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Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Zentangle® Munchin, Poke Root, and an Inchie

The Diva and her family celebrated Thanksgiving yesterday and so the Challenge didn't come until today. It was to use Munchin. I've often used Munchin on the black and so I decided to do one on a tan tile. The tan is quite delicate and does take some getting used to though. I used a brown 01 Micron, Sepia Pitt Pastel, and a white chalk from Kol-I-Noor.
Square One had a focus tangle of Poke Root.
And, Every Inchie Monday had a prompt word of "key". Does anyone remember their biology classes and learning to use a dichotomous key?


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  1. MySpecialistOctober 13, 2015 at 5:51 PM

    Gooooorgeous tiles! Love Munchin especially. About to get around to doing mine. Very, very, very clever key inchie!

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    1. jeanchaneyazOctober 13, 2015 at 7:29 PM

      Thanks, Zoe. I'm sure most people thought that I'd lost my mind completely when I did a fly for key. I'm glad you like it!

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  2. DEMenOctober 13, 2015 at 9:51 PM

    Great tiles! I have to crack out my mid-toned paper and give it a try.

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    1. jeanchaneyazOctober 14, 2015 at 8:24 AM

      Thank you, Dorita. I love working with the Renaissance tiles.

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  3. Anne's tangle blogOctober 13, 2015 at 10:58 PM

    So different and soooo beautiful!!!

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  4. freebird7100October 13, 2015 at 11:32 PM

    I like the poke root tile, looks so neat, I think you did a great job on the fly in one inch.

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    1. jeanchaneyazOctober 14, 2015 at 8:25 AM

      Thanks, Freebird. I really dislike (hate is such a strong work LOL!) flies :)

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  5. IlseOctober 14, 2015 at 3:08 AM

    Beautiful Diva tile! Love your choice of paper and the colours you used.
    Your Pokeroot tile is looking great too :-)

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    1. jeanchaneyazOctober 14, 2015 at 8:26 AM

      Thank you, Ilse. The Renaissance tiles are a bit harder to work on, but they make me slow down so I actually do better work on them.

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  6. Diane ClancyOctober 14, 2015 at 7:26 AM

    Jean, cool to see Munchin on tan!! I have done only 1 tan tile so far - they are also bigger than what I have been working on :) :) Love your PokeRoot!!! :)

    ~ Diane Clancy
    http://www.dianeclancy.com/blog/2015/10/my-diva-munchin-play-challenge

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    1. jeanchaneyazOctober 14, 2015 at 8:27 AM

      Thanks, Diane. What size tiles are you using? The Renaissance tiles are the same size as the other Zentangle tiles, 3 1/2 X 3 1/2.

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    2. Diane ClancyOctober 24, 2015 at 5:35 AM

      Jean, my tiles are 3 1/2 x 31/2 I am using too ... but my tan and gray tiles are larger - maybe 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 (or at least 4x4) because I got them from Amazon (wanting to save some money) so they look a little daunting :)

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  7. Simone MenzelOctober 14, 2015 at 9:26 AM

    I love your tiles, especially the Munchin is excellent. I love the colors you chose. It`s a bit different.

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  8. cstocksOctober 14, 2015 at 9:28 AM

    Ah, you sent me into a rabbit hole with your "Key" inchie. In a previous life, it was all about science for me and for my life I don''t remember dichotomous identification. But, then, I've forgotten waaaay more than I ever remembered. I spent a lot of time with colonies of fruit flies, the dreaded Drysophila melanogaster--teenie beady red-eyed monsters! A long, long time ago! I'll have to try Munchin, looks like it's fun to play with. Have a brilliant day! c

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    1. jeanchaneyazOctober 14, 2015 at 9:32 AM

      Yay! You know that I love to make people work for figuring out the inchie, if I can anyway. I don't know why I remember this. Probably because we were sent out on campus to use a key to identify the trees and it actually works! That amazed me.

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  9. chrissieOctober 14, 2015 at 11:30 AM

    Beautiful artwork. Sorry you lost me on the boology lesson but O love the inchie

    Chrissie xx

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    1. jeanchaneyazOctober 14, 2015 at 11:54 AM

      Thanks, Chrissie. I almost wish I didn't remember those lessons LOL!

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  10. Michele WynneOctober 14, 2015 at 12:38 PM

    I love that Diva tile!

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  11. Suzanne Fluhr October 14, 2015 at 12:39 PM

    I like your take on Munchin on the Renaissance tile. I'll have to try one of those--next week. I already stretched myself enough for this week by doing mine on a black tile. ;-) (BTW, Great Poconos story in your comment on my Munchin :)

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    1. jeanchaneyazOctober 14, 2015 at 12:44 PM

      Thanks, Suzanne. I always enjoy answering your questions. Your blog is a fun one to read through each week.

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  12. DevinOctober 14, 2015 at 2:12 PM

    Love the Ren Munchin!

