Every Inchie Monday - Lasso

This week's Every Inchie Monday Challenge is "Lasso." Since, an inchie is so small, I cropped in on my lasso. In my research of lassos, I came across an image of one in a loop that had a handle on it. I liked that particular area of the image and chose to draw it. 

Pens: Royal Blue (BL6) from the 5 Pen Primary Tones Set by Chameleon Color Tones, permanent alcohol ink pen system; Sakura Pigma Micron pen and brush (.01) in Sepia; No. 2 Pencil

Paper: White Cardstock 80-lb

Something Green and a New to Me "B" Pattern

I'm a little late on posting my art for last week's Diva Challenge #209: "Saint Patty's" and SuzyMosh's: That's New to Me! Challenge #11: "B". I decided to incorporate both challenges in one tile. For the Diva challenge we were to "Green Up" our tile, so I used a shamrock. In the second challenge we are to use at least one "New to Me" pattern starting with the letter "B". I chose to draw two new tangles: Birds on a Wire by Mary Kissell, CZT and Barberpole by Suzanne McNeill, CZT. I used Birds on a Wire in the border of my tile and for the stem of my shamrock, I used Barberpole.

Other tangles used in my tile: Tipple, a Zentangle®-original; Flux, a Zentangle®-original; Fasset by Lynn Mead (I used in the background) 

Pens: Grass Green (GR#) from the 5 Pen Primary Tones Set by Chameleon Color Tones, permanent alcohol ink pen system; Sakura Pigma Micron pens (.01 & .005) in purple and green; Gelly Roll pen in white and green from the Stardust pack

Paper: Strathmore, White Artist Tiles, 100lb.,  4 in. x 4 in.

Every Inchie Monday - Nail

This week's Every Inchie Monday Challenge is "Nail." I decided to draw a close up version of a hammer and nail. I printed a sheet of inch size thumbnails that I had created in a program on my computer to sketch out ideas for my inchies. I chose the sketch below to show.  

Pens: Deep Black (BK4) from the 5 Pen Primary Tones Set by Chameleon Color Tones, permanent alcohol ink pen system; Sakura Pigma Micron pen (.01) in black; No. 2 Pencil

Paper: White Cardstock 80-lb

Diva Weekly Challenge #208: "Duotangle - Cubine vs Pokeroot"

For last weeks Diva challenge #208 we are to use only two tangles: Cubine and Pokeroot. Both tangles are Zentangle®-originals. These were fun tangles to draw. I decided to combine the two patterns into one by putting an individual Pokeroot inside of each cubicle of Cubine. Pokeroot reminded me of cherries, so I decided to add color to my tile. I used a Chameleon Color Tones pen set that I had received as birthday present from my friend. I had a blast experimenting with color blending and shading. These pens are amazing! They each have their own color infuser and mixing chamber. Once the nibs are infused, the pen distributes the color in smooth blends from light to dark. Each pen has two different nib choices: brush and bullet; both are replaceable. The pens and mixing chambers are refillable too. :)

Pens:  Crimson Red (RD4) and Royal Blue (BL6) both from the 5 Pen Primary Tones Set by Chameleon Color Tones, permanent alcohol ink pen system; Sakura Pigma Micron pen (.01) in black; Sakura Permapaque pen (1.0) in Gold

Strathmore, White Artist Tiles, 100lb.,  8 in. x 8 in.

Every Inchie Monday - Egyptian

This week's Every Inchie Monday Challenge is "Egyptian." I had a lot of fun researching this subject. While surfing the internet, I came across an image of a Scarab Amulet from the Walters Art Museum. I was inspired to draw my own inchie version of an Egyptian scarab amulet with a front and back interpretation. 

The front of my scarab amulet has an ankh on it, which is an Egyptian hieroglyphic character symbolizing "life." The symbol is also known as the key to the Nile or in Latin "cross with a handle." The back of my scarab amulet has an interesting spiral scroll pattern that I found on the back of the Scarab Amulet from the Walters Art Museum. This ancient spiral scroll pattern reminds me of Emingle, a Zentangle®-original. I enjoyed drawing the scroll pattern around the oval shape of the scarab. The Ancient Egyptians believed the oval frame of the scarab amulets would bring their owner perfection and prosperity. The spiral scroll pattern symbolizes renewal. I finished the back of my scarab amulet design with an eye in the center. I drew Tipple, a Zentangle®-original as a filler for the background of my inchies.

Pens: Sakura Pigma Micron pens/brush (.01 & .005) in sepia
Paper: Natural Parchment Scrap Paper

Two Challenges in One (From last week)

Last week I incorporated two challenges in my tile: the Diva's Weekly Challenge #207: "UMT - Unbatz by Sandy Hunter, CZT" and at Suzy Mosh Creations: "That's New to Me!" Weekly Challenge #9: "H". In the second challenge we are to use at least one "New to Me" pattern starting with the letter "H". I chose to draw Half Onions by Livia Chua. Its the tangle strand in a half circle in the lower part of my tile. It reminded me of a necklace or bracelet. 

The tangle, Unbatz by Sandy Hunter is a very relaxing pattern to draw, especially while listening to classical music. I was listening to Maurice Ravel's "Bolero" while drawing Unbatz and the repetitiveness of drawing the shapes and connecting them went perfectly with the long crescendo in that piece of music. I decided to do a variation of Unbatz on my tile by drawing triangles in between the figure 8's. You can see the step outs to Sandy's tangle on her blog here.

I also incorporated other tangles in my tile such as Arcodos by Lianne Woods, CZT; Tipple, a Zentangle®-original; Mooka, a Zentangle®-original by Maria Thomas; and Copada (flower petals) by Margaret Bremner, CZT.

Pens: Sakura Pigma Micron pens (.01 & .005) in black and red

Paper: Strathmore, White Artist Tiles, 100lb.,  4 in. x 4 in.

Every Inchie Monday - Love

This week's Every Inchie Monday Challenge is "Love." I can't wait for Springtime to arrive when "love is in the air." Since there is a lot of love buzzing during Springtime, I chose to draw bumble bees circling a purple flower. On the flower, there are Copada-shaped petals with tiny purple hearts. Copada is a tangle designed by Margaret Bremner, CZT. I also incorporated Zinger, a Zentangle®-original tangle designed by Maria Thomas. Zinger reminded me of honey dippers which I thought went perfectly with the bees. This time instead of cutting a piece of paper to a squared inch size, I drew a squared inch frame with my Micron sepia brush pen for my inchie drawing.

Pens: Sakura Pigma Micron pens/brush (.01 & .005) in sepia and purple
Gelly Roll pen in yellow from the Stardust pack

Paper: Strathmore, White Artist Tiles, 100lb.,  4 in. x 4 in.

Diva Weekly Challenge #206: "Tools/Trade"

I'm a little late on posting the Diva's Weekly Challenge #206: "Tools/Trade" from last week, but here it it is. (Better late than never. :) 

For last weeks challenge we were to use materials we've never used before for tangling. I've always wanted to try Gelly Roll pens on black tiles. My coworker had gifted me a set of Gelly Roll pens and black artist tiles for Christmas. I decided to finally use them. I'm so glad I did. :) I think my tile turned out really neat.

Tangles: Chebucto and Copada by Margaret Bremner; Tipple, a Zentangle®-original; and Flux, a Zentangle®-original; 

Pens: White Gelly Roll 08
Paper: Strathmore, Black Artist Tiles