Weekly Challenge #258: "UMT Rautyflex - by Kathrin Bendel CZT......

Hiya Folks!

Thanks once again for such warm comments on my last post..:) Also for the lovely comments on my Mural Painting on a canvas...:)

Im still compiling some simple notes on these and I shall share the process in my next post....

Here is my entry to this weeks challenge

Cheers Guys!

Tinks.... 

Diva's Weekly Challenge # 257 - Ooo Shiny!

Hiya Folks!!!

First off a huge thank you to all who commented and saw my last blog post.... You guys make my day!!! :)

Yes, I have been away for a few weeks. I was sick for awhile and then I attended a workshop on a traditional art form of South India called Kerala Mural Painting. 

A little bit about the art form - Its a Mural art form where pictures of a religious nature are depicted on Temple Walls. Its a very old form of art which is now regaining its grandeur and elegance. For a very long time it was a dying art form. This is specific to the Southern State of India called Kerala. Other States also have their own form of traditional art.

In the coming weeks I will be compiling all that I learnt in this workshop and post here so that if any of you would like to attempt it, the info will be helpful....:)

Here below is the canvas I painted. It is roughly the size of an A4 sheet of paper. The traditional form is painted using natural pigments but here I have used Acrylic Paints. This is the form of a God named Krishna.....:)

And now here is my entry for the weeks challenge - Ive used a new pattern called DILLO. I tried using a lil bling using sparkly pen but sadly it doesnt show well on this image....

I hope you guys like it...:) 

Have a great day folks! Much Love.... Muah

Tinks .....

Weekly Challenge # 253 - MOLYGON!

Hiya Folks!

Wow what a response to my earlier post! Thank you all so very much! I feel so loved and encouraged!

@Anne - I will email you....:) Thank You... Muah...

Ive been visiting everyone's post and I am amazed at the talent! Each and everyone of you are so gifted and artistic.... and inspire me more and more....:)

This week we have to use MOLYGON, a new tangle, and I had fun doing it...:) Ive fashioned a ROSE with it.... yep that Mandala fever is still on! (wink wink!)

Weekly Challenge #253 - MOLYGON

Much Love to one and all!!!

Tinks...

Diva's Weekly Challenge # 252 - INCEPTION

Hiya Folks!

A huge thank you to all you wonderful people who saw and commented on my last blog post. Yes, in future I will post my entry irrespective of the 'paper' available! @ Anne - Mandala Paper? Wow!!! What kind of paper is that? I would love to source some...:)

This is my favorite place to be! The love and warmth here is overwhelming!!!! 

Awww so sorry to hear Artoo has been unwell Laura! Hope the lil tyke is well now and getting better as each day passes!!!....

And now here is my entry for the week - Ive used the tangle WELL and it is in a MANDALA!!!! Yeah, no surprises there!!!!

Weekly Challenge 252 - INCEPTION

Hope WELL looks like the tangle! I have a feeling it isnt like WELL at all... but well... I enjoyed doing this... :)

Take care all ye lovely folk out there and hope you guys have a rocking week :)

Loads of love from me....

Tinks... :)

Diva's Weekly Challenge #251 - Moebius Syndrome

Hiya Folks!

I am so overwhelmed at the response to my entry for the Challenge # 249! Wow its so good to be back and what a welcome!!!!

Thank you all so much for the awesome comments :) I am so touched :)

Last weeks Challenge was about using a tile and go the traditional Zentangle way. I didnt participate as 

1. I dont have tiles. Never used them. While living in the Middle East I never could source them. So opted for regular paper or a Moleskin. 

2. Ive so grown used to not having tiles that I felt an entry on regular paper is not really doing the Challenge right so I just let it be.

