Challenge #19 - More Morris




Inspired by William Morris wallpaper pattern

This weeks Diva challenge #19 was based on the light over dark technique of William Morris . I can't find my white pen so this was a labor intensive project. I started with white paper and applied black ink with a brush and my Sharpie 0.3 mm pen which does take quite a while but the results are dramatic. The process of switching the darks and lights and simplifying the pattern was challenging.

This was a much more planned tangling process than I usually use. It was not so much going with the flow, relaxing and smiling, but planning and thinking through the lights and darks once I established my basic pattern.

I really enjoy William Morris' patterns and I'm fascinated with his attention to detail and his textile patterning. I'm going to purchase a white pen this week and try again drawing with a white pen on black paper.

If you haven't tried this challenge yet you should give it a try. It does make me think out-of-the-box with my tangling process, and that's a good thing. I also love the fact that it isn't a contest but a forum allowing us to express our creativity and view all the talent in this community of tanglers!

-- Yippee, I just found my white gel pen! So I added embellishments to my original. What I always say is you can't have too many embellishments or auras...
Well, I don't always say that, but it's fun to coin phrases! Maybe I did go overboard a bit on the auras but it was fun.