Diva Challenge #347
String Theory: Traced Objects
lipstick, jar lid, USB stick and an ink bottle
I love this kind of string challenge. I managed to catch Laura's YouTube video on Sunday night so I got a jump start and set up the string. The next morning I grabbed a handful of tools and headed down to the cafe for a little drawing session.
I went back-to-basics on this one. Black ink, white tile, conjuring up my top 20 faves in my head and letting the zen take me on little journey. I started off by thinking about where I might want to leave white space and at the very last minute, decided to add a border. I used a fountain pen so the blacker areas aren't so solid, but I really love how this came out.
duo tangle: Huggins & Phicops
Trainwreck Sketchbook
In my attempt to make friends with Phicops last week, I played a little bit with it here in my trainwreck sketchbook. I had set up the watercolor backgrounds a while back and the colors here seemed a good fit for some organic exploration. I've been using a Pentel Stylo pen and Staedler Triplus Fineliners in this book as the watercolor grounds were done with a cheap Daiso set of tube paints. They're chalky and will clog up Microns and fountain pens. I actually love the muted colors they produce when mixed. Both pens are water soluble so I dripped water on the linework and let it do its thing. I love that effect. I don't know if this is finished yet. I pondered doing some highlight and it just didn't seem right.
Trainwreck sketchbook
fun floral motifs
Alpaca
Thanks so much for stopping by! Your thoughtful and generous comments delight and inspire me;-)
I Love, love, LOVE this Diva tile. It has such a great composition, I keep looking at it. I also love Aimee in the bos :-)
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DeleteThank you Annemarie! That was a really fun tile to make;-)
DeleteYour DIVA tile is wonderful, Michele! The frames and the empty places are perfect placed between the classical patterns. I also like your sketchbook drawings, and, of course, Aimee in the box.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Margarete! I love the back-to-basics approach and need to do it more;-) I have two boxes like that, one by the window and one on my table. 90% of the time she's in one or the other;-)
DeleteAbout 30 years ago, we had a cat like your Aimee. She also loved boxes. Once, I wanted to wrap a Christmas present for my mother and I barely managed to get the gift in the box and not the cat.
DeleteI really like your Diva tile - a great reminder to think about those spaces - just as important what you lay down in ink.
ReplyDeleteI can see why you don't know whether to stop with your Phicops / Huggins piece. I think muted is good. Maybe think about muted highlights / shading. White pencil / chalk inside of gel? Easier said than done of course. That terror of not wanting to take something in the wrong direction.
Thanks Jem! It was nice to take a simple zen approach this week after last week's hesitation with Phicops. Those more challenging challenges are the ones that bring me the most satisfaction though. I did have fun with that Phicops page and the beauty of the trainwreck journal is that there's no failure in trying. I do so enjoy the water effect and I'm fairly certain I'll go back and explore some highlight/shadow at some point;-)
DeleteI am always surprised by your lovely coloured work but this week, my absolute favorite is your Diva tile, just black/white but drawn so beautiful in a wonderful compositon. I love the contrasts, the shading and the combination of tangles. Aimee, on the contrary is at her best in the coloured way!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Ria! I'm glad I added the border because I like to jump it sometimes. purrrrs from Aimee;-)
DeleteI like your diva tile especially the combination of patterns and areas you leaved white and only made shadows on it! Great tile :-)
ReplyDeleteYour Alpaca is amazing!!!
thanks so much Sandra!
DeleteI love your tiles :-))
ReplyDeletethank you Gudrun! I love yours too. I don't have a flickr account so I can't comment there but I just love the paint brushes;-)
DeleteGreat diva tile and I love the train wreck journal pages! The one with Huggins and Phicops is especially lovely.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Kate!
DeleteThe object string is really beautiful! What a great tile!
ReplyDeleteAnd your XXL Phicops is stunning!
Thank you Simone😉
DeleteMichelle, I love all of these - the duo Phicops and Huggins in your trainwreck journal are amazing. I love the thought of actually using the pens that are not permanent and letting the water work on them. Your work is an inspiration.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Pat😍
Deletemmm, that phicops/huggins duo is AMAZING! I love the rough edges, the wicking water colors, the shapes, the color scheme. It is wonderful! but all of them are. Good work
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Heidi 😉 I really did enjoy that Phicops exploration.
DeleteYour "train wreck" is so not a wreck!!!! Both examples are spectacular. I especially love the watery Phicops and Huggins and its beautiful color palette. I don't think I would add highlights, for fear of losing the underwater effect. (BTW, this reminds me of "The Shape of Water" in its muted aquatic tones. Loved that movie.)
ReplyDeleteThank you Jennifer😉 the story behind calling it The Trainwreck Journal is it was my first and very messy attempt at making a hand bound book. It's where I'm fearless and the most playful. I love it.
ReplyDeleteLove your journalwork! It is so inspiring, I think I must work on mine too! Your stringthing for the Diva is so creative! Give my hugs to your wonderful cat!!!
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