One: Purely Zentangle Weekly ONE - Yew Dee and Por Fin

This tile combines the last two weekly ONE's, Yew Dee and Por Fin.  I struggled to make a tile I was happy with using Yew Dee, but after reading Eni Oken's ebook on shading, (which can be found here:  https://enioken.com/) I like the 3D quality that can be created with this pattern.  You will also see a little Diva Dance and Daggerly sneaking in from the bottom corners.

Diva Weekly Challenge #304 - Waybop

Diva challenge #304 is Waybop.  I did a geometrically inspired variation...kind of reminds me of spirograph.  The background is a variation of a fun tangle I saw on Pinterest by JJ La Barbera called Shimono.

Diva Weekly Challenge #302 - Hamadox

This week's challenge is Hamadox.  I drew 3 different variations of Hamadox with Neuron in the background.  I tried using a new sketch book of very smooth paper for pens.  The way the pen glided across the paper was soothing.  Shading is not as successful since the paper has no tooth, but it is fun to try different surfaces.



Here it is before shading and extensions of Neuron outside the border.

Diva Weekly Challenge #301 - Diva Dance and Paradox

This week's challenge was a DuoTangle of Diva Dance and Paradox.  This was my first try at Diva Dance and I enjoy the versatility of the three variations, Waltz, Foxtrot and Rock 'n Roll.  I don't particularly like the composition I ended up with.  I drew a string and then just worked the patterns within the string I had created.  It feels somewhat random to me, but it was relaxing to draw because I didn't do too much thinking as I went.

There is a trade off for me between the ease of just tangling without planning or composing and the end result being something I think is visually pleasing or interesting.

Renaissance Orbs-la-Dee

I wanted to try and use strong shading on this Renaissance tile.  I used two color brown Micron pens with two brown and one white Pitt soft pastel pencils for the shading.  I like the diamond orientation better, now that it is finished.

Diva Weekly Challenge #300 - Moebius Syndrome Awareness

The Diva's challenge is to tangle the Moebius Syndrome Foundation's logo.  I went to the website to read about Moebius Syndrome.  If you haven't heard of this syndrome or don't know much about it, check out the website.  www.moebiussyndrome.org.

The Moebius Syndrome logo in my tile uses the tangle charlie by Erin Koetz Olson.

Square One: Purely Zentangle Weekly ONE - Mak-rah-mee

Mak-rah-mee.

Square One: Purely Zentangle Weekly ONE - Lollywimple

Lollywimple with Aura Leah.

Tangled Box 1

I was given a gift of Christmas themed clothespins that came in this plain wooden box.  I decorated it with colorful tangles to use for collecting scraps of paper that populate my drawing table.  Alternatively, my husband noted that it is the perfect size to hold Zentangle tiles.

Diva Weekly Challenge #299 - Drawings

I struggled with Drawings the first few times I tried it.  It doesn't come naturally to me, so not sure how I will incorporate in future tiles, but time will tell.

Tangle Sampler

I started this tile over the summer and decided to make it into a tangle sampler of some of my favorite tangles.  It was relaxing to do since the parameters were fixed.

Square One: Purely Zentangle Weekly ONE - Stella and Paushalov

Catching up on my posts.

Stella was the Purely Zentangle Weekly ONE in December.  Here are two tiles featuring this tangle.  I love working with Stella.  It is a great central focus tangle and fun to draw.



Paushalov was the Weekly ONE in the beginning of January.  I am still trying to figure out how to work with it.

Diva Weekly Challenge #298 - Orbs-la-Dee

The Diva's weekly challenge #298 was Orbs-la-Dee by Anneke van Dam.  I used an "s" shaped string and started with another orientation and then as I worked I kept turning the tile and it ended up rotated clockwise 90 degrees from where I started.  I focused on very precise strokes, particularly on my orbs so that there wouldn't be any stray lines inside the orbs.  It gives it a clean look, but it was very time consuming!  Other tangles used:  Pinwheels, Printemps, Shattuck, Jonqual, Huggins, Dyon and Goldilocks.