Tuesday 20 October 2015

Fall

It is Fall, or Autumn as we say here. The evenings are drawing in and I find I am putting the light on even as early as five o'clock in order to see what I am drawing. It is amazing the difference light makes when you are doing close work. In daylight you can see so much more of the detail. Even just moving to sit near to the window can help so much. I have frequently finished a tile late at night and been quite pleased with it, only to come downstairs in the morning to find there are gaps in my blocking in and other tiding up to be done.

Talking of light and seeing, I have to go for an eye op on Thursday, so you will have to forgive me if I am not able to visit blogs and comment for a couple of weeks. It shouldn't be long before I can see enough to draw and read, but I am not sure how long it will be before I can look at an iPad screen for any longer than needed to quickly post my challenge entries. Hopefully it won't be long, otherwise I will be suffering from withdrawal symptoms!!

Fall is the subject of The Diva's Challenge this week. When I think of Autumn I think of the wind, both in the air and blowing leaves underfoot. I also think of brambles, picking them from the hedgerows. Then there is fireworks and bonfires on Guy Fawkes night. In my tile I have used Sand Swirl to indicate the wind, blue for in the air and brown for underfoot. Bronx Cheer to represent Brambles and Fireworks tangle to represent Fireworks lol


22 comments:

  1. Yes you caught the mood here didn't you? What a very nice tile.

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  2. Nice combination of patterns on this autumn tile!

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  3. Lovely and inspired tile! Good luck on the operation and i hope you are back to your iPad quickly!

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  4. Good luck with the op. I love the combination of tangles to capture the spirit of autumn and Bronx cheer is my favorite.

    Thanks for visiting my blog and for the lovely comment.

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  5. It was a great idea to use patterns to represent different elements.
    I hope your operation goes smoothly and that you heal quickly. :)

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  6. NIce autumn-tile! Best wishes for your op!

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  7. Your choice of tangles is great and the colors are very beautiful too. Some time ago I bought myself a day-light lamp and that's a great help if it's dark in the room.
    Hope you recover quick from this operation, I'll send you healing thoughts :-)

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  8. YT, this is a lovely autumn tile :) :) Good luck with your operation and a quick recovery!! I will wish connecting with you!! Hugs and light!! :) :)

    ~ Diane Clancy
    http://www.dianeclancy.com/blog/2015/10/my-diva-birthday-leaves-play-challenge

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  9. Yum, the Fall grapes and the coolness coming in the vines, then wind, all great!

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  10. Delightful to see you have tangled my granddaughter's fireworks. Great tile.

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  11. All the best wishes for your eye op too!

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  12. I like your use of colour. I wonder what a full tile of different colours of Sandswirl would look like?

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    1. Yes that would be interesting. Now I will have to try it!

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  13. A wonderful tile with nice patterns. I can feel the wind and see a great firework ;-)

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  14. I just love a tangle with a story. This is so very expressive! Hoping all goes well with your eye procedure and that you recover quickly and better than ever.

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  15. Here in the U.S., we alternate between saying fall and autumn, but we seem to go with "fall foliage" rather than "autumn foliage". Maybe we like the alliterative. We share many of your autumn traditions---minus Guy Fawkes night. Mostly, we tend to overdose on pumpkin spice everything, at least until Thanksgiving which we celebrate on the fourth Thursday of November. We will soon be switching back to standard time from Daylight Savings Time which means it will be dark here at 5:00 p.m. also. Time for me to disappear into my winter shell. I like your tile and your idea of doing a pictograph. Best of luck with your eye surgery.

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  16. I'm with you: the swirly winds and breezes tossing the leaves and seeds and other flotsam around...that is SO autumnal. Good work

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  17. love the swirling wind idea. Good luck with your surgery! I am also just about into the time when I get up in the dark and drive to work and then drive home in the dark! I tend to hibernate during that time! :)

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  18. A Zentangle poem: Ode to Autumn! This is captivating! Best of luck with your surgery. We'll miss you, and hope to see you back very soon!

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