Wednesday, 19 January 2011

Challenging Orbs

Wow, what a great challenge Laura put before us this week!  Using "orbs" as your inspiration, tangle away!  Orbs, circles, spheres... however you call them, they are symbolic of so very, very much.  Many disparate peoples around the globe use them in their cultures to symbolically represent wholeness, completeness, fecundity, femininity, nourishment, community, isolation, congregation; the list goes on endlessly.  I think my tangle ended up reflecting the complexity I found when considering this challenge.  What do you think?

Happy Wednesday!

Posted by stART at 23:05
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15 comments:

  1. Sue Clark19 January 2011 at 23:48

    I love all of your orbs, the tangles you used, and the negative space adds a lot!

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  2. ledenzer20 January 2011 at 00:18

    This is a really beautiful tangle. I love what you said about the orb. It is true....I always think of the circle as "one eternal round". Thank you for sharing your inspiration and your beautiful art!

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  3. Anonymous20 January 2011 at 01:41

    Awesome! So much to gawk at! Especially love the top left orb.

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  4. Ildiko20 January 2011 at 03:35

    gorgeous !love the cropped ice ball and whole composition!

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  5. Pat20 January 2011 at 07:49

    Very cool looking orbs!

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  6. Okami20 January 2011 at 07:49

    Absolutely gorgeous

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  7. arts4all20 January 2011 at 08:53

    This is toooooo beautiful!! Agree with Sue Clark about the power of the negative spaces. I particularly like the two orbs near the top - the one on the right that is just enough off-center so as to present a sense of dimensionality, and the ruffled effect of the tangle on the left.

    I keep thinking I need to make a sample book of tangles I like and want to learn. This challenge has really opened my eyes to the infinite range of possibilities for beautiful tangling!

    Thanks for you nice comment on my blog ;-)

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  8. stART20 January 2011 at 09:00

    What nice things you all say! Thank you! The top left orb is surrounded by a tangle designed by my buddy, Ruth - "Organza Pleated Ruffle". Isn't it pretty?

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  9. Lois Heinani Stokes20 January 2011 at 16:54

    ♥ Whispering ORBalicious ♥

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  10. Margaret Bremner, Artist20 January 2011 at 17:02

    I really like that "Organza Pleated Ruffle" too. And your Orbs, of course!

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  11. Genevieve21 January 2011 at 14:15

    Beautiful. I love the orbs as strings!

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  12. Marsha of Marsha Neal Studio22 January 2011 at 13:21

    Ooohhh…. I could just fall into this drawing - very beautiful!

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  13. Phine23 January 2011 at 04:29

    WOW – can´t get enough of your work. Love these spheres permeating (?)…

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  14. ptrish4023 January 2011 at 14:20

    Wow! This is really beautiful - it sort of reminds me of the inside of a wrist watch with all the intricate gears - very cool zentangle!!!

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  15. LeslieRahye23 January 2011 at 20:15

    yes...yes you do like Kandinsky! love it!!

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