Thursday, November 7, 2013

Zendala Dare #79 & Diva Challenge #143: Tribute to Rick and Maria & UMT - Cruze

It has been a busy week so I tried to come up with one item that I could use for both challenges that I usually participate in. I did not have time to do two tiles. The Zendala Dare is to use the template to create a tribute to Rick and Marie. Like a number of other CZTs and Zentangle® enthusiasts, I liked art and wished that I could create things like it. Never thought I could. After being introduced to Zentangle by my sister, I really enjoyed what I was doing and creating. I was able to attend CZT training in 2011 and have enjoyed teaching others since then. I teach it as an art form and I also use it in my clinical practice as a mindfulness exercise. In this tile I chose to use two tangles that I always associate with Rick and Maria. They were actually two of the ones that I first started to work on because I really liked the way they looked. The tangles are Betweed and Paradox. I remember watching the video Maria made and looking at different examples of how she used it. It was so simple but created something so elegant. I was fascinated by Paradox for its simplicity that created a complex image.  That was really the easy part. The hard part was looking at the template and wondering how I could incorporate the UMT in the Diva Dare. The tangle is Cruze. I kept looking at the template and could not decide where or how to start. I finally decided to just start. Here is what I came up with. I hope you enjoy it.



This post is late in the week so I am guessing that most have all ready viewed things on The Bright Owl and I am the Diva.  If not I would encourage you to do so. I am planning on spending some time looking at what others have done. 

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Go Tangle!!   

9 comments:

  1. Wow Donald, this is beautiful. Cruze is very well woven through the other tangles.

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  2. I really love the way you wove everything together on this one! Beautiful!

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  3. This a gorgeous zendala! Great to use Cruze here! Great job!

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  4. Fantastic. And I know how hard this was to do. I think Cruze is hard...but beautiful!
    Barbara

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  5. I love your zendala full of cruze and style!

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  6. Beautiful zendala! You made these three tangles work very well together.

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  7. Wow, how beautiful and intricate.

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  8. I was hoping I would see some zendalas with cruze in them! Love it.

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  9. Don, this is just lovely. It is so organic. Love it.

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