This is not a disease but a very rare neurological disorder which is present at birth. It primariy affects the cranial nerves and means those with the condition can't move their faces to express emotions that the rest of us take for granted - like smiling, frowning - and it affects the eyes and their lateral movement. Artoo, as we know him, has had to have a lot of help in his early life but it's clear that he is very involved in all the usual things and wants to be a palaeontologist when he grow up - and jolly good luck to him I say.
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This is my take on the Moebius Syndrome's symbol. I used gold pen on the tangles but it doesn't show too well.
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| I used Cubine and Fife - Fife is new to me and I did enjoy doing it. |
Raising awareness for all sorts of things is something I wholeheartedly agree with and I wish Laura, Artoo and all the family all the very best for the future. It was a good challenge. Thank you!
Wonderful work! I like your moebius strip and the background very much! Great choice of tangles and colours!
ReplyDeleteThank you LonettA...purple it had to be! I wish I'd curved the Cubine more as I think it would have made the strange and illogical aspect of the moebius strip more obvious...Ax
DeleteGreat tile and I love how you did the background!
ReplyDeleteMost kind, Kate - I still have LOOOONG way to go to learn how to use colour properly but I will keep trying. Axxx
DeleteThat;s a great way of introducing purple into the background x
ReplyDeleteThanks Linda - interestingly, I originally did 'Florz' as the background, which you have done too, but felt I needed to add purple as I hadn't got any anywhere else...Axxx
DeleteOh, I love the gently purple background you did for this one.
ReplyDeleteIt was almost disastrous, not gentle, as some of the pens I'd used on the strip weren't permanent and started to run....but so glad you like it. Thanks for commenting, Jean. Axxx
DeleteLike the tangles that you used. The shading in the background makes it look like lattice work. Looks great.
ReplyDeleteThank you Donald. I had hoped to make the strip 'move' more but I'm happy that it looks OK and makes the important point about Moebius Syndrome. I do like these two tangles very much. Axxx
DeleteNot sure if you would see it but I responded that Genoa is a tangle that I deconstructed. The step out is in a post from June 27, 2013. Until I set up a separate page of my tangles this is how you can find the step out.
DeleteGreat, thanks so much! Ax
DeleteBeautiful tile, most of all I love your background with the soft purple touch!
ReplyDeleteThanks Didisch...as I told Jean, the background was a bit of an accident but a happy one! Axxx
DeleteIt sparkles for me! Lovely combination of tangles....
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely thing to say! Thank you so much. Axxx
DeleteI do like your 'accident' background, so als always ...... there are no mistakes in zentagle.
ReplyDeleteThank you Annemarie - I knew that I liked Zentangle if not exactly for that reason, then partly for it! Axxx
DeleteVery Nice! I like this a lot!
ReplyDeleteThank you for popping by and telling me this, Johanna. Axxx
DeleteAmazing, so elegant your tangle work is great!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Daniele - great words of encouragement. Axxx
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