The Diva's Challenge #39 - LOVE

This week's Challenge is in response to the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy.  I found myself really over-thinking this one - so many emotions and strong images rushed through my mind and I got too caught up in trying to come up with the perfect image worthy of the enormity of that event.  So, as I often do, I went back to keeping it simple.  Two patterns immediately came to mind.  The first, Jeanne Zuzel's Hugs and Kisses, seemed pretty obvious.  The second, Punch, from Sandy Bartholomew, represents for me the hope and optimism of love.  This 6" x 6" ZIA is what happened when I stopped thinking and just let things flow.  The magic of Zentangle never ceases to amaze and fascinate me.

All you need is Love.  Love is all you need.  ~John Lennon

The Diva's Challenge #38 - "Pair of Ducks" - THIS IS A TEST

I'm in the process of developing this, my very first blog.  I'm posting The Diva's Challenge today as my very first post to see if I can figure out how to make it work.  Have patience with me as I muddle my way through this blogging adventure!


The Diva's Challenge this week is to do a monotangle using only Paradox, which happens to be one of my favorites.  There's so much about Paradox that fascinates me - the complexity that comes from such a simple process; the flexibility of the pattern; what a difference the shading can make; how the shape of the string determines so much about the final design.  It's just so fun!