tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1136803264568572778.post8555763898961651476..comments2023-09-28T05:13:55.602-07:00Comments on coffee & creativity: Challenges, Travelling Tangles & Inspiration...Michele Wynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15705798817897802264noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1136803264568572778.post-72192253553084837112016-06-26T08:44:30.495-07:002016-06-26T08:44:30.495-07:00Thanks Jennifer! Yes, muscle memory is the key. I ...Thanks Jennifer! Yes, muscle memory is the key. I came across several early tiles awhile back when I was searching for some "throwback" pieces for a recent challenge and couldn't remember if they were copies or not because I forgot to label them;-)Michele Wynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15705798817897802264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1136803264568572778.post-48855179521242861992016-06-26T08:11:00.067-07:002016-06-26T08:11:00.067-07:00I have a file on my computer called "J'ad...I have a file on my computer called "J'admire". Sometimes, I open it, pick a piece and copy it, as a way of studying it. (There's something about muscle memory, I think, because I tend to recall tangles, tricks and tips better when I've actually drawn them as opposed to staring at them. Active vs. Passive?) I asked my husband once what he thought of copying. His reply :"Why do you always see artists with sketchpads in museums?" Duh! You have been very busy, and made some amazing art this week! My favorites are the coffee stain tile (the colors!!!) and the collaboration (the complementary tangles!!)Jennifer Sparrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12963583020677489601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1136803264568572778.post-83398623028474477752016-06-26T03:31:16.745-07:002016-06-26T03:31:16.745-07:00WOW. Lovely all of themWOW. Lovely all of themSusan Theronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08150297099225856086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1136803264568572778.post-1576500944716713672016-06-26T01:08:06.956-07:002016-06-26T01:08:06.956-07:00I like your choice of tangles on the DIVA challeng...I like your choice of tangles on the DIVA challenge's tile, particularly your interpretation of Pokeleaf.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01185812472065932565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1136803264568572778.post-65181424379743712252016-06-26T01:07:59.212-07:002016-06-26T01:07:59.212-07:00I like your choice of tangles on the DIVA challeng...I like your choice of tangles on the DIVA challenge's tile, particularly your interpretation of Pokeleaf.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01185812472065932565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1136803264568572778.post-36548132086071363832016-06-25T13:11:23.558-07:002016-06-25T13:11:23.558-07:00WOW! Your tiles are so Beautiful! I Love them all!...WOW! Your tiles are so Beautiful! I Love them all!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03975391526652530689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1136803264568572778.post-56628898174093798892016-06-25T12:43:39.582-07:002016-06-25T12:43:39.582-07:00Wow! These are great! That deep red and black of ...Wow! These are great! That deep red and black of your first tile gives it such nice contrast and even texture! I LOVE the Tipple on the coffee rings with Maryhill behind. And your 3rd tile looks so metallic! And the traveling tiles...you finished them perfectly taking them where they wanted to go! Beautiful!Betsy Wilson CZT14https://www.blogger.com/profile/08727513567434826858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1136803264568572778.post-49627139386437560772016-06-25T09:23:53.386-07:002016-06-25T09:23:53.386-07:00Thank you Anne! yes the red pokeleaf was a surpris...Thank you Anne! yes the red pokeleaf was a surprise to me.Michele Wynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15705798817897802264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1136803264568572778.post-2951497475454702002016-06-25T09:22:48.336-07:002016-06-25T09:22:48.336-07:00Thank you so much Audrie!Thank you so much Audrie!Michele Wynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15705798817897802264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1136803264568572778.post-53749120038361739492016-06-24T22:12:45.331-07:002016-06-24T22:12:45.331-07:00Absolutely beautiful work, as usual. I love everyt...<i>Absolutely beautiful work, as usual. I love everything you do.</i>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06676412816183066090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1136803264568572778.post-70514205384719958732016-06-24T18:59:44.761-07:002016-06-24T18:59:44.761-07:00Thanks Jean!Thanks Jean!Michele Wynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15705798817897802264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1136803264568572778.post-31342695908016781062016-06-24T13:51:41.387-07:002016-06-24T13:51:41.387-07:00Thank you so much Simone! That pattern is called &...Thank you so much Simone! That pattern is called "Rainking", it was recently published on tanglepatterns.comMichele Wynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15705798817897802264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1136803264568572778.post-91734700400490646452016-06-24T13:38:44.265-07:002016-06-24T13:38:44.265-07:00In card making, we call it "casing" when...In card making, we call it "casing" when we turn to the work of someone we admire for creative ideas. There are some really great artists, and you are one, that do gorgeous Zentangles, but we need to remember what Zentangle is really all about sometimes and just revel in the process. Lovely work!jeanchaneyazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12444143832714907759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1136803264568572778.post-85800109040756990852016-06-24T11:03:27.937-07:002016-06-24T11:03:27.937-07:00Thos tiles are absolutely stunning! Unfortunately ...Thos tiles are absolutely stunning! Unfortunately I do not find the right words in English to express my admiration of your artwork! I love the tangles which you chose for the DIVA tile (I need to add the tangle left below in my sketch book! What is the name of this