Mandala 2

Second attempt at drawing a mandala, not exactly sure if this is strictly a Mandala,but it's pretty and I had a very relaxing time drawing it.

It has been drawn on an A4 sheet but I went past the edges so they got cut off a little on the sides.  Better planning required here I think for the next one.

Cheers,

Kasey

Mandala 1

I love looking at the intricate designs in mandalas.  Since joining the facebook group Ornation Creation, I've branched out a little in my pattern making and started playing around with the concept of drawing mandalas, I have to admit, I do cheat a little by using a compass and sometimes a ruler but as you can see, most of this is hand drawn with all my wonky lines.

This is the first Mandala I've done without using a template.  I loved the way it looked in just black ink, but adding a splash of red just lifted it brilliantly.  Instead of taking a photo, I scanned this as a jpeg on my printer, it's great, no shadows from a lousy photographer (me)!

Hope you like it.

Cheers,

Kasey

Tangled Mandala

Hello,

As you know, I've been playing around with Zentangle Inspired Art for some time, no lessons, just finding tutorials on line.  I've found a Facebook group Ornation Creation where Ben Kwok has provided some templates for tangling.  I usually try to freehand but find that challenges me and I've loved the intricate designs of mandalas so when I found the mandala templates, I've been playing!

I printed this one onto copic blending card and after tangling with a multiliner, I added a little bit of colour with copic markers.  Usually I prefer my tangles to be just black on white or white pen on black, but I'm happy with the monochrome on this one.

Here is a closer shot that actually shows some of the sparkle from the clear Spica pen I used.  It also shows my wobbly lines, but that's what it's all about, small imperfections mean it's handmade not machine or software produced.

Thanks for stopping by.

Happy crafting, whatever you chose to do.

Kasey ~ in Oz

Dreamer

This is another beautiful image from Norma J Burnell, stunning Tangle Fairies.  This one is called Dreamer and she does have some butterflies surrounding her on the original image, I wanted to put her into an art journal page so needed to trim around her.

The background is acrylic paint with champagne metallic rub around the edges and on the dragonflies.  The stunning Dreamer image is coloured with copics, I kept to plum, mustard, blue and gold with a tiny touch of green on some leaves.  I felt that such an intricate design required minimal colours to allow the Norma's digi art to show through more. 

While Zentangle (trademarked) or the other variety of this more loosely called Tangles is an art form that anyone can do, combining them with such amazing drawing talent the way Norma does is so much more unique.  I'm certainly in awe and so grateful that I can purchase her digi's to colour.  She has inspired me to open my copic markers again and for that I am grateful too.

Until next time.

Cheers,
Kasey-in-Oz

Is it really 6 months?

Wow, I can't believe that it's been 6 months since my last post here.  That's amazing how quickly the time passes by.

I've been crafting and I have posted a few things on my facebook page Paisley Wings, but not done much here.  I think I should remedy that!

I've moved my studio around and have now taken over the family room, it's fabulous!  Open, lots of room to move around a central creating space with a bench backing my desk, PC beside the desk so I can check out you tube tutorials and learn and try new techniques.  Lots of open shelving storage that kinda needs a little more TLC so no pics at the moment.

In the move, I got inspired to crack open some copic markers which have been sadly neglected while I've been playing around with art journals, acrylic paints, Dylusions and Lindy's stamp gang sprays, stencils, lumiers, stemple paint, stamps, papers, embossing, die cuts oh the list goes on.  So many things to play with and never enough time!

One of the things I've been promising myself was to get my hands on some of Norma J Burnell's amazing art work.  Her Fairy Tangles are amazing.  Here is one I completed.  the photo doesn't show the shimmer on the dragonfly wings so they look unfinished here, but trust me they are so shimmery. 

I think I need some more practice as it's been ages since I've played with the copics.  Gee that's gonna be hard......LOL

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On a Tangle roll

Here is my first tangle in the gorgeous french made book that I mentioned in my last post.  It is a cloth bound book with the smoothest white paper.  Glorious for drawing on.

This cone shaped flower was inspired by Helen Williams from http://alittlelime.blogspot.com.au/

Visit her blog, she has some amazing work displayed.  Thank you Helen for your inspiration.

Until next time, keep on doing what makes you, you!

Cheers,

Kasey

Tangle some more

Hi all, still tanglin' and lovin' it.  This one is 29 cm x 21 cm and is on a vanilla page in my Dylusions art journal.  I started with a few circles drawn with my trusty compass. 
 

 I got a beautiful cloth bound book which was made in France.  It has the most beautiful smooth white paper in it.  Stunning, so easy to draw on and when erasing the light pencil lines, it's fabulous.  Love this book and have a few tangles on the go in it which I'll post for you soon.

Cheers,

Kasey

I've been Tanglin'

Hi all, I've done a bit of travel for work lately and sitting in a hotel room at night time my easy to carry art is to have a notebook and some pens and I do some doodling, or Zentangle inspired tangles.

The beauty of these is that you can have them anyway you want, up or down it doesn't matter

If you doodle while you're chatting on the phone?  Then this might be the sort of art for you.

Cheers,

Kasey

Tangling for fun

Hello there, I've been a bit lost in my craft room lately, dabbling a little here and there but not actually producing many finished items.  I have been doodling though, doing some Zentangle inspired art.  Some of these have been inspired by some very talented artists out there, take a look at Zentangles or Tangles on Pinterest sometime and you will be amazed, there are lots of 'how to' images as well.

 I love just zoning out which is the 'zen' part of the whole tangle process.  Lots of there have been created while I was watching TV (sort of)

 I find interesting patterns and then try to emulate them, they come out so different though as I usually add my own twist to them.

 These two, top pic and bottom pic were so much fun to create, I love the tangled spaghetti below, drawing this was really easy and interesting to curve every which way.  I've inspired my grandson to pick up his pencil and start drawing again.

Hope you give this form of doodling a try, there is no right way or wrong way, just whatever flows from your pen.

Cheers for now,

Kasey

Which Way Is Up?

I've recently been introduced to Zentangles.  Basically it's doodling and drawing repetitive patterns, I've done one here and used a Multiliner to draw the design and my copics to colour it up for this months challenge at Mad for Markers.

The question is.....Which way is up?

   During the creation of a Zentangle, you end up turning your page many times, as it's an abstract design that just flows from your pen and you sort of 'zone out' or Zen while you're drawing, I guess it really doesn't matter!

 Here's a couple of other angles to view it from.  I tired to get a fourth picture here but each time it loaded, it got flipped on the side, you get the idea though. 
 

 Hope you have fun doodling on your creations with multiliners and submit your work of art in our challenge this month.

If you don't have multiliners yet, then check out Sammi's Mad for Markers store for them.
I've used

0.3 Mulitliner
R46, YR07, Y17 and Black

Cheers,
Kasey ~ in Oz

Where the Bl@#$& hell is my mojo!

Hi all, can I just ask you to have a bit of a look around at your place and see if my mojo is visiting you?  I can't find it anywhere here, lucky my next two DT posts are done and scheduled!

I have been having some fun playing around with Zentangles or doodles.  Check this out for a first attempt.  I think I have a long way to go to match the fabulous ones I've seen on Pintrest, but I"m pretty happy with this first one.

If you find my mojo, please send it back this way, I've got several partly coloured images crying out for my attention but the inclination is MIA.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers,
Kasey ~ in Oz