Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Hollibaugh Challenge

This is a fun challenge, because I LOVE Hollibaugh. I have lots of monotangles out there, as well as many stringed tiles which feature Hollibaugh. Lots of my favorite pieces have this tangle in them. Wreaths, balls of yarn (or rubber bands, or tape), trellises, ponds with beaver dams...I've tried it many ways, and thinking about this, I was tempted to run with something I've already done...until I started clicking into some entries.

And I found what I wanted to do, at the Yorkshire Tortoise.

I admit freely that I stole the idea was inspired by the idea of making a hollibaugh tree.

Stippling and weighted lines for shading.












But then I decided to add shading to the branches, not just in the negative spaces.

This is the finished product. It was fun to do, and I like the result. First time I ever did a hollibaugh tree. Yes, shading the branches makes a difference.
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10 comments:

  1. DebbieNovember 25, 2015 at 4:40 PM

    I LOVE this!

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  2. ArtyZenNovember 26, 2015 at 1:50 AM

    It's wonderful! Axxx

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  3. The Yorkshire TortoiseNovember 26, 2015 at 2:46 AM

    Ooo, it is so artistic, that is what I was trying to do with mine. I didn't get enough branches/roots into the tree to make it as successful as yours. The stippling is brilliant too. I am flattered that you wanted to do something similar to mine and would never think an idea was 'stolen'. I wouldn't exactly copy someone's work in every detail, but people's work definitely inspires me. Now, 6 months into my love affair with Zentangle®, I have seen so many tiles that I probably wouldn't remember every idea I have seen. Who knows where I got the idea to do trees from!

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  4. MaggibeeNovember 26, 2015 at 7:27 AM

    I wonder if it's the Whomping Willow fro Harry Potter? Whatever it is, and wherever the idea came from, the end result is great and, since you clearly enjoyed the process too, it's a win/win situation.

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  5. Ulrike B.November 26, 2015 at 8:57 AM

    beautiful tile, the shading is awesome

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  6. angeleggrollNovember 26, 2015 at 1:48 PM

    I love you beautiful tree and try to make up my own tree right now :p

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  7. Anne's tangle blogNovember 27, 2015 at 2:13 AM

    Love, love, love your tree. I will try that too :-)

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  8. jeanchaneyazNovember 27, 2015 at 12:31 PM

    Fantastic tree and I love the stippling for shading!

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  9. Jennifer SparrowNovember 28, 2015 at 9:29 AM

    This is gorgeous, Heidi Sue. Your tree is so well drawn and proportioned and the stippling is amazing!

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