DIVA 356 & Joey 208, Cases of Two Tiles, & Spluk

Joey's challenge #208 or the first case of two tiles! If you've read a previous post of mine you guessed it, this means 'Bad Tile'. But no, not all that bad in these cases. In Joey's tile #1 I like all the tangles. Stickers, a tangle I love, but always forget it exists; Coil, here my free-style version and still, it has its charm; Sledgling in winter with its Shattuck coat; the two single Cat-kins certainly didn't make the tile look bad (!); and yes, even my weak version of Tupuk by Ria Matheussen I wouldn't blame for the eye-soar. It's the combination of them all, the design I can't befriend.

Tile #2 looks more interesting in my eyes. More unpredictable albeit the fact that I started both with the same Coil diagonal through the tile. While I had a plan in my mind for #1, #2 was drawn on the spur of the moment.

#2 Coil tile

Tangle Patterns: Coil, Gottago, Jetties, Veezy, Cruffle, Tipple

#1 Coil tile

Tangle Patterns: Coil, Flux, Stickers, Cat-Kin, Tupuk
and the Sedgling/Shattuck combo

Diva #356 and the 2nd 'case of two tiles' and that surprised even me! I was sure I would give DIVA a miss this week as I am not much into name strings. But then I thought this 'way out' was too easy. After a good shaking of my head I thought I had it! Hide the name string! After all, is that not what tangle tile drawing is all about? Clever! And thus tile #1 was born.

Tangle Pattern:  Wholly Hollibaugh

I thought I might do a too good a job of hiding the name string and nobody believes there is one. Therefore an image of the string. Big 'S', turn 90' for 'u', turn 90' for 'e', S-u-e, my short unofficial sig.

S-u-e name string to DIVA 356

Now that my name string tile went well, I felt like doing another one. (Yeah, surprised even me!) On tile #2 the string is clearly visible, "sng" (official Zentangle sig), but I also like the overall design. Out of a No-DIVA-Tile-For-This-Week I got two done all by applying a little self discipline.

Tangle Patterns: Fluxecho, Jib, Garlic Clove, Tipple

Shell Xcape is a new tangle I instantly fell in love with when I saw M. Barlow introduce it to us on her YouTube channel. Clob, by Ragged Ray, is another one I had planned and never got a Round Tuit. (I got one now!*) Finally Split Ball. I call it Split Ball, always have, but I don't know whether it exists already. When I saw Ria's Tupuk I thought I can string up my balls as well. Maybe the tangle should now be called Spluk? Ria! What  do you think? Spluk? Hm...I like it!!!!

Inspired by...Shell Xcape, Clob, Split Ball (Spluk)

Here some of the Split Ball-cum-Spluk sketches

* BTW - if you, too, have no Round Tuit, get this one or tangle your own.

Animal Happy Day

Hey! California! If you are reading this, maybe you can help? Watch this video and help making it a Animal Happy Day to the very end. (PS: dog's paw is A-OK today)




And then there is Viktor again. I have been following Luna's recovery progress at Viktor's hospital ever since she arrived. The journey started painful; the journey lasted long, 4 months long; and the journey was difficult to watch...but what an 'Animal Happy Day' in the end!

Enjoy! and have a splendid weekend.

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