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Monday, August 17, 2015

Zentangle® Verve, Jonqal, and an Inchie

I am the Diva's guest this week is Sharla Hicks, CZT. She asked us to undulating tangles with C and S forms. I love Verve and thought I would do a grouping of them with pearls as the centers and a few scattered about with some ribbons.
Square One, Facebook, has a focus tangle of Jonqal. I had to add a few Tipple too.
And, for Every Inchie Monday, the prompt work is "lamp"! From the Statue of Liberty, "I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"
 Thank you all for stopping by. I thoroughly enjoy reading your comments!


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46 comments:

  1. Lee DarterAugust 17, 2015 at 3:46 PM

    I like the like designs inside your S curves.
    Lee Darter

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    1. jeanchaneyazAugust 17, 2015 at 4:06 PM

      Thanks, Lee. I appreciate that you took the time to leave a comment :)

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  2. Beverly GAugust 17, 2015 at 4:52 PM

    You've aced all three challenges. Love your Statue of Liberty torch.

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    1. jeanchaneyazAugust 17, 2015 at 4:55 PM

      Thank you so much, Beverly. We had to memorize the whole poem as a child so the moment I saw the prompt of lamp, it all went through my head!

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  3. Poppie_60August 17, 2015 at 5:57 PM

    Your Verve is beautiful Jean - lovely shading too and such an adorable inchie :)

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    1. jeanchaneyazAugust 17, 2015 at 7:41 PM

      Thank you, Lila. Verve has always been a favorite of mine :)

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  4. freebird7100August 17, 2015 at 6:30 PM

    love the zentangles and the torch is an awesome idea

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    1. jeanchaneyazAugust 17, 2015 at 7:42 PM

      Thanks, Freebird. It's is always amazing to me what one little word can do with our memories. We used to sing a variation of the poem at school.

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  5. Suzanne Fluhr August 17, 2015 at 9:22 PM

    Uh oh. It's only August and your Diva challenge tile has me thinking of Christmas. I don't even need to see red and green. Festive tile.

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    1. jeanchaneyazAugust 18, 2015 at 5:58 AM

      Well, when you're a crafter and make most of the Christmas gifts, tags, and cards, you tend to think of Christmas most of the year! Maybe I could use this.... hummmm

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  6. Anne's tangle blogAugust 17, 2015 at 10:54 PM

    I think there will be a lot of tiles that look a bit like ours :-) Yours is lovely with the ribbons.

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    1. jeanchaneyazAugust 18, 2015 at 5:59 AM

      I have seen a lot that look like flowers, Annemarie. The ribbons were a late add as I felt it looked too plain. You have several different tangles in yours so yours is "fancier" all by itself LOL!

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  7. sallyAugust 17, 2015 at 11:29 PM

    Your first tile reminds me of a chestnut tree leaf - very pretty. Your lamp is inspired!

    Sally

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    1. jeanchaneyazAugust 18, 2015 at 6:00 AM

      That's interesting, Sally. I haven't seen a chestnut tree since I was quite young and you reminded me of them. Thanks.

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  8. MaggibeeAugust 18, 2015 at 2:05 AM

    I really like this. Verve is one of my favourites and, with art as with life, pearls make it special.

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    1. jeanchaneyazAugust 18, 2015 at 6:01 AM

      I do love Verve myself and never thought to put several together, so this was a good challenge for me. Thank you, Margaret!

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  9. MelkotaAugust 18, 2015 at 2:09 AM

    Beautiful chestnut leaves you get. It looks like a piece of jewelry :)

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    1. jeanchaneyazAugust 18, 2015 at 6:02 AM

      I'm happy that people are seeing chestnut leaves, Melkota, since I saw snakes! Chestnut leaves are so much prettier!

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  10. Susan TheronAugust 18, 2015 at 3:18 AM

    Both of your tiles are very nice

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  11. MySpecialistAugust 18, 2015 at 3:42 AM

    One of the more famous lamps in the world. Have you been inside? Love the Diva tile especially. Sharla is great, isn't she. Oh how I wish I had time to tangle properly now...... I'm getting there. :)

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    1. jeanchaneyazAugust 18, 2015 at 6:08 AM

      Would you believe that I grew up just 14 miles from the Statue of Liberty and never got to go in it? I regret that so much. We took all kinds of school trips into the city for the zoo, plays, the opera, Radio City Music Hall, the Empire State building, and the boat tours, but never went to the Statue of Liberty. Sad. Sharla is a very versatile tangle and I will spend some time exploring it soon. What's great about Zentangle, Zoe, is that all you need is small paper, pen, and pencil. Through a small kit together and keep it in your purse. You'd be amazed at all those times you have to wait and will have it at the ready for some calming tangling.