This week is once again Moebius Syndrome Week.... Its so wonderful to see lil Artoo all so big now! What a handsome lil man he is growing into....:)

Without further ado my entry for the week.....:)

Ive put the symbol in a Mandala! Oh Yeah! Im sure by now you would've guessed that im currently suffering from a Mandala Mania... Im sorry there seems to be no cure for it at this point in time! Im told once I get this fever outta me (after drawing probably a zillion of them) I may be cured! :) 

Ive put the letter A in the centre for our lil Artoo! Hope you guys like it...:)

And thank you all once again for so much love!

Weekly Challenge # 251

Love you all !

Have a great week ahead....:)

Tinks

Weekly Challenge #178 - Duotangle By The Letter.....

Hiya Folks!

Thank you all for the comments and warm welcome back on my last post... :) I'm touched by your warmth. ....

This week calls for a Duo Tangle using alphabets in your name. My name is Kavitha and I've used K and H..... Kenees and Henna Drum.....

Here is my Entry.... :)

Cheers.... 

Tinks...... :)

Weekly Challenge #177 - Truffle

Hiya folks!

It's been months since I've posted here. I've actually been relocating. I've now come back to my roots, India!

It's taken me a while to setup my home and get settled in. I've been doing lil bits and pieces of tangling. But haven't done anything concrete in the last 3 months.

So decided to break that with this post here! So without further ado.... my entry for the week..... my take on Truffle!

I'm sorry for the poor quality of the picture. Don't have a scanner yet so making do with my tablet! I've used Sprigs with a tangeleation of Truffle. Looks like a lotus!

Cheers all!

Tinks. ... :)

Weekly Challenge #161: "In a Quandary about Quandary"

Howdy Lovely People of Zentangle Land!.....:)))

Thank you so much for the love showered on my last post.....:) There is nothing like LOVE to boost your confidence....:) 

This week - OMG! Its my nemesis! QUANDARY!!!!! The minute I read it, I flipped! My last attempt at QUANDARY is best forgotten!.... But well, its a challenge! And here I MUST thank Ellen Wolters! The lady's YouTube tutorials are pure manna from heaven for the likes of us who find it difficult to conquer patterns like Quandary! THANK YOU so much Ellen! Your a godsend!....:)))

And now my entry for the Challenge - I decided to confine my Quandary in a Bauble....:) 

Quandary in a Bauble!....

Cheers All and have fun with QUANDARY!....:))))

Tinks.....

Weekly Challenge #160: "String Theory: Spiral out, Keep Going!

Howdy Folks!

Thank you all for your lovely comments on my last post. Im glad you all liked the colors I had used. Im never confident when using colors... :(

This week's Challenge honestly had me open mouthed. Why? Let me explain.... I love to do huge pieces of ZIA's and Ive also posted a few on here on my blog. So for my next piece I was pondering what to do next and decided to do spirals. And then I opened up the Diva's site to check the week's challenge and viola! We have spirals this week!!! 

So here is my piece folks - its quite simple but my larger piece will hopefully have more oomph!... :P

Weekly Challenge # 160 - Spiral Out!

Cheers All..:)

Tinks....

Diva's Weekly Challenge # 159 - "Top O' the Morning"!!!!

Hiya Folks!

Thank you all for your comments on my last post. And a huge HUG to all of you for the lovely wishes. YES my shoulder is back in action.... :)))

This week our very own Diva, has posted a Challenge with St. Patrick's Day as the theme and this year a very colorful festival in India - HOLI - also falls on the same day! Suffice to say my entry is a riot of color!!! Or so I think!....:))

So here is my piece - a combo of St. Patricks Day and HOLI.... :)))

Weekly Challenge #159

Im not very good with color.... :((

Cheers Y'all!

Tinks....

Diva's Challenge # 158 - DUO Tangle

Howdy Folks!

I am so overwhelmed at the response for my last Challenge - UMT Charlie..:) Thank you so much for your comments and praise. :))))) 

And I also see that many of you faced the same dilemma as me - how to get Charlie right!... I saw some of the entries and I was so delighted to see so many beautiful ways Charlie had been done! 

