Wednesday 6 July 2016

down with the sniffles

  I'm down with a slight fever, splitting headache, and a runny nose... So I'm going to keep this post short.

  Last week, I introduced "Pog the pig" to my students. He's a ceramic piggy bank I got for $2 and then tangled on with an Identipen. The tangles are starting to wear out a little so I was thinking of using a sealant to seal the ink.

  If you know any sealant brands that work well with ceramic, let me know in the comments section below.

Original pig.

I made his eyes bigger so he'll be more cute.

Everyone loves the swirly tail. hehehe

Really simple Zendala on the side.

  Here's my submission for Joey's challenge. Featuring Girdy. I added cool shading to it.

  And here's my submission for Diva's challenge. Featuring colours of my country's flag- red and white, and one of my own tangles; Singapore Sling. I added some colloured pencils to the background, too.

  And as always, here are some tiles I completed for the Travelling Tangles Project.
A tile from Shawna Martin. I added Zonked on the top left. I love Zonked. It's so dramatic.

Tile done with Debra Huff. I did the background.

I'm really proud of this one.
Done with Marguerite Samama.

  In other news, I got my braces removed. Woohoo!

  And lastly, here's a pouch that one of my students did. She's twelve years old only! I'm beyond proud of her.


11 comments:

  1. What wonderful tiles you have produced. A great response to the Diva's challenge and amazing Girdy for Joey. That piggy bank is amazing, sorry I can't help with sealant suggestions.

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  2. Another wonderful gallery show today! I'm sorry you're not well:-( I really love your Joey challenge-very original and creative. Funny, I just saw Singapore Sling somewhere, not knowing what it was called or where it came from, and made note of it in my sketchbook because I liked it so much. Thank you for all of the inspiration you share;-)

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    1. Only when you're ill do you realise how important health is.... :(

      I'd love to see what you create with Singapore Sling. It's also the main theme for the Travelling Tangles Project's monthly swap for August. :D

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  3. For a person who hasn't been feeling well, you have been VERY productive. I also cannot recommend a sealant for your pig, but he is a very nice pig. I visited Singapore in 2014 (before I was a tangler), but I didn't remember that the flag was red and white. I visited 4 other countries in Southeast Asia before arriving there, so I think all the flags have smushed together in my brain. What did you use for the red background? I need to try your Singapore Sling tangle. I had one of the liquid kind in that very high outside bar on top of the Raffles Centre. I hope you are feeling better. PS: Very nice smile!

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    1. Singapore's flag is red on top and white at the bottom, with a moon and five stars on the top left corner. Visiting so many countries must have been wonderful. And yes; Singapore Sling is an alcoholic drink, too! Hahaha I'd love to see what you create with the tangle version of it.

      Thank you for your kind comment. :)

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  4. Wow, so much done while feeling down. All beautiful! Take care.

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  5. Oh wow!! Everything is amazing!

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  6. Your work is so beautiful! My favorit is the little pig! Love it!!!

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  7. Lovely tiles! Your Joey one is exceptional.

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  8. All tiles are beautiful, and your Girdy in hollibugh style is just amazing! I love it!

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