Happy Thanksgiving!

To those who celebrate: Wishing you a very happy Thanksgiving celebration with family and friends.

Make Me Some Munchin

 This week's challenge at I am the Diva czt is to use the tangle called Munchin, demoed by Molly Hollibough using a black tile. I usually like this type of repetitive tangles and this was no exception. However, I did not have a black tile. This time of the year, my backyard is filled with colorful natural tiles in various shapes and sizes and I could not resist using one as my tile. I used white and black gel pens, both of which glided smoothly on the leaf.

I painted this kolam to celebrate the beginning of the navarathri season. I have written more about navarthri and the art of kolam here.

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A Bug's Life

This week's challenge at I am the Diva czt is to tangle a tile around a bug. I decided to tangle and place my bug on that most natural of tiles, a leaf. Early in the fall season, I had collected several leaves. I had coated them with mod-podge and packed them in a ziploc bag. This kept them from drying out and also made the surface smooth for drawing. I used a calligraphy pen and acrylic ink to draw the fine line/vein of the leaf. I drew the dragonfly with white gel pen.

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Challenge #115: Earth (aka Amanda) Day

At I am the Diva CZT, we are celebrating Earth Day. In honor of this day, I did my tangle on leaves. These are leaves that had fallen from the beautiful Evergreen Magnolia (magnolia grandiflora) that stands magnificently tall on my front yard. I used acrylic ink and calligraphy pen to draw those patterns.

Below, these leaves are held by my favorite monkey, carved out of hard coconut. Doesn't he look cute?

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