Birds on a Wire UMT

This is the first Monday of the month and it is UMT at I am the Diva. The tangle that was chosen came from Mary Kissen and is called Birds on a Wire. It is a very pretty tangle and I decided to dress it up with an actual bird image. The bird comes from one of my watercolor paintings. I printed it on an old book page and filled the space around with various tangles. I also added a little bit of color to the tangles as a way of complementing the colorful bird.

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Found Prose and Zentangle: Challenge #120

The challenge at I am the Diva is called Tangellation Nation and the task is to just use "Bales" as the solo tangle. Bales is easy and versatile and lends itself to much variations. I decided to create an altered page ZIA with found prose. The trick is to highlight certain words and phrases on a printed page while blacking out all other words to create new prose. I have been wanting to do this for a long time. I took a page out of Deepak Chopra's Ageless Body and Timeless Mind and created what you see above. The words that I chose to highlight changed the whole message of that book! I guess that's what artistic expression is all about.

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Weekly Challenge: UMT "KUKE"

This week I am the Diva-CZT uses Katy Abbot "KUKE" tangle for the UMT challenge. The tangle reminded me of a millefiori glass bead, so I thought I would make a jewelry out of it! I like the overall effect especially on the large bead, even though the tangle does not look as crisp on the smaller beads. I used Prisma color pencils and graphite pencil for most of the tangle. I did the red outline with a 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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Weekly Challenge 114: With the Stars

For this week's challenge at I am the Diva CZT, I fell on an old standby, the South Indian kolam, which is very well suited for angular shapes like stars. The pattern I chose and modified is not a difficult one, but, did not turn out as well as I wanted to. I used calligraphy ink for drawing and because it does not dry quickly I ended up smudging some lines. However, with a regular micron pen you can get a  precisely and cleanly drawn zia. I will post one later when I have a little more time :)

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I Am the Diva CZT Challenge 112: Tuxedo

It is UMT week at I am the Diva and Laura chose Tuxedo, a tangle created by the kindest and everybody's favorite tangler, LeeAnn (Ledenzer).  I wanted to take this tuxedo to the most popular tuxedo wearer known to humankind. It took me several tries before I got this particular tangle and even then I am not sure I have done it right. But, I am happy to make it by the deadline. 

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Challenge 111: Monotangling Mooka!

This is my take on this week's challenge at I am the Diva CZT which is monotangling Mooka. I almost never do a formal tangle on tile with string. I am more of a zia girl. I did this on a 6" by 8" drawing sheet and so I had plenty of space to take mooka on a wild ride!

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