This week Im a lil late in posting. My shoulder is acting up and I honestly wasn't sure if I would be able to participate this week. But decided that I had to post an entry however simle it seemed. So here is my entry for this weeks Challenge - Diva Dance & Crescent Moon

Its a simple piece.....

Weekly Challenge # 158 - DUO Tangle

Cheers Folks!

Tinks......

Diva's Challenge #157 "UMT - Charlie"

Howdy Folks!

Thank you all for the comments on my last post! I enjoyed the Challenge of the Curvy Grid as I love those curves....:)

And now, once again its time for the Weekly Diva's Challenge and this time around it really was a challenge! For the life of me I just couldn't get CHARLIE right! It was like my pen was jinxed!!! And on top of that my scanner is acting up! 

I finally managed to get this piece done though I know it could look better!

Without further ado, here is my entry for the week......:) Ive used Knot Rickz and Charlie....with a touch of the Bronx Cheer....I needed some "cheer" after my many trials with Charlie.....:(

Weekly Challenge # 156 - UMT Charlie

Cheers...:)

Tinks.............

Diva's Challenge # 156 - Curvy Gridlock

Hiya Folks!

Thank you all who commented on my last post! Its so wonderful to hear from all of you...:)) 

Its been quite a busy week for me at work. But the joy of tangling keeps me alert...:) So without further ado my entry for the week........

Diva's Challenge # 156 - Curvy Grid

I have used SINDOO in my Paisley and Puffle for the border.....:)

Cheers Folks!

Tinks.......

Diva's Challenge # 155 - Little White Spaces....

Hello Everyone!

Once again a huge thank you for all your encouraging comments on my last post! I am so glad that I joined this wonderful community of Tanglers...:)

This weeks Challenge calls for leaving white spaces in your tile. Now Ive never faced that obstacle. I do leave white spaces most of the time unless my string calls for it or if I just get so taken up with it that I fill up every lil space!...:))

So here is my entry for the week - Ive used Blooming Butter and Brayd for the border... :)))

Diva's Challenge #155 - White Spaces

Cheers Everyone!

Tinks... :)

Diva's Challenge #154 - Valentangle!!!!!

Hiya Folks!

A HUGE Thank You to all those who encouraged me and commented on my last post...:) I wasnt sure if I had done justice to Jailed Johnny....but it was well received....THANK YOU...:)) 

Its Valentine on Friday!!! And yes this weeks Challenge - Valentangle (what a cutesy name..!) is appropriate...:) Well this month Ive been trying to do some tangling as frequent as I can! I remember beginning One Tangle A Day and it kinda just stopped. So I decided NOT to set any goals as such but just tangle as and when I feel the ZEN. And this month Ive been trying to do just that!

So first off my entry for this week's challenge and then I will post the other pieces I did celebrating the Month of Love ..... :))

Weekly Challenge #154 - VALENTANGLE!!!

And now the rest.... 

Here Ive used the pattern P-KOK by Sandhya Manne. For us Hindus, Krishna is the epitome of LOVE, so I began the month with a Peacock Feather...:)

Peacock Feathers...!

Here Ive used the tangle Heartline by Helen Williams with a border of D-Vine....

Used Heartline - Helen Williams

Ive used Mak-Ra-Mee by Shelly Beauch with Cruffle like hearts....:) See the Hearts in the loops of the Mak-Ra-Mee??....:))

Used MAK-RA-MEE - Michele Beauchamp

Ive used Luv-A by Sharon with a bit of Cruffle and also a bit of Morning Glories by Helen Williams

Used LUV-A by Sharon Caforio

Here Ive tried to use Water color pencils and its just flowers and yep it does look a tad messy because I had to finish this quick and spent not more than 20 minutes on it.....

Saying it with Flowers!!!

Sending out loads of Love to all you beautiful people!.......

Cheers....:)

Tinks.....

Diva's Challenge - 153 "UMT" Jailed Johnny

Hiya Folks!

