Project 365 1-12

Wow, looking at the dates it's been almost 5 years since I was blogging regularly, I think that I just got out of the habit!

This year I have decided to try Project-365, the aim is to make 365 pieces of art this year. I will not make one each day as I sometimes work in batches, however the aim is to have completed 365 pieces by the end of the year!

I find it hard to throw things away, especially when it might come in handy for future art projects, I am sure a few of you can relate to this! My pile of 'stuff' was getting too big, so I thought that making these mini pieces would force me use some of it up. Here are the first 16, they are 3 inches square.

Project 365 # 1- 12

Diva Challenge #156

It has been ages since I have had the chance to do one of Laura's challenges. You can see the challenge for this week here, it is to use a wonky grid. I can do wonky and I like working in grids!!

Here is my first attempt

and another go, this one is blurred at the edge as the journal I am using does not open flat and it did not scan easily, but you get the idea!

Diva Challenge #147 "UMT v. XXIII - Boo*Kee"

Laura's challenge to us this week is a Use My Tangle, and it's Laura's own tangle - BooKee. See the challenge here.

I had not tried this one before so I tried out a few practice variations before I did my tile.

Hubby's comment on this one was that it looked quite Science Fictiony, I think I can see where he is coming from. :-)

Diva Challenge #146 Duo-Tangle Pea-nuckle and Well

The challenge from Laura this week is to create a duo-tangle tile. That is a tile using only two tangles, pea-knuckle and well. You can see the challenge here.

The first time I met pea-knuckle was in Diva challenge #71, I found it really hard, until I practiced a bit  and got used to it. At that point I had only just started tangling so was much more of a perfectionist. I have learnt to let go a bit now and I am enjoying pea-knuckle more this time. I kept it quite simple.


Duo-Tangle Pea-knuckle and well.

 I am tangling in a journal with cream paper which is why the colour on this piece looks so different from the next one which was done on white card.

My tile from challenge #71

Diva Challenge #145 Quib

The challenge this week from Laura was to use the new Official Tangle Pattern Quib. You can see the challenge here.

I like patterns like this one, it is fun just to play and try and get some depth with the interweaving lines.  I have decided to call this piece " Dancing Jellyfish " !

Diva Challenge #144 A bugs life

The challenge from Laura this week was to be inspired by bugs, you can see the challenge here.
I decided to tangle a dragonfly template, this came from a Ken Kwok who set up a number of templates of animals.

This is the scan before I coloured it. I have then added cosmic shimmer paint, however when I tried to rescan it you can't really see the colour as it is iridescent , so I stuck with the before scan.

Diva Challenge #143 UMT - Cruze

The challenge from Laura this week is to use the tangle Cruze. I had not come across this tangle before. You can see the challenge HERE.

This was my first shot at this tangle and I did cheat and try it in pencil first to get the hang of it. Once you work out how it flows it is fun to do. I tried a wobbly variation and added a bit of Mooka to finish it off. Don't look too closely for the deliberate mistake.