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Saturday, December 3, 2011

Gloria J Zucaro's "Fone Home"


Original Ink Design on 3.5" Square official Zentangle watercolor paper tile.
See my Daily Paintworks Auction to buy this design.

This is my entry into this weeks I Am the Diva Challenge  http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.com/
Our tangle to work with is called "Mi2"by CZT Mimi Lempart.  The basic shape is interlocking pieces that remind me of the chainmail that knights would wear.  I started with the feeling of falling into a maelstrom or "the rabbit hole" in the center.  Then did two versions of the basic design.  In the second one I added the perpendicular bars in the centers of the ovals.  Suddenly it looked like ET and the title occurred to me...Fone Home!

12 comments:

  1. Your work with Mi2 is so strong and you didn't make it easy for yourself with so much to see and appreciate!

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  2. Nice tile! I like the ET eyes.

    Annemarie Huijts

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  3. They do look like ET eyes! And chainmail! Great interpretations!

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  4. Like your variations. It is amazing how different a tangle can look, even with the same basic structure. Well done!

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  5. You did n awesome job with this-I like the ET eyes.

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  6. Hi Gloria,

    You are one prolific artist. I really enjoyed this and I was especially in love with the chain mail sections of the piece. I have always been attracted to chain mail, since the first time I went to a Renn Faire.

    You asked several questions about my piece I created for Jenn's challenge this week. I have a small pair of scissors I use to cut the magazine images I use. I try very hard to stay within the lines. I move the object, not the scissors, which helps when cutting close. No, I don't try to paint around the magazine images. I've just learned to take my time and cut carefully. The background is always created first, and I never try to mess with it afterward.

    E6000 is a silicone based glue. It comes in a tube and is clear, but quite sticky. It holds your heavier assemblage items. I even used it once to repair the roller on my heavy TV cart. It works great, but you won't need it for magazine images, or anything like that. I build it up behind objects like the nibs, which are curved in the back. That provides me with a good base and lots of staying power. I promise, these nibs won't get knocked off. The only way to get them off is to rip them off, which would damage or destroy the substrate.

    I hope I have answered your questions. If not, please feel free to ask anything in the comment section of any current blog post.

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  7. Beautiful work and a clever title.

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  8. Who knew that ET would pop up in your tile! I can see him in there. Your Mi2 variations are really well done!

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  9. Good composition, these multiple eyes gives it a surreal character, Greetings.

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  10. Really like the vortex happening in the middle. I feel like I will soon be sucked down into this drawing.

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