Wednesday, September 24, 2014

leaf string zendala


This week the Diva suggested we use leaves as our string. Most of the leaves in our yard are pretty basic so I decided to try using them in a zendala instead. Fun, easy to do, and relaxing. I'm trying to get over a cold and I needed something to help me zone out and forget about the drums going off in my head.

The tangles used are tellis, euca and maelstrom.


This shows you what I had to work with. I started off using the big leaf and quickly decided it was too big.I ended up with just using two leaves - the orange, yellow leaf, and the bigger dark green leaf. My tangles were done with the brown micron pen shown. I started with the terra cotta pencil shown for shading and added a few other colors to deepen the shadows and add a few highlights.

One of the reasons I chose these tangles was that this week, Cheryl, over at artfulcreations, suggested we choose tangles starting with the letters T, E, and M. Thanks Cheryl! It sometimes help to narrow down the choices.

19 comments:

  1. Oh, absolutely beautiful. I like the colors too :)

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  2. Beautiful Zendala tile. I like that you showed us what you started with and how you finished.

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  3. lovely work - so autumnal in feel - hope you feel better soon.

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  4. Like the colors and how you layered them. The border is a nice touch also.

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  5. Always so fun to see what you come up with. An elegant solution to the challenge.

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  6. I love how you prepared the tile in advance. This is really nice!

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  7. I enjoyed reading our post, Sue. Love your Zendala. Wonderfully colored well drawn patterns. Beautiful and inspiring.

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  8. a "mandaleaf" :)
    Beautiful drawing and a great idea. Got me starring at it for several seconds until I realized what I'm seeing

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  9. Beautiful color and choice of patterns.

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  10. Very lovely take on both challenges, Sue. Guess what! I used Ditto again in my leaf entry! How I love that tangle. Axxx

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  11. Wonderful and creative! I want to try it! Thank you for sharing and inspiring!

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