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Monday, January 27, 2014

Inchie, Aquafleur from Zentangle®, and a Zendala

If you are visiting from the "Grow your Blog" site, please go to the last post here.

For my regular visitors, I have completed my Inchie, Dare, and Challenge, as well as a few more art journal pages.

First, the Challenge from The Diva was to do the tangle Aquafleur. I did mine on the new Renaissance tiles and used brown and sepia for the pens and then added some charcoal pencils in sepia, brown and white for accents:








Next up is an Inchie with the prompt of "ballet". I am loving doing these :)




And, finally,  the Zendala Dare from The Bright Owl. I used Laced, Girdy, and a variation of Auraknot.

If you are not yet a follower, I would most appreciate it if you would click on FOLLOWERS, Join this Site, on your right. I'm trying to build up my numbers so that I feel like somebody is reading this. I do appreciate all of you that have already done so and leave me such lovely comments too.



59 comments:

  1. I love how you "sewed" all the little top pieces together.

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    1. Thanks you, Diane. I have always been intrigued by that kind of tangle. It kind of messes with my mind a bit though when I do it :)

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  2. You have been busy! I like how you did your aquafleur. They almost seem to be moving around the tile!

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    1. Thanks, Katy. Aquafleur was presented during my CZT training, so it holds some special memories for me.

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  3. Great balance of light on your aquafleur.

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    1. Thank you, Shelly. I love playing with the white charcoal, especially on the tan tiles.

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  4. love the designs, and I am stoked that you got a ballerina on your inchie! great job!

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    1. Thank you. I'm hoping for a tutorial from you on how you do your bead inchies. They are so unique!

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  5. Lovely Jean!!!! I LOVE the border you gave this zendala.
    Aquafleur is also beautiful, I am still struggling with this tangle.

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    1. Annemarie, thank you. Aquafleur was hard for me too until one day I just sat down and did NOTHING but Aquafleur. HAHA it worked :)

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  6. Your ballet inchie is soooo cute, just love it!

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    1. Thank you, Lisette. These inchies are just too much fun!

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  7. What a great trio of tangles, Jean! I adore that Inchie!! The aquafleur really does flow and the colours look great. And I do like your - quite unusual - choice of tangles in the zendala! Axxx

    PS - I too would love some more followers.... :-)

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    1. Well, Annie, I will just have to pop over to your site and help you out :) And thanks for stopping by and leaving a nice comment. As far as the unusual choices, well I do a kind of open and stab sometimes to pick my tangles. That way, I am trying something new now and then.

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  8. Beautiful Inchie and more beautiful work!!!!! x

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  9. Gorgeous Aquafleur - love the browns! That inchie is mega cute! And well done with the zendala. I don't have time for the zendalas at the moment.

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    1. Thanks, Zoe. I hear you. There just aren't enough hours in the day, are there?

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  10. I really like all your color variations for your diva challenge! It adds some movement and dimension that make aquafleur really fun. I'm going to have to play around with those Renaissance tiles more :)

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    1. Thank you, Kailey. I love the color of the tiles but I think they are too soft and it is difficult to lay down the pen. I hope they change the formula to match the white ones one of these days.

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  11. Hi Jean, your aquafleur looks great, reminds me of hmmmmm wonderful chocolate. I will look for you in journal52, but there are so many beautiful pages out there, I can learn a lot and have fun playing with all the new tools and techniques.

    See you :)

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    1. Yum, I like chocolate! Yes, there are wonderful ideas being shared on the Journal 52 for sure.

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  12. I love how you got a completely different effect from the Aquafleur with the colours on the Renaissance tile background. Linda x

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    1. Thank you, Marianne. I have enjoyed looking at everyone's different take on Aquafleur. It's been a fun one to do.

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  13. The renaissance tile really brings out your delicate Aquafleur and I just love your inchie - so adorable - well done Jean!

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    1. Thank you so much, Lila. I hope everyone pops over to your site to see all the different ones you did too!

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  14. I really like your Aquafleur. The Renaissance tile and the sepia, brown and white work really well. And I see that you also left a lot of negative space in you Zendala. The border adds just the right touch. Very nice.

