I follow rules. More often than not, this habit of mine holds me back. But this time, as it happens, I actually broke free from my own shackles. Every week when I attempt the IAST challenges, I read the instructions and think to myself, “Hmmm…I must remember that the string lines are suggestions and [IContinueContinue reading “Breaking Free”
Category Archives: Pen on Paper
Better Late Than Never…
I’ve been having a lot of trouble coming up with ideas lately. Maybe there’s just too much on my plate. But instead of giving up, I am just going to work on my tiles whenever I can. As far as I know, these things cannot be rushed or forced. So, here’s IAST#189. As always anyContinueContinue reading “Better Late Than Never…”
Zingo
I had the toughest time with this one. I just couldn’t come up with anything creative this time. So I just went with a simple composition. And oh, Ka totally came up with the idea for the background. Yup! She gets all the credit for the stripes. I quite like it. It definitely makes theContinueContinue reading “Zingo”
Flux
I recently started reading ‘Mindset’ and I have, much to my delight, discovered that when it comes to art, I have a “growth mindset”. It means that I’m super critical of my work, am willing to push my boundaries and believe that with practice I can get infinitely better. Now, I am fairly new toContinueContinue reading “Flux”
Oh Fricle!!
I missed IAST#188. Mainly because I just couldn’t decide what to do. In the end, this is what I came up with. Far from perfect, it’s not even close to what I had in mind. Moreover, not only am I a whole week late, turns out I haven’t managed to work fricle in either. I thought I hadContinueContinue reading “Oh Fricle!!”
The Shamrock
St. Patrick’s Day is round the corner and here’s my submission to It’s a String Thing Challenge#187. A shamrock using the tangles Lucky, Cayke, and Rixty. It was fun and didn’t take me too long. In hindsight, I should have used a black or white tile instead of the toned gray. That might have madeContinueContinue reading “The Shamrock”
Plumage
I loved this week’s challenge (#306). The second I laid my eyes on Amphora, I knew what I wanted to do with it. I spent nearly 5 hours bringing my idea to life. I drew it in pencil first, then went over the whole thing with my micron and filled in the colours. After whichContinueContinue reading “Plumage”
The Enchanted Garden
This week’s challenge (#305) took me a while. I just couldn’t settle on any of my ideas. I somehow couldn’t visualize a way to make the two tangles work together in a way that would satisfy me. Anyway, long last, this is what I came up with. We were to use the Marasu and the Molygon in aContinueContinue reading “The Enchanted Garden”
Happy Pi Day
Well, not yet but it will be around soon. At least in America! Meanwhile I discovered Tickled to Tangle. I am kinda sorta tripping on Zentangle challenges right now coz I’m a novice tangler and these challenges help me push my boundaries, discover and learn new tangles, test my creativity, and I end up withContinueContinue reading “Happy Pi Day”
The Waybop
I know I missed the last challenge. I had lofty plans for that one, it being the week of Valentine’s Day and all. I just never got around to it since it also happened to be the week of my 35th birthday. I intend to though, hopefully soon. Meanwhile here’s my take on the Waybop -ContinueContinue reading “The Waybop”
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