Christmas Fun Continued...

I had some scraps left over torn scraps of muslin and decided to play with some Inktense pencils on cloth. I created this owl ornament for a friend who has just moved back to Michigan. This owl was inspired by Ashley Percival's Blue Night Owl Children's Illustration.

Owl created on muslin scraps using micron pens and Inktense pencils for color.
I then brushed on water to liquify the pencil colors. When completed the piece
was ironed to set color.

This is the image from the back, I love the mysterious watercolor look
on the reverse side.

 

 

I then laid down some strips of color, and roughly tore "feathers" for the crest.

Completed owl, partially sewn. I enhanced the piece by adding touches of white and more texture
and pattern. I topped the piece with the frayed muslin plumage crown. I will stuff it and add a message on the back with a rustic wire loop on the back for hanging.

Christmas Fun

Playing around with some little dolls, ornaments for Christmas. This is Iris, she's still a work in progress, but I'm enjoying playing.

Front of Iris: legs not finished or attached

Back of Iris: legs not finished or attached

 

Completed doll: Iris has legs with striped tights, 
red mary janes with buttons, and arms!

 

I used muslin, acrylic pen, pens, hair is embroidery floss of painted muslin. She is embellished with pearls and some metallic paint. 

 

Completed doll now has legs, with striped tights, red mary janes, and arms.

Challenge #328 - Guest Hosted by Suzanne Florz

Aloha is embedded in lot's of Aura's with Hollibaugh,
Mooka tendrils, Allium inspired leaves, nestled in Zenplosion Folds

Dame Diva has taken some well deserved time off with family this summer and several guest bloggers have stepped up to the Diva Challenge plate. This week Suzanne Fluhr feature her tangle pattern Aloha. I really enjoyed this pattern when I first saw it featured on her blog, this week gave me the perfect opportunity to try it.

It sort of has a "Where's Waldo" feel to Aloha, can you find it? Really enjoyed the process, thanks for the opportunity Suzanne.

Challenge #307 - Zingo - Kitchen Table Tangles with Indy and Mazzy

Zingo inspired by Mazzy and Indy's
Kitchen Table Tangles Video

This weeks Diva Challenge #307 features a Kitchen Table Tangles Video with Indy and Mazzy, Maria and Rick's granddaughters. These two taught us Zingo during their Video filmed in Maria and Rick's kitchen. These two cuties are amazing budding CZT's. They are fearless and brave and tangle beautifully.

I chose to add some Knightsbridge striping, and touches of Sepia and lot's of shading. How great to learn from these two little Zentangle Zealots!

Check out the other wonderful submissions this week at Diva Central.

Challenge #304 - New Official Tangle Waybop

Waybop with Printemp, Mooka, Tipple
Lot's of texture and grey with Sepia accents

Diva Challenge #301 - DuoTangle (Sort of) - Paradox vs Diva Dance

DuoTangle (Sort of) - Paradox, Diva Dance,
and a little Lumpi,

The Diva features Rick and Maria's video "Kitchen Table Tangles" with Rick doing his Paradox with Diva Dance. He does it with such patience and structure, love watching his process and listening to both he and Maria.

I really love Paradox, but we were not always friends, with persistence, and lot's of practice, we became very close. I enjoy the way this tangle takes on different forms depending on the original shape / structure that encases Paradox. I chose to begin with a square and let it build from there.

I always feature this tangle in my Beyond Basics class. I feel it's one of the tangles that takes complete concentration, it makes you pay attention. I also enjoy the fact that is can really morph into such a beautiful organic, curvy delight. I tried to show the variation of form, line weight, the difference adjusting spacing of each line makes in the look of Paradox.

Lumpi is a tangle by Natalie Plechova that I just came across on YouTube and I had to incorporate it. I TRIED to keep this a DuoTangle, but I am WEAK...

I tucked my chop in the same fashion as Rick's, inspiration by our fearless leaders :)

Check out all the other great submissions this week at Diva Central.

Diva Challenge #300 - Moebius Awareness Day

Moebius Syndrome Awarness - version1
Dancers, Smiles, Hearts, Mooka, Tipple, and Printemps

Moebius Syndrome Awarness - version 2
Moebius Awareness logo with Tripoli, some Hearts and Purple!

The Diva Reached her 300th Challenge this week, congratulations to her. For this week's challenge we revisit the Moebius Syndrome Awareness Day. Her son Artoo has this syndrome and through her blog we have seen his progress and amazing development.

This is the fifth Moebius Syndrome Awareness Challenge I've had the honor to participated in: Challenge #55, #103, #151, #251.  I chose to use a 3Z tile size and shape. The slogan "Smile With Your Heart" is a wonderful uplifting message so I used that as my inspiration.

Check out the other wonderful tiles for this week's 300th Diva Challenge.

 

 

 

   

 

 Challenge #299 - Drawings and Triangle Exploration

Combined Triangle Tiles, Common String, with touches of blue

triangle tiles 1-5

triangle tiles 6-8

Last week I decided to try my hand at triangle tiles. Mine are not equilateral (only 2 sides are 3.5") since I cut them out of a divided circle. but it gave me the basic feel. I created a template and I cutout my in the "fashion of" the official Zentangle® 3Z triangle tiles.This was more of an exploration in sections. I used the Zentangle blog Twelve Days of 3Zs Christmas Challenge as inspiration. Things got way out of hand and I couldn't stop myself. I finished up my pieces Sunday night.

Lot's of tangles and techniques for these pieces:

1. Shattuck, Cresent Moon, Drawings, Tripoli,
2. Lolliwhop, Knightsbridge, Mac-Ra-Me, Gourdeous
3. ICanThis, Poke Berry, Knightsbridge,
4. Drawings, Tipple,
5. Marasu, Poke Leaf, Molygons, Printemps, with Bijou's cousin
6. Tripoli, Crescent Moon, Moowa,     Knightsbridge, Purk beadz
7. Tripoli, Hollibaugh, Tipple
8. Drawings, Diva Dance

This is over the top for me but what the heck!