Tangle challenges

A few topics to cover today so let's get into it. The only drawing I've been doing is the Diva Challenge and finishing off 4 weeks of Made by Joey.

Diva #322 - Aquafleur

This is a tangle I like when other people use it but can rarely get it right myself. Here are my two attempts.

Made by Joey

I have not been keeping up with these. I was so close to completing the set! I've put a big effort in over the last couple of evenings to finish this series. 

Bathroom renovations

The ensuite is done. Yay! We're extremely happy with it. The day after it was finished I went to one of my favourite stores and bought nice things to furnish the room with. The main bathroom renovation started this week too. Not fun being at home with the sounds of tiles being scraped off the walls with some noisy machine. And the tile dust is everywhere. Again. It will be worth it.

In Sydney with Moo

Last week I went to Sydney with my daughter Moo. The purpose of the trip was to see a Drag show. The show had Drag Queens who have featured in Ru Paul's Drag Race. Moo and I, and everyone else, were screaming our heads off when each Queen was announced. Sooooooo excited to see these ladies live. 

Spent the afternoon before the show at a cat cafe called Catmosphere. Half an hour of playing with sleepy kittens followed by time amongst the end of year sales in Pitt St, which is one a major shopping district in the Sydney central business district. I was content to crowd watch while Moo shopped.

Here's a photo of my second favourite Queen, Alyssa Edwards. My fav is Ru Paul of course. Such a great night. Thanks Moo for introducing me to this world.

Have a great week and thanks for dropping by.

Miss L

Tangle challenges and other drawing

Diva #320- Dansk

This was a fun tangle to draw. While looking at Margaret Brenmer's step out I looked at her other tangles. Didn't realise that one of go to tangles - Pixioze - one of Margaret's. I decided to use only Margaret's tangles in my tile. One tile then turned into two. Later this week it will turn into more as I set Margaret's tangles as inspiration for my Zentangle Apprentice class.

It was nice revisiting Skye. Remember when this tangle was everywhere in the land of Zentangle?

Diva #319 - beads of courage

Thanks for the lovely comments about my beads of courage tile and the story behind it. Here is a photo of my inspirational, supportive, amazing family. Photo was taken yesterday while on a spur-of-the-moment family picnic. 

Left to right are The Husband, BoyBoy (who turned 18 last week) and Moo (who is close to finishing her Arts Degree at uni). Faces are not shown as I have a thing about privacy - there are limits to what I post and share online. 

Opus tile

A couple of weeks ago I started an Opus tile based on drawings of the winter solstice that I've seen online. Finally finished the tile recently. The colouring was tedious. I'd much rather draw than colour in.

Spoken

New on the Zentangle App is a tangle called Spoken. Had lots of fun playing with it while watching TV.

Kitty Pic

Had a lot of trouble completing the Diva challenge this morning as Arthur was more insistent than usual on getting head rubs. BoyBoy was home to take the photo. What you don't see in the shot is the dirt Arthur left behind on my tiles and table. He'd been outside earlier digging in the veggie patch so his feet were filthy.

Have a great week and thanks for dropping by.

Miss L

Tangle challenges

Again I haven't been doing much drawing this week. Things are OK but just not in the drawing mood I guess. 

Winter is here and I'm enjoying getting out in the garden collecting fallen leaves to add to our compost bins. Winter in Canberra often means still, clear and very cold days. Love it. Looking forward to skiing again this year.

Diva #319 - Beads of Courage

I took inspiration from the Diva's question about who gives us courage. 

There's a line in Romeo and Juliet which my Year 7 English class was reading today. In Act 2 Scene 2 Romeo says to Juliet, "Look thou but sweet, therefore thy kinsmen are no stop to me". Romeo is telling Juliet that if you look at me sweetly, then I can fight off any enemy. 

With the love of my husband and children, I can fight off anything. They give me courage.

My tile today is formed by 3 interlocking rings. The tangles are all my go-to tangles, which I thought fitted the theme: go-to tangles for my go-to people.

Made by Joey

I've been trying to catch up with these challenges. I did U a few days ago and V tonight. Maybe on the weekend I can get up to this week's challenge which is W.

Bathroom renovations

Over the last week all the tiles have gone in along with the basin and shaver cabinet. The green tiles are what we see from our bedroom. Very, very pleased with how it all looks.

Kangaroo photos

The Husband took these photos last weekend. We were walking the dog on the hill, only 10 minutes walk from our house. This mob of kangaroos were out in force, sitting in the sun. This mob numbered about 100 females and young and some males. I see kangaroos most days of the week but still get a thrill when I see them. From here the city centre is about a 20 minute drive. Parliament House is about 40 minutes away. Love being so close to nature.

Have a great week and thanks for dropping by.

Miss L