This week's
Diva Challenge #155 is to attempt to do one of those things that a lot of us seem to have some trouble with - leaving a large white space on our work. Us pattern lovers just want to fill the paper up to the brim - & then some!
I've got two for this week's challenge - one that I spit out in about an hour on copy paper at my desk at work using whatever pens & markers were hanging around, & a ZIA that I have been torturing myself with day & night for the past 4 days.
Here's the one that has haunted me for a few days:
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| tangles used: bloom, chainlea |
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I must have made a dozen sketches of different fill & layout & colors before finally making a decision. This is done on a 6.5" x 4.5" piece of mixed media paper. The outlining was done in various sizes of Micron's, & the color is LUKAS opaque watercolor. I'm not happy how the large single bloom in the center that I filled by using chainlea turned out. It is SO FRUSTRATING when your pens decide they don't want to behave. In case you ever wondered, Microns do NOT like being used over these opaque watercolors. Otherwise, I'm pretty darned satisfied with this one.
Here's my quickie - & yes, I love green.
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| tangles used: sproxy, coil |
This one is a tad messy for my taste, but from a distance/when shrunk I think it looks pretty neat.
I actually did last weeks Diva Challenge #154 - Valentangle, I just never got around to scanning them... then when I did, I thought they looked really messy on my computer screen. But whatevvvvs, I'm going to post them anyway... Here goes:
These were all pretty much just intended to live in my sketch book, but the ones on white paper were on the same page as something I wanted to cut out, so out they came too.
In other news, it's beautiful outside right now. A week ago we were hovering around the low 30's, & today it's 70-some-odd degrees outside. I want spring to be NOW!
As always, critiques, criticism & cryptic messages (?) are always welcome, & if you just want to say hi, that's cool too!
