Saturday, February 9, 2013

Moose — Part Deuce and Paushalöv

C-Gal and I have been busy adding tangles to  Micro Moose. We are learning as we go--sometimes the curve of the sculpture throws us for a loop and our pen does not move across the surface as we intended. Gesso is our friend! It allows us to have fun and take risks, and if they don't work out well, or if lines need tweaking, we can re-do or tweak. This is not an aspect of my every-day Zentangle practice, but I don't mind adding that to my ZIA repertoire for use under circumstances that merit it--and this circumstance does, I feel.

Check out this video that we made! (But beware and be kind--we are not seasoned videographers. In fact, this is the very first video I have ever posted to YouTube.) I'm so glad C-Gal wanted to do this for Moose! I would not have had the confidence to something like this when I was her age, so I'm really proud of her. If you want to view it on YouTube, just click here.



Moose has even more tangles now! It's like he's softly woofing to us to add such patterns as punzel and coil...and we don't want to turn him down! But we won't post any more images until he is complete, which will be in just a few hours. (Final touches always occur at the last minute for me...I never manage to achieve closure until my time is up!)

The auction ends soon!!! We'd love for you to bid on our beloved Moose...click here to link to the auction! We will send him out Monday to the highest bidder...so if that's you, you can have him in time for Valentine's Day!

C-Gal also made a Valentine featuring dansk this week. I can't say who it's for until later, but it is for someone very special! It's a card that opens to the right and left, kind of like double doors with flaps...the flaps make the heart. The entire card is red, so I covered all but the front flaps with white card stock so you can see the heart better. The rest of the card front is simply solid red.

Can you see a new tangle? Caroline came up with it for this card, and we are still trying to come up with the right name for it.

Speaking of tangles...in the video Caroline mentioned the tangle that I named after our dog. I am happy to say that I finally have step-outs for paushalöv to share with you! I can't stop doing this tangle. Try it out and let me now what you think!

17 comments:

  1. I "lov" it Amy!!!! Happy Valentine's Day from cold and snowy NY!!!!!

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  2. Very nice, I really like the variations that can be done.

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  3. Swirly and curly tangles are my personal favorites, this one is so cute!!!

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  4. This is awesome...
    I am just starting and some tangles scare me in the their complexity, but this one is pure joy to play with! So many possibilities!
    Thanks to you and to your pooch... :)

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  5. pretty cool! going to try this out today :) and Moose looks incredible!

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  6. COULDNT EVEN WAIT UNTIL I GOT OFFLINE TO TRY- HAD TO STOP AND TRY IT RIGHT HERE AND NOW...AND IM LOVIN' IT!! THANKS SO MUCH FOR SHARING WITH US! I'M GONNA HAVE SOME FUN WITH THIS ONE TONIGHT! :-)

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  7. Just started with "tangling"and I love it! These were so fun to do...you can easily carried with do these!

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  8. Oh, I just LOVE this one! It's clever and creative and dynamic and graphic, and it's so darn PRETTY! I'm really, REALLY gonna love using this one. And, did I say, it's pretty?

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  9. Wow, I just love this new tangle! So many possibilities with this one. Thanks.
    Janie

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  10. Oh no! Another tangle to add to my growing "must try" stack of print-outs! Very nice.

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  11. I recently found you from a pinterest pin and I think your art is amazing. The style is so different from anything I've ever tried but I'm feeling very drawn to it. Thanks for sharing your techniques.

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  12. great pattern,thank you very much.

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  13. I'm loving this. It works great as a "center piece" or a complement. Great job!

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  14. How did I miss this fine tangle -- introduced to it today with Sonya Yencer, CZT Zoom lesson. BTW I am 100% Swedish ancestry

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