Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Diva Weekly Challenge #119: "Ebony and Ivory"

This is my first "I am the Diva Challenge". I am so new at this and very critical of my work. But putting the negative thoughts aside and pushing on.......the positives are......this is fun, relaxing, and with practice I will improve. This challenge was called "Ebony and Ivory". Working the light and dark in your design.
I love "inapod", so thought of reversing the color. I was stumped on what to do after I got that done so used something from my head....lol....not sure if it has a name. I looked through all the tangles on tanglepatterns.com and could not find one like this. I found something similar called Florz, but they use triangles instead of circles.
Anyway.......this is what spoke to me today.

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30 comments:

  1. Sheryl A. Lamarand, CZTMay 22, 2013 at 2:54 PM

    This is terrific, Deby! You are a pro at this even if you are new at it!! Tangle on!

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    1. DebyMay 23, 2013 at 7:26 AM

      Sheryl, you are such a good teacher! So happy I took your class, thank you!

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  2. Daniele OBrien Design, CZTMay 22, 2013 at 3:05 PM

    This is wonderful, love your Florz tangleations. Lovely work and great shading. Welcome to the wonderful world of the Zentangle Zealots!

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    1. DebyMay 23, 2013 at 7:25 AM

      thank you, so it is a Florz! I wasn't sure. I like that.....Zentangle Zealots!

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  3. jane eileenMay 22, 2013 at 3:33 PM

    Beayutiful eye candy overall, but especially nice with the shading!

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    1. DebyMay 23, 2013 at 7:23 AM

      thank you Jane, I am really working on shading, I think it makes a huge difference.

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  4. AnonymousMay 22, 2013 at 6:18 PM

    very very nice, love the reversing of white/black. part of the zen must be learning to not be so hard on ourselves, I do the same thing.

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    1. DebyMay 23, 2013 at 7:15 AM

      Thanks Vicki, I am working on not being so hard on myself.

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  5. ledenzerMay 23, 2013 at 5:45 AM

    Rich with contrast, line, shading and style!

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  6. UunaMay 23, 2013 at 9:39 AM

    You have got wonderful movement to Your artwork. Fine!

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  7. Jag på EkholmenMay 23, 2013 at 11:57 AM

    Inapods are one of my favourites too.
    Your 'black' inapods look great!

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    1. DebyMay 23, 2013 at 4:20 PM

      I love the black inapods also, thank you!

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  8. karenMay 23, 2013 at 6:36 PM

    I love it you are a natural. I love the what I call peas in a pod and then again in reverse!

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  9. DebyMay 24, 2013 at 4:05 AM

    Thank you Karen!

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  10. ArtsieGrandmaMay 24, 2013 at 8:24 AM

    Very nice.

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  11. tanglewithlinda.wordpress.comMay 24, 2013 at 9:07 AM

    You have no reason to be hard on yourself. This is quite lovely, and well balanced. Very bold and beautiful.

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  12. DebyMay 24, 2013 at 9:12 AM

    Thank you Linda. I wanted to use my eraser! lol but my CZT told me to never do that, just keep going. I guess I am a little O/C, but working on it!

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  13. Tangles and MoreMay 24, 2013 at 3:01 PM

    Great job. Your shading gives this a quilted effect. Would echo Daniele's greeting and also highlight what you said in your post, "...this is fun, relaxing..." That is a very important part of Zentangle®.

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    1. DebyMay 24, 2013 at 3:53 PM

      Thank you Donald. For some reason every comment I get from my blog has your name on it in my email inbox. I do not know what happened or how to fix it. It says
      Donald Wilka (noreply-comment@blogger.com)

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  14. AnonymousMay 24, 2013 at 3:03 PM

    Your tile looks great. I often use florz in my backgrounds because it is not a busy pattern.

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  15. Sue SharpMay 24, 2013 at 6:06 PM

    You did an amazing job - inapod is one of my favorites and I use it often, but never considered doing it in the negative - I LOVE that look, especially with both versions on the same tile. Your background Florz is perfect with wonderful shading! Welcome and I hope we see you each week!

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  16. DebyMay 24, 2013 at 7:58 PM

    Thank you for your kind compliment. You made my day!

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  17. Anne's tangle blogMay 24, 2013 at 11:52 PM

    Your tile is really beautiful. Your Inapod is great both ways.

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  18. AnonymousMay 26, 2013 at 3:28 PM

    Really nice work Anne. So glad you decided to join us here!

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