Monday, December 8, 2014

Weekly Challenger #197 - Arukas

And so the Christmas season begins. Got all my baking for the nieces and nephews done and boxed up. Ready for the post office!


And on to the Diva Challenge for the week. Glad to have the Diva back and everyone on the mend. I played around with Arukas for a while, but it's... So. Many. Straight. Lines. 

My pen started wandering and I just followed along. I considered putting something in the center (Snowflake? Hubcap? Smiley Face?) but I thought the flat white space was a nice balance to all the other chaos. 


Pattern used: Arukas

(Antonine, floating pearls! Think I need more practice on those, but a promise is a promise.)

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16 comments:

  1. Jennifer PostleyDecember 8, 2014 at 10:14 PM


    Wonderful interpretation and I really like the curvy lines breaking up the straights.

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  2. AnonymousDecember 9, 2014 at 1:24 AM

    This is very cleverly done and your shading is excellent.

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  3. lilystanglesDecember 9, 2014 at 3:19 AM

    Beautiful! :)

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  4. Betsy Wilson CZT14December 9, 2014 at 7:32 AM

    Lovely composition and shading.

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  5. DidischDecember 9, 2014 at 7:52 AM

    What a great Arukas variation. Love the weaving of the pieces of row throughout the Arukas

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  6. UnknownDecember 9, 2014 at 7:53 AM

    Oh what a great tile with arukas! I love the way you make lines between the other ones (you know what I mean?) and your shading is so beautiful :-)

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  7. AnonymousDecember 9, 2014 at 8:07 AM

    I would love to get one of your packages in the post. Lovely. I really like your wandering lines! Such a nice sense of movement. Beautifully done.

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  8. IlseDecember 9, 2014 at 10:42 AM

    Lovely tile, the white space gives the tile a stronger look

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  9. Suzanne Fluhr December 9, 2014 at 9:32 PM

    You're right! As a newbie Arukas tangler, I never got past the straight lines. The most I could do was to add a scene around it. You, on the other hand, very successfully turned your akuras into an interesting composition. Good one.

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  10. Lynell Harlow / Dreamweaver StencilsDecember 10, 2014 at 6:45 AM

    I love your arukas tile...it is so inspiring! I need to practice more and seeing everyone's work is encouraging. Thanks for this beauty!

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  11. Annette P.-L. December 10, 2014 at 11:58 AM

    Very lovely tile with Akuras! Great linework!

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  12. KiaDecember 10, 2014 at 4:10 PM

    love your version of arukas (although I agree about all those straight lines) you have done a lovely job adding some organic feel to the pattern

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  13. AntonineDecember 10, 2014 at 8:42 PM

    Very nice, your highness! To get them to REALLY float, pencil them in first - no ink outline, and just shade. That tip was courtesy of whoever started this obsession (can't remember) and really works! I love the white space you left. It makes your eye move around to all the other great stuff!

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    1. DuchessDecember 11, 2014 at 11:41 AM

      Oh, good tip. I'll give that a try next time. It does make them float-ier.

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  14. Anne's tangle blogDecember 10, 2014 at 11:23 PM

    You did very well in leaving the center open. I love your variation on Akuras.

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  15. David HunterDecember 11, 2014 at 11:07 AM

    I love your Tile. Very creative design. Superb line work.

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