I love the first of the month UMT. It’s almost always something I’ve never used before which expands my repetoire of tangles and forces me out of my confort zone since I haven’t the vaguest idea what it will “go” with. how to shade it, or how to use it. I think we all have our little mental tangle boxes of those tangles we use often enough to feel comfortable with and can then gleefully haul out to fill in whatever odd space needs filling. With the UMT, we get pushed out of that comfort zone ever so slightly and sometimes something magical happens…OK, sometimes something far less than magical happens too, but life’s like that.
I got so wrapped up in drawing this weeks tile that the poor goats had to wait a whole hour past their usual feeding time and at least three of them tried to convince me that they were near enough to starvation as to be almost dead…and it was MY FAULT. Fortunately, although I have a highly developed sense of guilt, I doubted their vercity, especially as most of them – should they happen to trip on a hill – would simply roll down unscathed, being a bit on the chubby side. However, you will be glad to know that, despite my zentangle immersion, not one goat starved today – no matter what THEY say 🙂
Today is a lovely “Cat Day”…you know, chilly, drizzly and grey when the cats curl up on the window seat for the duration, the dog settles into his bed and I can pour a nice cup of hot tea, pick up my pens and draw with no guilt at all about all those other things I should be doing (like feeding the goats on time…) Glorious! It’s also much needed rain, as it was in the upper ninety’s all last week and so humid you could drink the air. I think, if I listen really closely, I can hear the plants sighing with sheer pleasure. A good day for all…except the goats, but they’ll get over it.
Happy Tangling, everyone…Have a good week!
Nice work, great shadowing. Lovely tile. Have a good week too!
I like the sound of those goats, they hace character. I also like your tile, especially the severe contrast between closely boxed and somewhat organic.
Love your Post, Suzanne. I always so enjoy hearing about what those classy goats are up to. A wonderful Challenge Tile. Love the diamond shapes you achieved in the shading of the “All Boxed Up” pattern. Great shading on the bead lines, and the Domino-like boarder is very dynamic. Good job.
Really nice blog post (I’m sure the goats will get over it), and your tile is lovely
OK, Mom, the tile came out very well. We like how you combined both straight line and curved tangles in your composition. We have decided to let you slide on the feeding schedule issue—–this time. We would like your assurance that it won’t happen again. 😉 Love, The Goats.
this piece reminds me of something you might find in a ’40’s starlet’s stocking drawer, or a hat box. The bead lines, like the little demi veil so many hats had back in the day; the All Boxed Up like some fine worked wood on a dresser top or something. And you’ve tossed in a beaded bracelet there, too. Charming, delicate piece. I like it a lot!
I love your tile and it’s composition a lot. By the way: Poor goats 😦
Nice tile!
It really is a nice combination of rigid lines and curves. Love that contrast!
I like your tile, it has a wonderful contrast in it. Nice combination of All boxed up with other patterns 🙂
Lovely tile with a fine contrast! Great shading, too!
I love how your little boxes seem to have held all manner of beaded and bejeweled treasures that spilled out. A very nice use of contrasts, and pretty darn cute, too!
Great composition. Like the combination of straight and curvy lines. Wouldn’t worry about the goats. I hear they are just baaaaaaaaaad whiners.
This is absolutely beautiful! I know what you mean about the UMT affording an opportunity to try something new…it IS something to look forward to each month.
I really enjoy the boldness of your tile. Lovely work 🙂
I love the way your tile “flows” with creativity. The combination of straight lines and curvy lines worked very well together. Looks like you hit the “magical” part of learning a new tangle. Sounds like you had quite a day….I have cats that like to tell me they are starving too; but like your goats, they tend to be overly dramatic at times. Nice post and beautiful tile!
haha! i know what you mean about the goats! we have pygmies ourselves! your tile is beautiful -thanks for trying my new tangle All Boxed Up!