A huge thank you for all your encouraging comments on my last post !! Im so gald you liked it..:)

This weeks Challenge is a UMT - Use My Tangle and we are using JAILED JOHNNY by Sadelle Wiltshire. You can find the step outs to her pattern here.

So keeping in tune with the Theme of the Month - Valentines here is my entry....:)

Challenge # 153 - UMT Jailed Johnny

Cheers Folks ....:))

Tinks...

Diva's Challenge # 152 - "Aquafleur"

Hiya Folks!

A huge thank you to all the encouragement I received for my last post. It makes me feel so good to hear from all of you...:)

So this week we use the new tangle by the creators - Rick & Maria - "Aquafleur".... Its a gorgeous looking pattern and I had fun doing this piece...:)

Weekly Challenge # 152 - Aquafleur

Cheers....

Tinks.....

Diva's Challenge # 151 - Moebius Syndrome

Hiya Folks!

A huge thank you to all of you who commented on my last post. It sure feels good to be back among all of you...:)

This Week the Diva's Challenge is about 'Moebius Syndrome'. Im sure all of you must have read about it on her blog. 

Our lil Artoo is a Star! I participated in last year's challenge for the same and this time I was wondering how I could do something different. Ive used COLOR in this one! Something I hardly do as Im not very gud at it. Well I tried and hope you all like it!

Ive pasted a lil picture of Artoo right in the center to celebrate our Star of the Show ....:))) Isnt he a cutie?..... :)

Challenge # 151 - Moebius Syndrome

Cheers to Artoo!!!!

Tinks...:)

Challenge #150 - One Word - HOPE

Hiya Folks!

A Huge thank you to all of you who commented on my last blog post and for the words of encouragement....It means a LOT...:) Thank You!!!

This week the Diva's Challenge I must say is one that needs a little bit of thought. She has asked us to choose a word for the Year. Now personally many words come to mind that has shaped many decisions Ive taken till date and also the ones I am in the process of implementing in the days to come. But one word stands out from all those words and that word is - HOPE.

Hope - the last thing that came out from Pandora's Box. To me the word symbolizes a lot of things that I foresee in my coming year. 

Hope - that my love of art will not take a back seat like before and flourish.

Hope - that my personal life will disentangle itself from the mess and make way for a brand new beginning.

Hope - that my professional life will grow in leaps and bounds as it has thus far.

Hope - that I will finally find love, peace and security - something that my heart and soul have been hankering for, these past many years.

And so with that I bring to you my lil piece for this week's challenge.

Weekly Challenge # 150 - One Word

Signing out with a HOPE that this looks good..:)

Cheers....

Tinks....

A New Year & Diva's Challenge # 149 - Twenty Fourteen

Hello Everyone!

 

A Very Happy New Year to all of you!!!

 

I know, its been quite a few months since Ive posted or participated in any Challenge of sorts. I dabbled a bit in Acrylics and Watercolors and though I did tangle a bit and keep up with everyone's work on Facebook and Pinterest, I took a a small break from my artsy world for a while.

 

I was and still am in the process of sorting out a lot of stuff in my personal and professional life and somehow my art took a back seat for a while. I just couldnt focus on anything and whatever I attemted looked like a childish scrawl.

 

Well, when 2014 dawned I realised that it was time to take  a firmer control over things and therefore decided to tackle the First Challenge of the Year posted by our very own Diva!

 

I have been taking peeks in here time and again and I must say I am so happy to see so many new tanglers :) It is so inspiring to see the work that is being posted here and on Facebook.

 

And in many ways each one of you have been a part of this decision for me to come back into this beautiful world that I had taken a break from. Now I suddenly realise how much I missed all of you!.....

 

So without further ado my entry for this weeks challenge - Twenty Fourteen.....(DRUMROLL......)

 

Weekly Challenge # 149 - Twenty Fourteen

 

 

This being the Year of the Horse I have depicted a Horse in my piece.....

 

Cheers

Tinks....:)