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It's Not Amazing...It's a Labyrinth!

Wow! I never post this early. I killed a tree trying to figure this out before I put it to tile. Because of the complexity of trying to get it right on a small scale, I decided to keep the design simple, with no shading. Just the 3 pens you see in the picture.

Edit to original post...I just realized where I had experienced a labyrinth before! There is a church in San Francisco called Grace Cathedral that has one on the floor. I was fascinated by it (and by the ribbon art installation hanging over it.) Here is a pic I took there...the colors on the labyrinth are from both the stained glass and the ribbons dancing in the light.

Also have some Pretties to share from what I learned at TangleU. I will start with my overly large rendition of Sharla Hicks' class of Mooka Blues. This is on 6 x 8 Kona Paper, with blue Micron, blue and white General's Chalk Pastels, and a Gelly Roll Glitter Pen (which sadly did not scan as pretty as it is in person.)

And this tile is from the actual class:

We did a Swap at TangleU, based on tiles painted in the Talavera style. I did a couple renditions of this one (had to make one to keep for myself!) Tombow Monotwin Marker and Tombow Brush Markers.

Ok...back to the last push on homework...T-18 days till graduation!

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Happy Amanda Day!

Ok...so Diva's son thought the Earth needed a name, and he named it Amanda. I think its adorable.

And this is my 2nd year Amanda Day Challenge! I could not decide on just one thing that celebrated my love of nature and our beloved Amanda, so I did a few...Earthy Themes...

The first one, I call Under the Sea. I love water. This is Strathmore Artigain paper, in a greenish tint. Tombow brush pen and Tombow Marker (and Glitter Gelly Roll...of course.)

I liked that one so much, I decided to try it again on a white tile...

And lastly, this paper/tile was made out of recycled tea bags (reduce-reuse-recycle!) and is rather representational of the week I just spent in Santa Fe, New Mexico for TangleU!

So, be nice to Amanda!

(Countdown to graduation is T-21!)

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In the Home Stretch!

Ok...so Spring Break is over and there is only another 4 weeks of school. That's right campers...4 more weeks! I graduate on May 15th and I can resume my life!

I got on board with this week's Diva Challenge (#212: Use My Tangle - Fanz by Susan Goetter) in a rather weird way. I was testing out a new pen (Tombow MonoTwin) on pink Strathmore Artagain paper...and I initially started with the much fatter end (and was really hating how fat the lines were coming out...duh!) Also, it is an "oil based" marker, so it's a bleeder! It bled even further through the back of the paper when I did my spray fixative on it. But I cannot say I am displeased with the final result...it looks pretty cool.

Tangles are Fanz, Narwal, Flux, Knightsbridge, Tipple, and Heartburn. I should have the step outs for Heartburn (my first tangle) posted soon.

And I did get Diva Challenge #210: Spiral String finished. Colors a bit wonky for me, I used only the items from this months Art Snacks (http://www.artsnacks.co) box. It is a monotangle of Heartburn. On Fabriano Medioevalis paper (4.7 x 4.7). This paper is really kinda cool, and comes in pre-cut sizes  of flat and folded cards with matching envelopes available. I found it rather cool to tangle on, and I love the deckled edges. Dick Blick carries it, so do most actual art supply stores (not Michaels.)

And, I am off to finish laundry and packing for TangleU. Santa Fe, here I come. I am ditching school for a whole week!

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A State of Flux...

Ok...so it's Spring Break...my senior year in college (never mind that I am basically a senior citizen....) and what am I doing? Tangling...and cleaning my house. Go figure...

So Laura (The Diva) left us with just Flux as our prompt (feel better soon to Artoo...poor little guy.) I am working on some samples for a class/meet up in April, so I used one of my wine dyed tiles to turn out this gem. Flux both ways!

(Can't leak about the wine coloring until later...don't want to spoil the class!)

That's all for now...

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Post St. Paddy's Day Fallout...

Happy Belated St. Patricks Day!

This week's Diva Challenge (#209) was to "Make it Green." I am currently experimenting with various colored liquids (coffee, tea, wine) and stencils to pre-dye tiles and use the stencils for my string, so I decided to try one of my green tea applications and Jenny Perruzzi's  Zencils stencils (get them on etsy.com) Can't tell you my methodology yet, working it up for a class...shhh...top secret.

The whole tile is done in Gelly Roll pen this time. I laid down the metallic green first, and discovered my trusty Micron didn't like it, so I broke out the black Gelly...and ta-da...it worked great. tried to shade with a Tombow and blender, but that smeared a little, so went with General's Chalk Pastel Pencils instead.

Off to prep some more tiles!

Oh, and study for an Exercise Physiology test...

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Ahhh...Time to Tangle Today!

I've been a bit hard pressed to find much time to tangle lately, but I seem to have been pretty productive anyway...

So this week's Diva Challenge (#208) is Duotangle: Cubine vs. Pokeroot. Now...I have not ever done any Pokeroot before, so this was my maiden voyage with that tangle. I also made a trip to Artist & Craftsman Supply over the weekend and acquired a set of Sakura Moonlight Gelly Roll pens, so I was dying to try them out. Unfortunately, the fluorescent colors did not scan as bright as they look in person....oh well...

Last week, I didn't get #207 finished in time, but here it is now: Use My Tangle (UMT) Unbatz by Sandy Hunter. Got a little Narwal in there, and I don't know what the heck the other thing is. I actually used a string from TanglePatterns.com for this (#146) and it is a bit strange....lol...like me I guess.

Only one new card to show off...had to wait till today so the birthday didn't get spoiled.

That's all for today!

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