Friday, September 23, 2011

Pinwheel

Laura Harms' Challenge #40 is Pinwheels for Peace.

Maria "cheated" just a tiny bit!

She found a site for directions to make a pinwheel

Then she created two copies of our 102 tangles . . .


. . . on translucent vellum and hotpress glued them together, back to back.

After a quick walk down to our local hardware store, and a some drill and scissors time, voila!


Click images for larger view.


Oh yes, if you make copies of artwork, make sure it's something you created or that you have permission to reproduce.

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15 comments:

  1. Cris@TangledUpInArtSeptember 23, 2011 at 4:05 PM

    You did your the hard way. We make our pinwheels here by using thumbtacks and sticking them into a pencil eraser. Lovely project, by the way.

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  2. ZentangleSeptember 23, 2011 at 4:37 PM

    I wanted to make it bigger than usual. The thumb tack would not have held this. The translucent vellum was the really thick kind and when I dry mounted the two papers together, they were quite rigid. I found some nice brass fixtures and and the rest I found at the local hardware store down the hill. It made me take a well-needed walk on a nice afternoon. Sometimes I just NEED an excuse to get out of the house.....after all when you live and work in the same place.......M

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  3. CarolynKSeptember 23, 2011 at 4:49 PM

    I can envision a host of these turning in a garden...what a beautiful sight!

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  4. Lois Heinani StokesSeptember 23, 2011 at 7:42 PM

    I bet your pinwheel holds up a lot longer than my tangled paper one did. It spun magnificently on its pencil base then drooped sleepily under the rainforest mist.

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  5. ZentangleSeptember 23, 2011 at 8:14 PM

    Lois I think mine was more like a wind turbine! m

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  6. Carol Bailey FloydSeptember 24, 2011 at 7:00 AM

    It looks spectacular! I wouldn't say cheating is the word -- I would say creativity was ruling this endeavor! Hooray!

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  7. BlueRidgeWomanSeptember 24, 2011 at 9:01 AM

    I agree with Carol - innovative AND creative! Love it.

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  8. ledenzerSeptember 24, 2011 at 9:06 AM

    Your tangling is so gorgeous. I love the pinwheel!

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  9. SusanSeptember 24, 2011 at 11:40 AM

    You've put a lot of work into this gorgeous pinwheel...but it was so totally worth it!!

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  10. MelanyeSeptember 24, 2011 at 2:32 PM

    Beautiful!! It really makes my day when I refresh your blog page and find a new blog!! Thanks!!

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  11. Karen WoodbineSeptember 24, 2011 at 3:41 PM

    Wow! After all these incredible pinwheels the world is bound to be a more peaceful place!

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  12. UnknownSeptember 24, 2011 at 7:40 PM

    ha ha ha :) Of course, Marie would find an incredibly cool way to do this challenge! I didn't get to this one this week - September has been so busy with back-to-school, I've barely had time to tangle. I really miss it! Need to make time.... :)

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  13. Judy GSeptember 24, 2011 at 9:32 PM

    It's totally NOT cheating when you get to go to the hardware store and do construction!

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  14. crotnemSeptember 25, 2011 at 7:48 PM

    I love your art! I want to be Marie when I grow up! LOL

    TFS ~ Cheryl

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  15. JonaDoodlesSeptember 27, 2011 at 12:36 PM

    This is so lovely!

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