Thursday, May 22, 2014

Weekly challenges & introducing a new tangle!

Greetings!

As I'm just counting down the weeks to CZT training in June, I'm all up in my pens, tangles and paper! Patterns are popping out at me, begging to be seen and drawn! But more about that in a minute...

I love triangles. But I hadn't yet drawn a conclusion about the official Zentangle pattern, Rain. This week's Diva Challenge brought me closer to this tangle and allowed me to see its beauty. Laura, the Diva, challenged tangle enthusiasts to use Rain and any tangleations of it. My husband also said he loves this one because of its "boundlessness."


Last week, I went to New York City with my family. While I was looking at some photos of the city, the top of the Empire State Building caught my attention -- well, this would be quite a cool tangle! Correct (5/23): This is ACTUALLY the Chrysler Building! Thank you Bonnie! 

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See that lovely pattern leading up to the spire? Yes! It called to me! It needed to be given a name. I searched in various places for a tangle similar to what I've stepped out, and haven't found anything. If I'm wrong, though, and this isn't "new," please let me know in the comments - or, jeez, email me.

So, here is my DEBUT tangle, which I've named M'Spire.


For this week's Tackle It Tuesdays Challenge, we just happened to be on the letter M, so here's M'Spire in my entry for this week. Also featuring Mooka, Meer & Mumsy.


Coming soon: more tiles with M'Spire -- especially using my new Renaissance tiles and soapstone pencil!

peace,
Katie

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20 comments:

  1. AnonymousMay 22, 2014 at 10:02 PM

    Very nice tile! M-spire looks fun too! I will have to try it out! Have fun at training! You are going to love it!!!!

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  2. UnknownMay 23, 2014 at 3:22 AM

    Looking good Katie :)

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  3. UnknownMay 23, 2014 at 3:24 AM

    Can't wait for the next few weeks until we are there :):)

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  4. Anne's tangle blogMay 23, 2014 at 4:39 AM

    Your husband is right! You have done some great shading.
    Thanks for sharing the tangle.

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    1. Katie CMay 23, 2014 at 8:28 AM

      Thanks Anne! I love the process of shading. It's amazing how transformed a piece can be when adding the dimension of shading.

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  5. AnonymousMay 23, 2014 at 4:49 AM

    Very iM-spiring!

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  6. ChrissieMay 23, 2014 at 6:58 AM

    Great tile, great new pattern too, thanks for sharing :)

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  7. Daniele OBrien Design, CZTMay 23, 2014 at 7:42 AM

    Your Rain tile is great, really enjoy the way your Bunzo leads into Rain, nice job. Your new tangle M'Spire is Mmmm Spirational. So fun to be able to share your inspiration and process soon to be CZT!

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  8. UnknownMay 23, 2014 at 8:28 AM

    Nice tangle and shading.. I sort of really think that this building is the Chrysler building... after having lived and worked in NYC you know the buildings... and this is not the empire state building.. LOL... but I love the tangle... My Dad use to work in the Chrysler building and he loved it so very much... the agricultural design is really beautiful on this building... I will have to give your tangle a try.. thanks so very much for sharing.. Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie

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    1. Katie CMay 23, 2014 at 12:27 PM

      OMG! You are RIGHT, Bonnie! Haaaa!! Thanks for letting me know! :) :) :)

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  9. Tangles and MoreMay 23, 2014 at 12:58 PM

    It is fun to look for ways to transition tangles. Like the shading that you did. Have fun at your CZT training. It is a great community to be a part of.

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  10. LeslieMay 24, 2014 at 8:37 AM

    Love your tangellations of rain!! And I love your new pattern M'Spire - I have already put it on my list to learn.

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  11. RobinMay 25, 2014 at 3:19 AM

    So many fun things to love in your Rain tile. Lots of fun tangleations, pieces of Rain free floating, and a wonderful touch of Bunzo. So lovely.

    And I really like your new tangle. I'll have to give it a try. Thanks for sharing.

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  12. HeatherMay 25, 2014 at 12:26 PM

    I like both tiles. M-spire promises lots of fun variations.

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