Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Diva Challenge #308, Made by Joey #157 and Other Artsy Stuff..

Mac 'n Cheese

I was so ready for a challenge like this. With so many new patterns being introduced daily, it can be overwhelming and I can get a little ADD searching for that next great pattern only to find myself being more anxious and less productive. 
Last week Zentangle HQ blogpost's topic was Revisiting a Basic Comfort and concluded with the question "What are your Mac & Cheese tangles? and why?"
I commented " Mooka and Sandswirl followed very closely by Crescent Moon" I neglected to add Tipple which I use in almost everything I create. I also neglected to add Why?
I can't draw a straight line to save my life. I loves curves and auras. I love the freedom of Mooka. It was the most difficult pattern for me to grasp initially until I made a little tweak to it by finishing each cluster to one point.  Auras are such an easy and satisfying enhancement. I could draw Sandswirl all day long.
This week's Diva Challenge continued on that theme. I had some time with my morning coffee and enjoyed creating my Mac 'n Cheese tile. Basic. Simple. Zen-ful;-)


Finish My Tile Alphabet Series: L
featuring: Lee Lee
additionally: Lollywimple and Landgirlz

This is a Bijou (2" tile) series I'm working on as headers for my pattern library binder. It's funny though because I haven't added much to the binder over the last 2 or 3 months. There are so many times I stop myself and think "How many patterns do I really need?"
These next 2 pictures are ATC's I made for some Travelling Tangles swaps I'm preparing to send out. I created these last week, though they didn't intentionally reflect HQ's blogpost, they must have been influenced by it because they are clearly my comfort zone. I remember thinking that each person who receives one of these is seeing something new to them, so why do I feel I have to reinvent the wheel with each ATC if I enjoy drawing these:

on watercolor ATC's

on tissue paper tinted ATC's

Here's an incoming Travelling Tangle tile:

This is my finish to the tile below sent to me by Mary Dewick in the UK

I was still in Zingo mode and had admired Simone Menzel's tile submitted for the Diva Challenge. I pretty much just copied her technique;-)


On Eni Oken's Facebook Group Shading Zentangle, there was a focus on Echolines. I created several tissue paper tinted tiles using a torn edge technique inspired by this post on Laurel Regan's Alphabet Salad blog. I went a little nuts. It appears Echolines is my newest Mac 'n Cheese pattern. I used a dip pen on these hence some unsightly blobs;-)






Thanks so much for stopping by. Your thoughtful and generous comments delight and inspire me;-)


"Aimee"


30 comments:

  1. Your work is lovely! I especially love the tissue paper ATCs! (and you did win the post card on my blog a few weeks ago, I need to know where to send it!)

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    1. Thank you Charlotte! I'm so excited to be getting my mitts on that gorgeous postcard. I'd forgotten about that:-P

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  2. Beautiful! I also chose similar tangles for similar reasons. I was trying to pick a favorite, and then realized, I can't. They are all special.

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    1. Thanks Cris! Yes it was a challenge to pick my faves. There are more and I really hope I get a chance to get one or two more tiles done. I do love the Zen of Mac 'n Cheese​😉

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  3. Beautiful tiles! I really like your watercolor ATCs.

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  4. Me too, love always your tiles, especially the tissue paper techniquetiles but I'm also fond of your tile for the Diva's challenge, just black and white but beautiful and so is Aimée!!!

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    1. Thanks Ria! I tend to forget how pleasant it is to get back to basics. Aimee thanks you too;-)

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  5. Love all of this, but most of all Aimée!!!

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  6. Love them all! So fun to see your starts. I still have one of yours I need to do. Spring break coming soon, so I will have some time to do it justice. (I hope!) Your diva tile is so beautifully shaded.

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    1. Thank you Kate! I'm really happy with the Diva tile. I generally avoid graphite shading because I make such a mess with it but I tried Maria's trick of using clear nail polish to fix it and deepen it a little. I hope to have a chance to have another go at this;-)

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  7. You always do such beautiful work. The simple patterns are always soothing to not only do, but to look at. I never noticed that pretty collar your kitty has. Like one fit for royalty!

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    1. Many thanks Jean...And yes, Aimee is quite the princess;-)

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  8. Very beautiful. I love how your Mooka seems to be nesting for itself and the Tipple.

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  9. What can I say - WOW - beautiful tiles.

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  10. Beautiful work as always :-) Your Mac 'n Cheese looks like delicious meal :-)) and I think you've drawn Lee Lee in a very creative way. Inspiring!

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    1. Thank you Ilse! The Joey Challenge was the exact opposite of the Diva Challenge in terms of Zen:-) but I was happy with the result.

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  11. I love your MacNCheese tile with this big Mooka in the sandswirl - great composition and contrast! Your other work is also beautiful :-)

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  12. Such an array of beautiful work. The shading in your Diva Challenge tile is great. Adds so much perspective.

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  13. Those TTP ATCs are too gorgeous to add to! I can't imagine putting my pen on them! You've definitely mastered those echo lines, and your Diva tile is so relaxing. I bet Aimee was sleeping by your side while you were doing it!

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    1. Thank you Jennifer! I've been doing some variations of my Mac 'n cheese combo throughout the week. It truly is the most relaxing especially with the cat purring at my side😉

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