This week's diva challenge 306 was posted on 3/06! I find that ever so AWESOME! The challenge was to use Lily Moon's pattern, Amphora. This was my first opportunity to draw this lovely tangle... as I experimented with it I realized I wanted to emphasize the feeling of the sea that it gave to me. I selected a tan tile and decided to use sea colors, blue and gray for my ink. Instead of using the first line of the pattern with the diamonds I started with circles to feel more like pearls/jewels to go with my sea theme. As I tangled, my mind wandered to a magical place under the sea where:
The sea waves
crashed
and rolled
gathering and
selecting
beautiful
mother of pearl
ornaments...
a gift.
This tile is titled, "Jewels of the Sea."
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| "Jewels of the Sea" |
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| "Jewels of the Sea" side angle view |
Thank you for stopping by for a visit today... It's always nice to have guests. Please be so kind as to leave a comment, I'll be sure to pop on over and return the favor! Have an amazing, art filled day!
That's really beautiful, Holly! And I love the poem as well :)
ReplyDeleteI love the tile and the little poem. Isn't it wonderful when word come to you all of a sudden?
ReplyDeleteLovely poem and absolutely wonderful tile, drawn in a gorgeous way!!!
ReplyDeleteLove it Holly. The colors seem very calming.
ReplyDeleteThis is a fantastic interpretation of Amphora...a tangle that has not been one I've been much inclined to use. But you are giving it a new lease on life.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Looks like the tide washing in and bringing up all the beauties from the sea.
ReplyDeleteA lovely mermaid moment.
ReplyDeleteVery fine tangleation of Amphora. i like the choice of these colors too!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely beautiful! 💖
ReplyDeleteWe were by the sea last week and saw pebbles at the very edge of the sea washed by little foaming wavelets like this. Lovely.
ReplyDeleteThis is gorgeous! I'm crazy about those colors;-)
ReplyDeleteSo clever and beautiful. I really love the colors and movement. The poem is so sweet, too!
ReplyDeleteThis is so, so pretty!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous, Holly! I love that you used circles instead of triangles. I am always happy to see someone's different take on the original step-outs!
ReplyDeleteTotally magnificent Holly! I can feel the breeze, hear the waves, smell the ocean! Love the design, composition, and Colours! As Lords said.... " a lovely mermaid moment! " :)
ReplyDeleteSilly auto-correct... the quote comes from Lorna!
DeleteI am just going to sit here, look at your waves and wait until Aphrodite pops up. She will!
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