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Diva Challenge #57-UMT v.1

2012-02-07T16:37:09Z

This week’s challenge was to use a pattern that was created by one someone who has developed their own personal Zentangle pattern (UMT-Use My Tangle). The pattern chosen for this week was Sanibelle. The above Zentangle was by third attempt at using this pattern, I did not like how the other two turned out. The irony is that this piece is part of a homework assignment from Suzanne Wilka of Tinkered Art. Another women and I are currently being tutored by Suzanne in preparation for the upcoming CZT training in two week. For this assignment Debbie drew the string and I was to fill it in. I am quite pleased with this result and happy that I could complete the challenge and the homework assignment with the same Zentangle!

Thank you for your kind comments!

2012-02-02T16:23:14Z

I appreciate everyone's positive comments I have received about my Dominatrix Zentangle! I will share that this tile took me 3 times longer to do than a tile done with my right hand. To say I took it slowly is an understatement. I will add that while I am right hand dominant when I began to participate in archery (November 2002) I learned I was left eye dominant. Since archery is an aiming sport I learned it was better for me to shoot left handed. While shooting a bow does require some fine motor movement, as an archer progresses it does not require fine motor movement of the left hand which is the hand I draw the string back with (See picture below.) However, it may be that being a left handed archer has help me in ways I wasn't aware of. The other odd thing about this tile, at least to me, is that there is no order to it (unlike my right handed tiles.) I really wasn't sure what to make of the design when I was done. However, the purpose of the challenge was to "let go" so I did and let the design of the tile be what it turned out to be. Perhaps that is why the pollywogs suprised me so much.

To see the Zentangle tile I created with my non dominant hand and the accompaning post click here.

Diva Challenge #56-Dominatrix* v.2

2012-02-01T21:06:16Z

This week's Dive challenge was to create an entire Zentangle with our non-dominant hand. Indeed it was a challenge!!! What I learned from this piece is while I prefer straight lines and grid patterns with my dominant (right) hand I am definitely drawn to the curves and more abstract patterns when using my left. The biggest surprise was the appearance of the polliwogs which I added at the very end.
(Finished on February 1, 2012)

(Please see additional comment above or click here for a further explanation about my process for this tile and why my non dominant may be "stronger" than most.)

Comments Reopened

2012-01-26T05:49:17Z

Due to my overexcitement of recieving my first comment this morning I inadvertently "closed" the option for others to comment on my blog. I have fixed the problem and look forward to the open lines of communication...again.

Diva Challenge #55-Moebius Trip 1

2012-01-26T05:31:21Z

This weeks challenge was in honor of today being Moebius Syndrome Awareness day. We were to take the symbol of the Moebius Sydrome Foundation and use it in our Zentangle. I tried something different by first cutting the outline of the the symbol and then cutting the remaining lines. I then used the cut out shapes as the pattern to create a mosiac type piece. With the exception of the small diamonds near the outer circle, only the pieces that were part of the Moebius symbol are colored purple. I tried out Diane Lachane's pattern Parasail-z for the outer 3 parts of the design and I used a variation of Carol Ohl's pattern Baton for the outer border. This tile has a simular feel to me as the artwork of the Indians who live in the Northwest of the United States.
(Drawn Januay 24, 2012)

I first became aware of this syndrome in the late 1990's s when my husband had a co-worker with it. He was a very nice and intellegent man but could not move his mouth or eyes; however, it was obvious he had speech therapy at some point. If you weren't watching him, or if you were talking to him on the phone, you would never know that he had any type of challenges by just listening to him talk.

Diva Challenge #51 (Fife)

2012-01-26T05:31:21Z

This was the result of my first Diva Challenge that I participated in though I did not post the result on the Diva Challenge site. This was also the first tile I produced after my class with CZT, Susanne Wilka of Tinkered Art, in early December. I was pleasantly suprised when I was finished!
(Drawn on December 6, 2011)

Diva Challenge #54-Purple Haze (use the color purple)

2012-01-23T17:29:48Z

A little rain and the need to remain in the right side of my brain on this day created the environment where I lost myself completely. After a total of seven hours (I did take a few breaks) my Zentangle was finished. While I have not been doing Zentangles for long I have discovered that I do lean towards drawing very detailed tiles.
(Drawn on January 16, 2012)

In response to the extreme level of detal in my previous tile, I wanted to explore the same theme (purple) but intentionally pursue simplicity. I have been intrigued (and intimidated) by the pattern Verdigogh and decided to "take the plunge". The result is above and drawing simple Zentangles is in my capability!
(Drawn January 17, 2012)

The New Year-Diva Challenge #53 (Undine)

2012-01-23T08:12:46Z

This was a strange tile for me and I did not like it when I started. However, I kept working with it and began playing wth shading to help give it a three dimensional look with the different layers. The Undine pattern became the border and reminded me of chain links.
(Drawn on January 12, 2012)

Entering the World of Blogging...

2012-01-23T07:21:20Z

I am jumping in with both feet as I enter the world of blogging and am looking forward joining the community of the creatives who participate in Zentangles. If am successful in publishing this post I will know that I am on the right path. There are aspests of this page in its template form that I do not yet understand; however, just as in drawing a Zentangle I am ready to take the first step and then figure out the details as I go. I look forward to sharing this new journey with friends of old and those I have yet to meet...

Welcome

2012-01-21T19:48:57Z

Welcome to my blog. Please check back soon for new entries.