tangle?) And the circle string tile is simply perfect. I love it.Simone Menzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15061960312918228994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1136803264568572778.post-12492410562246715872016-06-23T22:56:27.795-07:002016-06-23T22:56:27.795-07:00Pokeroot is lovely in red!!! Your other work is be...Pokeroot is lovely in red!!! Your other work is beautiful as well.Anne's tangle bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16734518453194763311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1136803264568572778.post-71108934082212301812016-06-23T08:27:09.066-07:002016-06-23T08:27:09.066-07:00Thanks Lily! To add to the above I would call you ...Thanks Lily! To add to the above I would call you "The Queen of Composition". I think there are many of us who would love to get in your head as you start a tile;-)Michele Wynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15705798817897802264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1136803264568572778.post-54025311426369808582016-06-23T08:21:18.731-07:002016-06-23T08:21:18.731-07:00Thanks Ilse! Your kind words are always appreciate...Thanks Ilse! Your kind words are always appreciated. I would like to add your name to my list of favorite influences as the Queen of Contrast. I had another professor in grad school who used to say "Contrast equals interest" (NOT color as so many believe). I see so many comments in my swap groups relating to color anxiety and "should I buy this set of 150 pens/pencils?". I want to say Noooooooooooooooooo!Michele Wynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15705798817897802264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1136803264568572778.post-32959944106697975512016-06-23T08:09:24.447-07:002016-06-23T08:09:24.447-07:00Thanks Bine! I don't know if I've seen you...Thanks Bine! I don't know if I've seen your work there, but Adele Bruno's "It's a String Thing Challenge" is great inspiration. I like that all of the submissions can be seen in one gallery show each week. It's amazing that given the same string and set of patterns, the vast differences in results is astounding and it's a lot easier than waiting for each page to load when viewing the submissions on other blogs. Michele Wynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15705798817897802264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1136803264568572778.post-48004778269825024262016-06-23T07:51:08.922-07:002016-06-23T07:51:08.922-07:00Thanks Margaret! Michele and Helen's work are ...Thanks Margaret! Michele and Helen's work are in my fave 5 artists to admire and be inspired by-they are the queens of elegant swirls and composition. Another fave is Margaret Bremner. I love the way she breaks down space and the texture she achieves. Then there's Maria Thomas of course. If you're on Pinterest, I have a board called "Color". Its mostly pictures of rust-the most beautiful colors ever.Michele Wynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15705798817897802264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1136803264568572778.post-62085782527059079732016-06-23T07:42:47.957-07:002016-06-23T07:42:47.957-07:00Thank you Ria! I really love how that swap tile ca...Thank you Ria! I really love how that swap tile came out too. It's my fave as well;-) Regarding the challenge tiles: I usually don't get to them for a day or two, by then there are several submissions to admire and be inspired by. Sometimes I see comments from those who don't want to look at others work until they've completed their tile. I'm the opposite. I look at everything and see what sticks;-)Michele Wynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15705798817897802264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1136803264568572778.post-56377359550685240112016-06-23T07:34:06.528-07:002016-06-23T07:34:06.528-07:00Thank you so much for the kind words Zoe and I'...Thank you so much for the kind words Zoe and I'm so glad you stopped by;-)Michele Wynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15705798817897802264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1136803264568572778.post-32333793931224419112016-06-23T06:17:22.983-07:002016-06-23T06:17:22.983-07:00It's always such a pleasure to visit your blog...It's always such a pleasure to visit your blog and admire your work! Looking at your first tile, with the red accents, I suddenly get it: your work is made with love :-)<br />(And I'm impressed with your interpretation of Joey's challenge!)Ilsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01980722920314419715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1136803264568572778.post-21483822541282656212016-06-23T03:43:50.008-07:002016-06-23T03:43:50.008-07:00Wow, your tiles are gorgeous, I like it all! That&...Wow, your tiles are gorgeous, I like it all! That's right, since my beginning of Zentangle at June 2015, I had learned a lot by seeing other tiles on the challenges or on other blogs. Binehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15327938576757276928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1136803264568572778.post-83183124341430344462016-06-23T03:43:23.868-07:002016-06-23T03:43:23.868-07:00I agree with you on the subject of copying. Few of...I agree with you on the subject of copying. Few of the people I copy from, Michele Beauchamp and Helen Williams in particular, would be very flattered at seeing the results of my copies but it helps me improve, I hope. I have tried to copy from you too, especially where such subtle colouring is concerned, as my usual thing is to either use too many colours or too bright. As always, I love your work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1136803264568572778.post-58599608526249869682016-06-23T03:10:37.531-07:002016-06-23T03:10:37.531-07:00All these tiles are wonderfull.
I agree with your ...All these tiles are wonderfull.<br />I agree with your words: we give something of ourselves in our work and we learn something from others, That is O.K.<br />I also learned a lot by seeing the other tiles on the Diva's challenge.<br />The weekly tile with two new patterns is very nice but my favorite is the swap tile: gorgeous white Ginili but also beautiful finished by you. Really love this!ria matheussenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16960954070338568404noreply@blogger.com