Thursday, 1 May 2014

Diva Challenge #165

This week's Diva Challenge was a 'UMT' or Use My Tangle, and she picked 'Camelia', created by Anne Marks. It's a lovely flexible tangle suitable for a grid or freestyle and I really enjoyed using it. I decided to let it take centre stage in this ZIA.

I'm off now to have a look at what everyone else has done this week - so far, I haven't had a moment to see them, so am really looking forward to that!

Camelia, with a little Flux and Aura-Leah. 
Thank you Laura, for giving us such inspiration!!
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  1. Anonymous1 May 2014 at 05:54

    Wow! This is just lovely. I really love your line work and the shading. Beautiful Zia!

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    1. ArtyZen1 May 2014 at 06:47

      Thanks Lady Kate! This one really did just draw itself! Axxx

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  2. jeanchaneyaz1 May 2014 at 05:57

    Oh, now Annie, this does look so nice in a grid. You do gorgeous sparkles and shading too.

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    1. ArtyZen1 May 2014 at 06:48

      Thank you Jean; as I said to Kate, this one just flew out of my pen without too much involvement from me...it is a lovely tangle, isn't it? Axxx

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  3. lilystangles1 May 2014 at 06:18

    Wonderful ZIA :)

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    1. ArtyZen1 May 2014 at 06:49

      Thanks Lily - it is definitely more ZIA than Zentangle tile and I really enjoyed doing it. Axxx

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  4. Tangles and More1 May 2014 at 09:17

    Beautiful piece. Like the shading that you did.

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    1. ArtyZen1 May 2014 at 10:44

      Thank you Donald. I love doing the shading, so very glad you noticed! Axxx

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  5. Unknown1 May 2014 at 10:16

    Annie, I love the combo of tangles you used! And even though you used Camelia in a grid, it blends so well with your free organic tangles!! Very nice, I like it!!! :0) Share Humanity

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    1. ArtyZen1 May 2014 at 10:45

      Thanks Annette - interesting tangle, Camelia - isn't it? I used a curved grid and let the tangle do its own thing at the ends...it did itself really! Axxx

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  6. Debra Castaldi1 May 2014 at 16:45

    My first thought was it was a lovely cup of coffee on stilts. I love it!

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    1. ArtyZen2 May 2014 at 01:08

      Ah yes! I can see where that image has come from now! Well, I love a good cuppa so perhaps it was on my mind as I was drawing. Thanks Debra! Axxx

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  7. Anne's tangle blog1 May 2014 at 23:27

    Very beautiful, Annie. I like Aura-Leah next to it.

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    1. ArtyZen2 May 2014 at 01:08

      Thank ou Annemarie. It's a lovely tangle and I shall use it again - Aura-Leah is one of my all time favourites. Axxx

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  8. Unknown2 May 2014 at 01:14

    Wow, your zia stands really out. It's gorgeous and i like how you "sparkled" your camelia.

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    1. ArtyZen2 May 2014 at 03:19

      Thank you so much, Beewatch - glad you like it. I used a slightly different style to fill in the 'black' which was easier but also gives a nice and softer effect. Axxx

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  9. Annette P.-L. 2 May 2014 at 03:54

    Wow! Absolutely gorgeous! Wonderful shading and I love your fabulous variation of Aura-Leah!

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  10. ArtyZen2 May 2014 at 04:41

    Thank you, LonettA!! What lovely words of encouragement - thanks again. Axxx

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  11. Leslie2 May 2014 at 10:08

    This was awesome! I love how you put a larger Camelia around the grid-based ones and the pairing with AuraLeah and Flux was perfect!

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    1. ArtyZen2 May 2014 at 14:46

      So glad you liked it, Leslie - thank you so much for dropping by to leave this lovely message. Axxx

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  12. Chrissie2 May 2014 at 12:15

    This is a super tile and your Camelia has a lovely shine.

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    1. ArtyZen2 May 2014 at 14:47

      Thanks Chrissie - it was a lovely challenge and I shall definitely use Camelia again...there have been some great versions. Axxx

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  13. Nata3 May 2014 at 03:25

    I love your "mise en scene" here (the setting?) Beautiful tile!

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    1. ArtyZen3 May 2014 at 07:44

      Merci beaucoup, Nat! Mise en scene son les mots justes.......je crois! Axxx

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  14. Helen3 May 2014 at 16:49

    Beautiful! Love your extension of the swirl!

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    1. ArtyZen4 May 2014 at 01:53

      Thank you Helen! Great of you to pop by and leave me a comment. Axxx

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  15. Diane Clancy4 May 2014 at 07:02

    Yours is so beautiful!! Wish I had looked at yours before I tried it :) Just lovely!!

    ~ Diane Clancy

    http://www.dianeclancy.com/blog/2014/05/camelia-challenge-entry/

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    1. ArtyZen4 May 2014 at 11:56

      Oh Diane! Thank you. It's a lovely compliment but everyone has done a gorgeous attempt....you'd have been stuck if you'd seen them all first. And yours is so utterly original! I think the key thing to do is to find the 'clever' tricks - I learned quickly that 'sparkle' made all the difference and so always try to include that somewhere in my tangles. Camelia lent itself to that because it has quite a lot of black in it. Thanks again. Axxx

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I read everyone's comments and am delighted that you took the time to share your views. Thank you! Ax

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