Thursday, October 22, 2015

Throwback Thursday #4 First Love; Diva Challenge #240 Autumn; TNTM #42 "P"

Greetings Gentle Readers,

If it never rains in California, then it surely never rains in Arizona, right?  How wrong!  This is our fifth year in the Valley of the Sun, as the Phoenix area is known.  My neighborhood is even one of the least likely to get a downpour in this area.  You wouldn't know it from the nonstop series of rainy days we have had.  What??? We even had hail about the size of chickpeas pounding down for about three or four minutes.  The good news is, aloe plants that were really puny brown looking from the scorching summer heat are now fresh and green and turgid with all the moisture.  The golf course, that was looking a bit peaked is now vibrant.  My Meyer Lemon tree has perked up and the fruit should get nice and juicy for picking in another few weeks.  Yay!  Lemon pie time!

Which brings me to the Diva Challenge this week.  Laura has highlighted the beautiful autumn leaves that are a part of this season in most of the northern hemisphere.  But here in the desert, we don't have trees that color and drop.  Our trees keep their tiny feathery leaves all year, only softening to a dusty green for the driest times and brightening up in spring after the respite of cooler winter temperatures.  So, what to do for autumn?  Well, what we do have in abundance are...GOURDS, PUMPKINS and PEPPERS!  And kale and onions, but those didn't make the cut into my tile this week.  I attempted a sort of "Tints on Tan" take on the subject.  I'm sure I could use some firsthand instruction by Marty Deckel, but here is my offering, such as it is.

 
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For That's New To Me, the focus was on "P" tangles plus something from Sayanitka Ray.  I chose Sayanitka's Pots-n-Pans, Suzanne Fluhr's Phirst and added accents of Points and Curves by Cheryl Rotnem.  I hope it has a sort of marketplace feel, as that's what was in my head, anyway.  Fun!

 
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Square One this week focused on Nymph, which starts out like 'Nzepple, but goes all flowery on you after that.  I did two, and can say this is a relaxing tangle to draw.

 
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THROWBACK THURSDAY CHALLENGE #4 - FIRST LOVE
 
Ah, first love...When I was 16, I had the sweetest boyfriend.  He was everything a nice young man should be, and I was so happy! He wasn't at all like the bad boy I had a crush on for a couple of previous years, who never gave me a second look.  I was in heaven.  That love came to an abrupt halt, however, when my very traditional father decided that since my sweetheart was a grade behind me and a year younger, that the relationship was inappropriate.  Gee, if that's all parents have to worry about with their daughter's boyfriends, you'd think they would be grateful! But no, it was over, and I was crushed.  Sniff, sniff...
 
But my Zentangle first love has not dimmed, really.  Way, way back in August 2012, I was still identifying my tiles by number.  This was the 24th tile I ever produced, and I was totally enthralled by shiny beads. I still use them a lot, but in this tile, they were a bit of a star.
 
 
So I decided to go full bore into a shiny bead deal.  I used Akoya, which is the ultimate beaded pattern, and, gasp... I decided to color it!  Well, my colors and beads kind of got messed up when I took a sharp turn, but since that's what happens in my jewelry drawer all the time, I figured it was OK anyway.  I had fun with this one!
 

So the challenge is this:  Think back to your first Zentangle crush and revisit it now.  This is not a call to get better or fancier.  You may want to pare it down to something Picasso-esque, or make it bigger, smaller, or simply do it again just because you love it.

*** Thank you for stopping by today. Know that I cherish all your thoughts and comments, and would love to see your Throwback work in the Mr. Linky list. Namaste, Antonine

14 comments:

  1. Love your fall theme tile! The rest are really pretty too.

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  2. These are beautiful! I love the color and depth in the first tile

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  3. I love your fall gourd, pumpkin and chile tile. Your 3D is so convincing, I feel like I could reach out and feel their textures and pick them up. I am utterly flattered that you used my Phirst tangle, but I'm a little (more like a lot) abashed at how good you made it look!

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    1. Thanks Suzanne! I've been looking for a good time to use Phirst, as I think it is such a clever tangle. Glad you like what I did.

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  4. I like your different spin on the autumn inspiration - such a personal interpretation and very nicely done. All of the tiles are beautiful but I especially like the "marketplace" tile - I've never seen Pots-M-Pans and will have to look it up now.

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  5. I definitely like your tints on tan take. And being a native Zonie, I can tell you it gully washes there!

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  6. I love your Diva challenge tile. The depth you've achieved with shading is amazing. The colors are also beautiful. Nice!

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  7. Love all your tiles as usual but the autumn one stands out to me. So beautiful :-) Aaaaaaand I have finally been able to enter for Throwback Thursday! So exciting! :-) I chose Zinger as my crush because even though I fell totally in love with it the first time I saw it I never really used it in a tile! I have been drawing with my 2 year old goddaughter recently and everything I drew for her had to have Daddy, Mummy and Baby so this one is for her :-) Thanks for the opportunity :-) Totally enjoyed myself :-)

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  8. Gorgeous work. My favorite are those tiny Bunzos almost hiding in the first tile. Such depth!

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  9. Beautiful stuff!!! The fall tile is great.

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  10. I've been so busy this week I haven't had a mo to visit many blogs but I'm SO glad I popped by yours, Antonine. Stunning tiles, amazing colours and just a wonderful five minutes of my day. Thanks for sharing.
    Axxx

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  11. Gorgeousness! All of it, but I especially love that Diva tile. I've been remiss in my TBT entries. I finally got one done, though I don't have any of the old tiles around as I gave them all away. This was a particularly fun revisit. Thanks for all of the inspiration I find when I visit here.

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  12. Gorgeousness! All of it, but I especially love that Diva tile. I've been remiss in my TBT entries. I finally got one done, though I don't have any of the old tiles around as I gave them all away. This was a particularly fun revisit. Thanks for all of the inspiration I find when I visit here.

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