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  12. chrissieAugust 19, 2015 at 4:07 AM

    Stunning artwork and a terrific inchie

    Love Chrissie xx

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  13. AntonineAugust 19, 2015 at 1:29 PM

    I love that Verve! I can't make it look right ever, so thanks for showing how it should be done! Your Jonqal puts the curve in a very angular pattern - nice trick! I love your Inchie. Do you keep those in a journal? That would be a fun collection. Great week for you!

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    1. jeanchaneyazAugust 19, 2015 at 2:05 PM

      Thanks, Antonine. Verve will fit into almost any shape, just like Paradox will, so it's fun to mess with. There is one "incher" who puts her inchies on a tag and designs the tag around the inchie. I really like that idea. However, I am just too lazy sometimes and once I have posted the inchie, I think of it as done and toss it in a box LOL!

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  14. Tangles and MoreAugust 19, 2015 at 5:22 PM

    Nice use of Verve. Will be interesting to see what tangles people chose for this Challenge.

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    1. jeanchaneyazAugust 20, 2015 at 7:15 AM

      Thanks, Donald. I love how these challenges make us stretch what we know about tangles!

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  15. Annette P.-L. August 20, 2015 at 12:34 AM

    Lovely work this week! I really like your Diva challenge tile! What an interesting and elegant use of Verve in this way!

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    1. jeanchaneyazAugust 20, 2015 at 7:16 AM

      Thank you, Lonetta. I'm not sure I would have thought to do this with Verve without the challenge.

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  16. Sue SharpAugust 20, 2015 at 6:04 AM

    Verve is such a pretty tangle, and you've done it beautifully! I like it a lot as single petals!

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    1. jeanchaneyazAugust 20, 2015 at 7:17 AM

      Thanks, Sue. I'm so glad people aren't seeing this as a Medusa necklace LOL!

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  17. KiaAugust 20, 2015 at 9:48 AM

    beautiful tangles as usual. Your idea for the lamp is very creative. well done, as usual.

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  18. Ulrike B.August 20, 2015 at 10:33 AM

    both tangles are beautiful

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  19. lilystanglesAugust 20, 2015 at 11:44 AM

    I love your tiles Jean :)

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  20. Diane ClancyAugust 21, 2015 at 11:11 AM

    Hi Jean, your Verve and all looks marvelous and your others are fun!! :)

    ~ Diane Clancy
    http://www.dianeclancy.com/blog/2015/08/my-diva-sharla-hicks-undulating-challenge

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  21. Simone MenzelAugust 22, 2015 at 9:32 AM

    Very nice, beutiful tiles! Your DIVA reminds me to the autumn... which is not soo fr away..

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    1. jeanchaneyazAugust 22, 2015 at 4:57 PM

      Ackkk!! Say it isn't so! Not ready for summer to be over this quickly. I love summer. Thank you though, Simone :)

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  22. LezliBAugust 22, 2015 at 11:04 PM

    I really like your Verve tile. It looks so effortless and nicely done. I think I need to keep practicing on Verve. I like that you have used it with the pearls as the centers. They look as though they really belong there. Nice tile!

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  23. IlseAugust 23, 2015 at 3:20 AM

    That's funny to see, how your Diva tile sort of has the same shape as mine. Apparently that's what comes to mind when thinking of undulating ;-). Beautiful work, as well as your other tile and your inchie.

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    1. jeanchaneyazAugust 23, 2015 at 7:04 AM

      I have seen more than one of us use this shape, so I think you are right, Ilse. Thank you for your kind support :)

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  24. KariAugust 23, 2015 at 9:35 AM

    Verve is such a great filler, I don't know why I don't use it more often. Like commenters stated, it does remind me of Christmas. Fun!

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  25. UnknownAugust 23, 2015 at 10:22 AM

    Very nice zentangles - I love the first one! It looks like an autumn leave for me :-)
    Creative inchie as always, love it!

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