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    1. Thank you, Audrie. I kind of amazed myself that I was able to leave so much space. I'm learning!

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  15. Your renaissance tile is lovely! I really like the way that you shaded it!

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    1. Thanks, Kate. I like working with the charcoal for the shading. It's so soft and blends nicely.

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  16. Awesomeness!!! Inchie is way too cute! And your Aquafleur is beautiful, I really like the look of the charcoal pencil! :0) Share Humanity

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    1. Thanks for stopping by, Annette, and for leaving such nice comments. I appreciate you, and everyone else, taking the time to do so.

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  17. I like the laced/eyelet and ribbon effect around the outside. I have to think about it when I do also, otherwise I end up arcing the opening the wrong way. It is nice to vary colors on Aquafleur. I have not tried the new tiles. I did get a few over the holidays, but just have not taken the time to do anything with them.

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    1. HAHA, Donald. I know what you mean about arcing the wrong way. Been there, done that! The new tiles work well with the charcoals and pastels, but I find them too delicate for heavy pen work. Maybe you will feel differently. Thanks for the kind words!

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  18. Wonderful pieces this week! Especially I like your tile with Aquafleur very much. The colouring and shading is great! It makes an unique style!

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    1. Thanks, Lonetta. Aquafleur gives you a lot of options. I like the one you did as well.

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  19. Beautiful, but the center is stunning! Nice

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    1. Thank you, Camela. I appreciate your comment. Sometimes it's hard to think of something different to do, and sometimes it just finds its way to the paper anyway!

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  20. A gorgeous inchie, I love the tutu.
    xxx Hazel.

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  21. I love the Renaissance auqafleur -- the shading makes them so dynamic!

    And I am simply amazed that a ballerina can fit in a 1 inch square... very impressive!!

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    1. Amy, just try a couple of inchies and you will be hooked too. They are just fun!

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  22. so cute. People who can draw make me so jealous!

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    1. Ah, Jenn. Everyone who can write their name can draw. We have just been conditioned to think we can't. You would be amazed at what would happen if you put something in front of yourself and looked at it with pencil in hand, and you would draw it. It doesn't have to be perfect, that's what cameras are for. Go for it!

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  23. All of your art work is beautiful. I think your aquafleur is really gorgeous. I love doing the inchies too. Great work on the zendala! I love the laced look around the edges and girdy makes it look even more like a ceiling fan - which was my first thought when I saw the template.

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    1. Yup, Cathy, ceiling fan it is :) Thanks for stopping by and leaving such thoughtful comments.

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  24. Hi Jean! It was such a wonderful surprise to see you at my blog this morning... Thank you! I have had so much fun looking around your great site. I followed you as well, and I look forward to seeing your future posts! Your aquafleur, inchie, and zendala are all inspiring... like you! Beautiful! Can't wait to come back and visit again to see what you're up to!

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    1. Hi Holly and welcome to my world, I mean blog! It's fun to make new friends through this wonderful thing, the Internet, yes? Thanks for the kind words too!

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  25. I love the way you colored and shaded your Aquafleurs. Just lovely.

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    1. Thank you, Robin. Welcome to my blog and I'm so happy to see you tangling away yourself. You do lovely work. I hope you have a chance some day to take a class from a CZT, just to include the meditative powers that are in Zentangle. I really think you would find it to positively impact your life.

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  26. Very cool seeing what you are doing with brown and sepia. And thank you so very much for coming last week to my blog!!! (http://www.dianeclancy.com/blog/2014/02/aquafleur-zentangle-challenge-entry/) ~ Diane Clancy

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    1. Thank you, Diane. I like working with browns. I especially like to do things in the Steampunk genre using the sepia. I should do more of that, but where's the time???

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  27. Hi Jean, I love doing tangles... but I have to admit I haven't put pen to paper for some time now... So many different things to do and only 24 hours in a day, LOL!
    Hugs,
    Beth P

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    1. Yup, with you on that one Beth. If only we didn't have to sleep LOL!

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  28. Very nice! I love your highlights on aquafleur

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    1. Thank you, Helen. And, thanks for stopping by. I love how people can visit from all over the world with just a click of a button. So much better than magic shoes :)

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