Here's the challenge:
Create a Zentangle using your name
or nickname as the string, and only
traditional tangle patterns to fill it in.
You may interpret the challenge however you like,
but stick to black, white and red, and shading,
for your color palette. Any size.
As always, you folks jump at a challenge and make such beautiful art work!
I had planned to do the voting on Facebook, but I had a few emails from non-Facebook users - so I have moved all the entries here to the blog.
If you would like to vote on the winner for the People's Choice category, please do so in the comments below. You just need to leave a comment with the artist's name, but feel free to say what you loved about the piece as well. :-)
Yes - you may vote for yourself.
I will post the winners on Wednesday (August 20th).
Good Luck everyone!
ADAM ROADES
I divided the tile roughly into quadrants, with "A" on the left, "D" top middle, "A" bottom right, and "M" top right. I used Poke Leaf, Zander, Aquafleur, Twing, and Striping. What a fun challenge!
ASJA GOVEN
As a string for my tile I used my initials AG. I selected the patterns based on my firstname:
Aquafleur
Squid
Jetties
Assunta
I also posted it on my blog: http://allcatshave.wordpress.com/2014/08/08/my-name-tangle
Thank you Sandy for this challenge!
BECKI MILLER
CAROLYN DUMAINE
a birthday card for a friend's son
CHERYL STOCKS
D LAUREN PRINCE
I'm really new to tangling but thought I'd play. I used my initial signature, "dLP" as a string.
ELLEN GOZELING
With the e as string and filled with echoism, nipa, nzeppel, eye-wa and eke.
All related to my name Ellen.
ELLEN WOLTERS
JEAN CHANEY
You can see the string on my blog: http://tanglestreet.blogspot.com/2014/08/zentangle-with-bijou-link-to-alpha.html
KIA RICHARDSON
I used the tangles pais, huggins, jalousie, bales, laced and mak-rah-mee. It can also be found on my blog at http://kiasstuff.blogspot.ca/2014/08/alpha-tangle-for-beez-in-belfry-contest.html
KRYS RUNSON LATTES
LAURA BANISTER CREWS
MARIA VENNEKENS
I used my first name in capitals for the string.
Tangles used: printemps, meer, purk, nzeppel, twing pepper, kathy's dilemma and echoism.
Asja and kia get my vote! Beautiful work by everyone!
ReplyDeleteBravo to all of you. I couldn't possibly pick a favourite. You are all to be commended for stepping up, finishing the project and posting it. All of those things take time and effort.
ReplyDeleteI think everyone is a winner too. Awesome work.
ReplyDeleteI vote for Tish.
ReplyDeleteI like Asja's!
ReplyDeleteYes, I agree - it's so hard to choose. I forget that. There must be a better way to have a contest without the "contesting"? Hmmmm.... (thinking cap on).... ;-)
ReplyDeleteD. Lauren Prince is my #1 vote;
ReplyDeleteEllen Wolters #2 and
Laura Bannister Crews #3
Of course, you could put all the entries in a "hat" and blindly choose one as the winner! Perhaps after winnowing down to four or six.
Great entries so far!
All of them are great!! But...I vote for "Ellen," with "Laura" as 2nd. I can only dream of even attempting what you all created!! Kudos!!
ReplyDeleteOMG these are amazing!
ReplyDelete#1 Ellen Wolters
#2 Asja Goven
#3 Adam Roades
I will cast my vote for Adam Roades, but everyone did a wonderful job!
ReplyDelete1 - Cheryl Stocks "Tish"
ReplyDelete2 - Ellen Wolters
3 - D Lauren - wish I was that good as a beginner.
1. Adam
ReplyDelete2. Carolyn
3. Ellen
Adam Roades is my choice.
ReplyDeleteI vote for d Lauren prince. I like the choice of lower case d and p giving it balance along with stronger color drawing you to the capital L. Nicely done.
ReplyDeleteGreat job to all!
If S Lauren Prince is new, can't wait to see her stuff in a year! My vote is for her.
ReplyDeleteI vote for Asja.
ReplyDeleteWow. How do you pick? I can only get it down to three (and that took a fair bit of pondering and scrolling up n down!) in the end I like
ReplyDelete3. "Tish" because it is so clean and clear.
2. Kia's because I love the "stitch" holding it all together in red.
1. And firstly I think I just love Ellen Wolters unique use of dimension (it's sitting on a "shelf")
But they are all so truly wonderful!