Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Coloring Inside the Lines

When I was a child I was the one who always colored inside the lines. I would very carefully run my crayon along the line so that when I colored in the area I would stay inside those lines! It wasn't until I was well into my adulthood that I learned to let go and enjoy the "mistakes." So this week's Diva Challenge, to trace an object to make a new and interesting string, was perfect. It forced me to focus on the string (line) that I would be coloring in. My strings are usually quite simple but this gave me a chance to do something more complex. I decided to use sheets left over from lasering SpringBoards as a kind of stencil. I allowed my self to explore the shapes that developed, ignore parts of the string and embrace others.




Tangles Used: Quipple, Nzeppel, Florz, Blankett, and Amaze


The Diva mentioned that there had been a previous challenge using stencils as a string. I decided to do that challenge too and used pieces from a math kit I picked up at Daiso a while back. Side note: I did not know until this very minute that they had an on-line store. This could be dangerous!


Tangles Used: 2-n-5, Bateek, C-Bun, Pillows, and Tortuca


I can't wait to see what interesting things others have used for their strings.

10 comments:

  1. I like both. The colours work well and I think your patterning is excellent.

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  2. Love these! My favourite colour theme and the shapes are great. I'm inspired to get a math kit out.

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  3. What creative use of the challenge! I find the symmetry of the first one so pleasing to the eye, and the juxtaposition of confusion and unity of the second one reminds me of the week I've had!

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  4. I like these two tiles with black and red.

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  5. Both are so different and very pretty!

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  6. We often have favorites, but I really like them both. Such a clever usage of the stencils! And I always love when color is added.

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  7. I love them both, and like the colors you used. Nicely done!

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  8. I can't decide which I like most... Both are very nice! Especially the colours are amazing!

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