Monday, December 17, 2012

Diva Dance

Today Laura Harms of the enchanting I am the Diva CZT blog posted her 100th Challenge! This one is guest hosted by none other than Maria Thomas and Rick Roberts, founders of Zentangle...they came up with a new tangle with three variations in honor of the Diva and her challenges that have connected and inspired tanglers all over the world.

You can see the step-outs for drawing Diva Dance here in Laura's blog. Give it a whirl! It is fun and it develops quickly. As I was completing my tile, I couldn't help but think of Diva Dance as a visual representation of Laura's journey and message--that bumps in the road happen, and there will be dark times...but you just keep going, you work around what life throws at you. You have to! Just keep "aura-ing"--keep growing and giving, adjusting whenever you need to, and having fun when the opportunity arises. But always, always adapting to challenges and difficulties.

I love that this tangle looks like a topographical map. After all, we are all finding our way, and yes, sometimes we have to make up our own maps. Sometimes we also make up tangles...in addition to Diva Dance, my tile features two variations of my newest tangle, Paushalรถv. Step-outs (and an explanation of the name) to follow later this week!

Happy Tangling, everyone! And Happy Holidays! What a busy week this will be...if you have time, I'd love for you to leave me a comment. I don't get many, so I cherish each and every one!
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12 comments:

  1. ledenzerDecember 17, 2012 at 11:49 AM

    This one is a wowser!

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  2. BethBDecember 17, 2012 at 5:42 PM

    Stunning tile, Amy. Beautifully done and the detail makes me see something new every time I look!

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  3. UnknownDecember 17, 2012 at 6:31 PM

    Like this

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  4. Shelly BeauchDecember 17, 2012 at 9:19 PM

    A very happy diva-dance with delightful touches! Happy holidays!

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  5. CrisDecember 17, 2012 at 10:30 PM

    You certainly have the hang of this one. Nice job.

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  6. Amy in TNDecember 17, 2012 at 11:02 PM

    Thanks y'all! I really enjoy playing with this new tangle...it evolves from my hand almost effortlessly; I don't know exactly how it will turn out, yet I don't worry about how it will turn out. I just let the ink flow. :-) Ah, the joys of tangling!

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  7. DidischDecember 18, 2012 at 2:42 AM

    Wow you used all three dances. Great tile. I do like your tangles in the ovals in the middel of the tile. Great how they accompany the dances.

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  8. ChrissieDecember 18, 2012 at 4:02 PM

    Great tile, what a great challenge this week.

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  9. Anne's tangle blogDecember 20, 2012 at 2:15 AM

    This is so nice! I like the combination with other tangles.

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  10. RonnieDecember 23, 2012 at 5:34 PM

    Great tile. I think your new tangle is in the very center. It's a cool one!!! Love how you used the tiny circles to break up the patterns and set them apart. Great job!

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  11. UnknownDecember 26, 2012 at 1:02 PM

    Great composition and your new tangles look exciting and lovely!

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  12. i am the divaJanuary 1, 2013 at 11:04 PM

    Amy, you sweet sweet woman, you. What you said is just so perfect. Thank you.

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