Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Zentangle Challenge #110 - "get rid of the box"

Well, I can't wait to see what everyone else is doing with this challenge! I didn't really have to think too hard about this one because a while ago I bought a ceramic pear with the intention of tangling it with a sharpie pen because I've heard that you can bake it and make it permanent. I'm sure I stored the article somewhere, but of course can't find it now. At any rate, this challenge (from Laura at www.iamthedivaczt.blogspot.ca) is the perfect motivation to try this project. I don't like the way the pen slips on the shiny surface; it's hard to get a steady line, and my fingers kept smudging stuff I'd already done; and I went through 3 sharpies. But... here it is posted. I'll still look for the instructions about baking it, but I doubt that I'll be doing any more unless I can find some ceramic tiles and make coasters - a flat surface would be much easier. Thanks again Laura for making us step out of our comfort zones!

13 comments:

Unknown said...

Great looking pear!

ledenzer said...

This I s fabulous!

Chrissie said...

I love what you did with your Pear Sue and thank you for the link to oil based markers. I am hoping that our local hobbycraft sells them. I thought I was in heaven on a recent trip to the US with the variety of craft stores you have.

Anonymous said...

Really beautiful. Your skill on curved surfaces is amazing.

Janet said...

I'm so impressed by this. I think working on a curved surface is so difficult! This is excellent

Karen Lynn said...

Beautiful! And what a great response to the challenge!

Shelly Beauch said...

A perfect pear!

Anne's tangle blog said...

What a great idea; it's so good to see how original a lot of people are.

Helen said...

What a cool idea, Sue! I can imagine it was really fiddly working on that surface! You did a wonderful job with it :)

MammaMayMiller said...

Wow this is so so cool :) love your tangled pear!!

efie17 said...

oh wauw! this is beautyfull!

Daniele OBrien Design, CZT said...

Great job, those curves have to be tough!

Fifi said...

LOOOOOOOOOOOOVE IT