A good one had by all in our little world, thank goodness, after a bit of a shaky start when my dearest husband was extremely lucky in a little fight with an electric saw....no lasting damage done! Puts everything into perspective....
Here's a lovely challenge for the new year from Laura, our Diva of the Challenges! A combination of Auraknot and Diva Dance, celebrating 5 great years of challenges. Mine might not be the most original but it was great fun to do and seemed to just draw itself. Lovely Zen.
Axxx
Nice! I struggle with auraknot but you nailed it! Lovely work, and I appreciate the white space. Leaves room for that movement.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Debra! I remember struggling with Auraknot at the beginning, but I practised and now it's not too difficult! Axxx
DeleteGreat idea! Love it!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Anja! Axxx
DeleteWell, Annie, you've started the New Year with a great tile, I like it a lot. We're off to the Costa Del Sol at the end of January - can you arrange the weather for us please?
ReplyDeleteGlad you like it, Maggie! It snowed here this evening.... But I'll see what I can do for the end of the month! Axxx
DeleteI kind of thought the same thing when I did my tile, Annie, that is very similar to yours. I figured that I'd see a lot of them. No matter, it is fun to see how, even with the same idea, they turn out so differently. Yours is so well done! I'm glad your hubby is fine. It must have been scary though!
ReplyDeleteGreat minds, eh, Jean? Thanks.. stitches should be out this week. I don't like to think about it really. Axxx
DeleteWonderful and very creative tile!
ReplyDeleteI wish you a happy new year, too!
Many thanks, Annette. Axxx
DeleteWhew. I knew he was in the hospital, but I didn't know it had to do with an unfortunate meeting with an electric saw. Yikes. Jean is right. Your tile doesn't look derivative at all. Nice. Feliz Ano Nuevo. (Too bad I don't know how to add tildes on my lap top, so pretend there's a little squiggle over the "n" in ano.
ReplyDeleteIt was horrible, Suzanne! But looking much better now. Thanks for you kind words and good wishes. Feliz año! Axxx
DeleteI love the composition of your tile~it's very original. I tried doing something similar but it did not go well. Happy New Year. Glad to hear your hubby is on the mend;-)
ReplyDeleteThank you Michele. I saw yours and disagree with your comment here - it's lovely! Axxx
DeleteWow, what a beautiful way to interpret Auraknot and Diva Dance. I especially like the minimalism of the overall tangle.
ReplyDeleteThanks Dudz...if that's how I address you. Lovely comments. Axxx
DeleteBeautiful tile - so creative composition!
ReplyDeleteMany thanks, Simone. Axxx
DeleteYes, Annie, (little) accidents make us see things in perspective. I'm soooo happy that nothing really bad happened to him.
ReplyDeleteI like your tile!
They do indeed. Thank you and Happy New Year to you and yours. Axxx
DeleteSeeing how people are making submissions with Diva Dance as their Auraknot breakdown is boggling my mind! I find Auraknot difficult enough with straight lines, never mind having to 'worry' about squiggly lines and bumps melding into each other! Very impressive!
ReplyDeleteThank you Sheila. It's amazing what some people can do with Auraknot. I can just about manage the star shape and having practised that quite a lot, I didn't find it too challenging to add in the Diva dance. In fact, in some ways it was easier than doing straight lines!! Axxx
DeleteOMG, I am so intimidated by electric saws, and I see with good reason! Just the thought of the inadvertent separation of any little bit of me leaves me woozy! Glad he is OK. At any rate, I love your Auraknot. You were so clever to actually knot in each round of the Diva Dance part. How did you keep that all under control? That little extra trailing part evokes any number of imaginations - a ribbon tie to hang the star, a meteor trail through the sky, the end of the yarn from which the star was knit...anything! Love it!
ReplyDeleteThank you Antonine! Sorry to distress you with non-Zentangle related stories...although the stitching probably qualifies as a new pattern! As for keeping Auraknot under control - why, simple! One line at a time!! A very Zen tile for me to do. Glad you like it. Axxx
DeleteGoodness! A friend of mine actually lost 3 fingers to a table saw so I hope he is well and that both of you are recovering from the trauma! I love your tile as well :)
ReplyDeleteHorrible! We do know exactly how lucky my husband has been...
DeleteThank you so much. Axxx
I like the diva dance filling the bars of the auraknot
ReplyDeleteThank you! Axxx
DeleteCool way to combine both!
ReplyDeleteThank you Sue! Axxx
Delete