Playing with Ellish...

What a fun pattern! Ellish is elegant and curvy and has depth. I was enchanted as soon as I got the email from zentangle.com, and tickled to see it as our challenge this week from the Diva. I can't wait to see what others do with this one...meanwhile, here is mine:

tasty little morsel on an inchy square

Because I wanted to, I made one Ellish on three different tiles: an inchy, a Bijou, and a standard tile.

Bijou Minimalist Version

Playing with this initially, (heh initial gettit?) I found that keeping the aura-knotwork to a minimum was more pleasing than layering a lot. Then I saw Laura's examples on her blog post, and thought...hmmm...pretty nifty.

So, my regular tile has more of that layered look, and is deeper.

 

Flor'd behind and Howl's Chain border

all three together

As with so many tangles, shading does amazing things for this one. I've also figured out a way to make the letter H with similar technique:

I wonder how many letters are conducive to this wonderful weaving technique...at any rate, loads of fun to play with.











I also made a piece for Joey's XIV challenge. Wasn't expecting to enjoy it as much as I did.

Reminds me of the 4th of July

Don't let the screen door slam!

Can't you just imagine...having a barbecue in the back yard, going to feast and laugh, then over to the park for fireworks...can't you hear the screen door creak open and slam over and over again, as people come in and out with plates of food for the picnic table on the patio. Plenty of activity, lots of loved ones, good times! 

And, last but not least, my piece for last week's Joey challenge. I created it, but didn't like it so I didn't enter it. But what the hey. Here it is.

I dribbled berry juice on a tile, then made the piece using purple, burgundy, and burnt orange/tan micron pens. My favorite part is the upper area, full of Chemystery and Ipso. And, outlining the stain on the bottom makes it look like continents. Or islands.