Wednesday, 22 August 2012

Shades of Grey?

For the Three Muses challenge this week we were invited to do something with Black, White and a touch of....

I decided to use a touch of love, since I'm making this for my daughter.
Starting with a white IKEA box and using drawing pens 01, 03 and 05 I began to Zentangle (doodle) on all sides and lid of the box.

Altered IKEA box - Zentangle
I couldn't believe how long this piece took to create.  The lid alone was over 4 hours, but maybe I'm just slow.



I followed an almost organic theme, with seeds, flowers, roots, leaves and branches coupled with the usual zentangle doodles.
Box Lid
You can see the video of some of the lid being drawn and the completed box in close up at YouTube
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16 comments:

  1. Junibears22 August 2012 at 11:58

    Wow! and Wow again! I've never seen anything like it. Absolutely astounding!! Gorgeous work. love it! xx

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  2. Judy22 August 2012 at 12:08

    WOW, this is amazing, Liz, a true work of art, you must have loads of patience, LOVE it!

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  3. Faye22 August 2012 at 13:58

    Liz, this is a zentangle masterpiece! Your daughter will love it. I can't imagine how many hours were put into this gorgeous work.

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  4. Christine22 August 2012 at 14:00

    The box is creative and modern. It will make a terrific gift to a talented daughter. I've been looking around and can say I know where that talent came from, you do beautiful art.

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  5. Anonymous22 August 2012 at 14:05

    This is wonderful, Liz!

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  6. Bill22 August 2012 at 16:15

    I am so jealous! I love Zentangle, but only have done a couple, and nothing elaborate. The box is truly wonderful!

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  7. indybev22 August 2012 at 17:27

    As you will see from my own entry, I LOVE zentangle....and this box is a glorious example of the art of zentangling! Beautiful!! I'm watching for the video.

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  8. Taluula22 August 2012 at 18:43

    Wow. Wow. Wow. This is a fantastic piece of altered art, and I think you have photographed it perfectly. A standing ovation from me.

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  9. Unknown22 August 2012 at 18:47

    Time well spent. This is gorgious and I love your "touch of love"

    Hugs
    Caroline

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  10. Karin22 August 2012 at 18:51

    wow its stunning!! Love it!

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  11. Sim23 August 2012 at 07:43

    This is just wonderful Liz!
    You have to be proud and your daughter too!
    Marvellous box!

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  12. Lisa M Griffin25 August 2012 at 17:04

    This is wonderful! What a great way to dress up something useful into a work of art! I think all the long hours were definitely worth it.
    Thanks for sharing.

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  13. Anonymous31 August 2012 at 12:09

    Enjoyed watching the video :O) I am sensing a theme song? Great idea... imagine going nuts on one with different coloured pens! Sal xx

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  14. Debbie6 September 2012 at 14:11

    Your organic zentangle doodles are masterful! What a treasure this box is!

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  15. Unknown9 January 2014 at 04:35

    Your beautiful work has inspired me to tangle an Ikea box as well. I will be sure to link to your blog and give you credit if I decide to sell any. Although I doubt there will be any profit in it because I know how much time it takes to do this kind of work. It's an obsession, this passion for patterns.

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  16. Unknown9 January 2014 at 04:43

    Your beautiful work has inspired me to tangle an Ikea box as well. I will be sure to link to your blog and give you credit if I decide to sell them. Although I doubt it will be profitable to do so because I am aware of the time it takes to do this kind of work. It's an obsession, this passion for patterns.......

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Thanks for taking the time to leave me a comment, I really appreciate it - Liz

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