Wednesday 11 July 2012

I am the Diva Challenge #78 - Auraknot

This week, the lovely Laura at I am the Diva gave us the challenge of producing a zentangle-inspired tile or ZIA using the new official tangle Auraknot.  I have to admit I was petrified at the thought of this challenge!  I've tried drawing this tangle several times this week without success, and to tell the truth I almost gave up.  Then earlier today I read a comment written by another challengee, who said we are often reluctant to do something because we are scared of failing.  How true that is - it certainly is true of me, anyway!

So, I decided to be brave and I've tried again.  I used watercolours, because I love them.  I decided to draw a fantasy sea-themed ZIA - because I love the sea.  And I used some of my favourite tangles including Sanibelle and the little pebbles (oops I don't know what that tangle is called but I'm new to this so please forgive me!)  The Auraknot tangle became almost secondary, but that meant I stopped worrying about it, and I think I'm fairly happy with the result.  As far as Auraknot is concerned my fish got rather "mixed up" but my starfish and its babies turned out okay I think.  Let me know what you think - good or bad because that's how we learn.


19 comments:

  1. Wondrous! I am so inspired by your ocean floor zia! I love it!

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  2. This is stunning. I love this!

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  3. This is so special! The fact that your three 'main characters' are all tangled with each other is fascinating and beautiful! I love your interpretation of the challenge!

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  4. Lorraine, I'm so happy my words inspired you to press on. I absolutely love your ZIA. I looked at the picture first and was in awe. When I read what you wrote I felt even more excited about your final outcome. Cyber high five!

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    1. Thank you to everybody for all your lovely encouraging comments, but especially to you Jennifer for what you wrote on your blog, as without that I would definitely have skipped this week's challenge!

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  5. I love it!
    Fantastic how you made a fish with Auraknot.
    A beautiful picture!

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  6. Another stunning picture Lorraine. I love the starfish with her babies!!

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  7. Great how you used Auraknot. Very, very special.

    Annemarie Huijts

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  8. Not "good" great. I love your sea life and you did a wonderful job interpreting the challenge to fit you!

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  9. This is gorgeous! Love the woven parts.

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  10. First time on your blog and I will be back. I love your Tangle, you did a great job.

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  11. Love this little underwater scene! Auraknot makes great starfish! Love how you used these tangles!

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  12. this is absolutely amazing! very beautiful!

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  13. I love this! It's so sweet and playful and you did a fantastic job on Auraknot--love how the Mama starfish intertwines with the fish and all the babies--and an octopus!! I hope you have this framed and hung up somewhere to enjoy!

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  14. wow, this is great! the octopus and fish are waltzing :) and i love the color!

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  15. I love this scene, the characters are so sweet and detailed. I know nothing about zentangle techniques but your end results are awesome.

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