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  13. The Yorkshire TortoiseOctober 14, 2015 at 3:53 PM

    Great Pokeroot, I like the black shiny aura around it, also the curvy stems. Great shading on the Munchin

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    1. jeanchaneyazOctober 14, 2015 at 4:30 PM

      Thanks so much. I appreciate your kind comments :)

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  14. lilystanglesOctober 15, 2015 at 3:51 AM

    All are beautiful but my favourite is the renaissance tile with Munchin monotangle :)

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  15. Annette P.-L. October 15, 2015 at 4:04 AM

    All are beautiful! Especially I like your Munchin on the tan tile! Great idea for the inchie!

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    1. jeanchaneyazOctober 15, 2015 at 7:53 AM

      Thanks, Lonetta. I do love the tan tiles to work on. I need to push it a bit one of these days though.

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  16. WendyKOctober 15, 2015 at 4:44 AM

    Brilliant inchie, and no I don't remember it from school, can't have been concentrating in that lesson. Great tangles again.

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    1. jeanchaneyazOctober 15, 2015 at 7:54 AM

      We were forced to go out and actually learn to use the key, Wendy. Maybe that's why it stayed in my head. Thank you :)

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  17. crotnemOctober 15, 2015 at 7:29 AM

    Jean, great job on your tile!

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  18. AntonineOctober 15, 2015 at 1:10 PM

    Jean, I love your tan Munchin. As usual, you march to that different drummer! Also, I must have been cutting class the day we did dichotomous keys! I have a bunch of tan tile "bugs" that cry out for identification - maybe I'll try it! Great week full of fun tiles!

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    1. jeanchaneyazOctober 16, 2015 at 6:34 AM

      Now that is a very interesting thought. Wouldn't it be nice if there were a key that would help us identify tangles? I still can't recognize a lot of them or put a name to some patterns.

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  19. UnknownOctober 16, 2015 at 11:21 AM

    Loving how you shaded your empty spaces! And your various shading techniques just brings it all together! Great job!

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    1. jeanchaneyazOctober 16, 2015 at 1:10 PM

      Thank you, Sheila. Shading is my favorite part of Zentangle. It just makes the whole thing come alive.

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  20. Donna PilatoOctober 16, 2015 at 6:04 PM

    Loved seeing the Munchin on the tan with sepia - something about the solidity of your design and the pen color reminded me of Sedona! Nice job.

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    1. jeanchaneyazOctober 16, 2015 at 9:19 PM

      That's so interesting, Donna. Yes, I think you are right about Sedona. Especially the coloring. Beautiful place, for those who don't know, in Arizona.

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  21. UnknownOctober 17, 2015 at 8:00 AM

    Oh - your diva tile looks really great! I love the tan tile and the brown pen you used! Looks so nice with these colours and with the white effects, really lovely :-)

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    1. jeanchaneyazOctober 17, 2015 at 11:57 AM

      Thank you very much, Sandra. The soft pencils are a lot of fun to work with.

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  22. KiaOctober 17, 2015 at 4:02 PM

    Have no idea what a dichotomous key is - even after I followed the link! Nice drawing. Really like your pokeroot

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    1. jeanchaneyazOctober 18, 2015 at 7:10 AM

      LOL, Kia. You're probably lucky! Thanks for stopping by :)

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  23. Tangles and MoreOctober 17, 2015 at 5:24 PM

    Nice perspective achieved on the Challenge tile. Reminds me of one of those geodetic domes.

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    1. jeanchaneyazOctober 18, 2015 at 7:11 AM

      Thanks, Donald. I love it when people "see" things in tangles. Shows a creative mind!

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  24. ArtyZenOctober 18, 2015 at 8:50 AM

    So glad I popped over! I love your delicate Munchin - it's a beautiful balance of light and shade and looks lovely on your tan tile. Your Pokeroot Square One tile is also gorgeous - the extra weight on the outline is a great variation on this well-known tangle.

    The last one went over my head - obviously didn't do enough biology, or else turned off when presented with a fly. We're plagued by the things at the moment, so can't really say anything nice....

    Axxx

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    1. jeanchaneyazOctober 18, 2015 at 8:53 AM

      Well, I'm glad you popped over too, Annie! Thank you for your kind comments. As far as flies go, I don't like them one bit either. They just seem so dirty to me :( But, you can use a key to determine if a pesky critter happens to be a fly. (As if anyone really cares; well, I guess biologists care LOL!)

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  25. LezliBOctober 19, 2015 at 1:09 AM

    I love your Munchin tile, such a beautiful color combination. Reminds me of the red rocks down around St. George (Utah - I am in Salt Lake, so I don't get there very often). Your Pokeroot tile is very bold with the heavy line surrounding it and really makes things "pop" in that tile. Your fly really had me stumped because I never did take Biology....too busy with art classes and the science that I did take was Chemistry. But I followed your link and the whole process sounds familiar, so perhaps I heard it elsewhere. Anyway, I digress....great work this week!

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    1. jeanchaneyazOctober 19, 2015 at 6:37 AM

      Lezli, I just love reading the comments people leave. I wish I had taken art classes in college instead of biology LOL! It would have been so much more useful! And, thank you :)

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