Ixorus

So I remember at the time of drawing this Zentangle for the Diva's challenge, Ixorus was a tangle I readily took to... after sorting out how to draw the radiating lines, that is!

Although the photo's not great, and the shading's quite poor, I still like this tile. I especially like the section on the right which I filled with a few of my favourites - Triral, Tipple and Reticulated.

Ixorus

On to the next challenge!

Happy tangling...
Claire

Orbs

Orbs... slightly squished, because drawing circles is not easy!

Orbs
Tangles: Paradox, River, Quiltz, Zedbra, Wisket

Click on the links to see instructions for each of the tangles.

Happy Tangling...
Claire

Happy Birthday Dad!

Wishing my lovely Dad a wonderful birthday!

Lots of love xxx
Claire

Starry Eyed Surprise

Another of the Diva's challenges completed at the start of 2011. This one was not an easy one to do, and I'm not entirely satisfied with the outcome, but in the 18 months or so since then, I've not thought to redo it.

As I write, I've open up the Diva's post for this challenge and am enjoying listening to Paul Oakenfold's 'Starry Eyed Surprise'. It's an old favourite of mine, so makes me feel better. This Zentangle is an example of where I've come from, and reminds me of how far I've come since then.

So let's take a look at my rather rough work, and notice the lack of shading. Shading was something that scared me back then. Ok, I admit, it still scares me today, but I'm trying to overcome the fear...

Starry Eyed Surprise
Clockwise from top left: Gingham, Ninja Stars, Paradox,
Spinners, Frillee, Tipple, Demi and, in the centre, Facets

Is it leaving you 'starry-eyed'?

Happy Tangling...
Claire

Two Pencil String

I took part in the Diva's second challenge at the start of 2011, whilst I was still very new to Zentangle. I remember it being a fun challenge. Using the two pencils created a lovely ribbon to tangle within.

Here's my attempt (apologies for the bad photo!)

You can see I was heavily influenced by Carole Ohl's patterns at this time - Coaster, Unyun and Shard are all hers, and are tangles I still love.
The other two patterns are both from Livia Chua - a tanglation of Braidle and one of my all time favourites, Reticulated.

Mobile blogging

Things have certainly changed since I was regularly blogging... I'm posting this from my lovely Android phone, so let's see what happens.

Here are a few photos of my attempts at the Diva's most recent challenge:

Break Free

As always, the Diva's challenge has stretched me. I wasn't too happy with my first attempt to break free from the dots and border that make up a traditional Zentangle, so I ended up doing a second.

Attempt 1 - Quabog, Beeline, Juke and Bales

Attempt 2 - Auraknot, Opus, Ennies and Scena

I'm not sure which one I prefer... What about you, which one do you prefer?

Happy tangling...
Claire