I am so happy it is Friday! This means only a few more days of work before my final vacation of the year can begin! It has been a busy week with all of my normal obligations, my husband being out of town (he’s returning today :-)), the flat tire fiasco from mid-week, Christmas cantatas to attend for some of my youth at church and office Christmas parties. Whew! Sometimes I wonder if I will SURVIVE all the frivolity of the season! LOL
I have had little time to do any art but I did add a little to my doodle page from an earlier post. Laura Harms, a Certified Zentangle Teacher (CZT), posts a Zentangle challenge every Monday morning on her blog IAmTheDivaCZT.blogspot.com. This week, the tangle was specified as opposed to a subject so I had to use the tangle in some way on my page. You can see the tangle by going to Laura’s blog link above, or click here to go to the original tangle artist’s blog. I decided to use it as a border element for my journal page:
I laid down some watercolor with a baby wipe–I purchased a very inexpensive set from Michael’s to use for this baby wipe method–along the edge of the page with it fading from darker to lighter as it moved from the edge toward the center of the page. Then I went to work trying to tangle my pattern in the painted area. It was a bit of a challenge doing it in such a large space and scale and having never done the pattern before (I should have at least done a practice one–LOL). But I am happy with the result. It’s not perfect by any means but it is kind of a controlled funky and flows with the rest of the funkiness on the page already! I used a water brush and the same watercolors to add a some more concentrated color emphasis to the little sections in between the longer-lined portions of the pattern.
I am also going to link this post to the following blogs:
- Julie Fei-Fan Balzer’s regular Friday post Art Journal Everyday
- Carolyn Dube’s regular Tuesday challenge Let’s Play!
- Leah Piken Kolidas’ weekly blog challenge Creative Every Day
- A regularly visited home for fabulous arts known as Paint Party Friday
- Moo-Mania and More! where the challenge topic is “Favorite Stamps or Images”
- Art*Journal*Journey! where the current challenge of the month is “Collage” (Mine above came off of a McDonald’s fast food bag! Hee hee!)
Have a beautiful, art-filled weekend! 🙂
Kudos to you for getting some play time fit in with all you have going on- the border is a wonderful addition- thanks for sharing with Let’s Play!
Kudos to you for getting some play time fit in with all you have going on- the border is a wonderful addition- thanks for sharing with Let’s Play!
Lovely work, thanks for playing along at AJJ, hugs, Valerie
Thanks, Valerie! Maybe I’ll actually get this one finished before the end of the year! LOL 🙂
Hi Jill, I like the cool doodle pattern on the side, and it’s pink – yay! It’s my favorite color. And it makes a great border for the page.
Yes! I can see that. I just peeked at your blog. It seems that we both have a love for pinks of any kind–the more bold the better! 🙂 Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment!
It’s lovely! The colors are so soft and wonderful.
Thank you, Lisa! 🙂
super page-love the image and your tangle! I’m new at this tangling art too but it can be fun and meditative-so long as the patterns aren’t too difficult:) Thanks for sharing the links too and a happy PPF!
You have done so well, I LOVE this.
Thank you, Annemarie!
Great that you found time even though the time is so stressful!
What a happy collage ! Unique!
Thank you very much for sharing it at Art Journal Journey!
Happy relaxed weekend to you!
oxo
Susi
Thanks, Susi! You are so sweet! 🙂
I like how you incorporated the challenge as a border rather than the focus. I think using inexpensive supplies rather than the expensive allows us to play and relax more. This turned out great especially the message it conveys!
Thank you, Diane! I think I will be attempting to incorporate more “tangling” in my journals in the future. It was so fun and relaxing!
Nice tangle doodles. And the way you graduated the color. Cute page for the end of a frustrating week. xox Corrine
Thank you, Corrine! 🙂
I love that girlie! I don’t even remember Friday and what happened. The closer to Christmas the more befuddled I get.
Me, too! I THINK I ordered the last of my “shipped” gifts at lunch today. Will have to get the list I made when I get home and “check it twice” to make sure I didn’t miss anything. LOL
Hahaha!
ooohh I love this long legged girl. Well done
Thanks, Nicole! Oh and it is ALL DONE (finally) and I just posted the finished version…