Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Day 9

On the ninth day of Christmas
My true love got from me
Nine hand-y tangles











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Rick's Notes:
Maria tangled these Zentangle ATC tiles as borders to frame pictures. Instead of pictures of faces we decided to do hands. Well, that led to taking pictures this morning of the hands of everyone here today - Mary Lou, Sue, Martha, Molly, Maria and me (and more) - and then some Photoshop® fun!

I took the pictures at tea time. Every day we stop work around 10 am and have a pot of tea with our traditional toasted rice cakes with butter, salt and pepper.

Today Sue brought in some tiny tangerines as an added treat!

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96 comments:

  1. I love them! I could even see this being a physical collage, cutting hands out of magazines and gluing them into the tangled frames. I love the idea of tea time - may have to incorporate this into my daily routine!

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  2. Another great idea. It has been fun to see what you will do next

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  3. The frames are gorgeous. It's hard to pick a favorite!

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  4. Every day just gets better. Love looking at all these tangles.

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  5. I've been good this year and with Zentangle I've also had fun and relaxed. I hope Santa comes to see me.

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  6. What a treasure trove of Zenspiration!

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  7. Very hand-some looking tiles, indeed!

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  8. Putting my hands together for this project! <3

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  9. What a "hand-y" new idea for tangling! Thanks for sharing!

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  10. So clever! Cheryl C. :)

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  11. I must give you a hand for your fantastic ideas!

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  12. I can definitely see using this with some of my photographs, although I'll use flowers instead. Our tea time is before bed with a couple of cookies and some herbal tea.

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  13. These are all great! Love to see what comes next!

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  14. This would be a fun idea for the holidays--hands making cookies or wrapping gifts or hanging ornaments!

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  15. These are unbelievably cool. WOW!

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  16. Another great idea... love the last frame. I have to say that one is my favorite.

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  17. Happy hand-y tangles making me smile!

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  18. I can see you're having an amazing amount of fun. I think I've identified the 'ink' stained hand as Maria's??
    Thank you for all the inspiration these are giving - I sat just enlarging & marvelled at the borders you created outed of various different tangles.
    Paula (PEP)

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  19. OMGosh!! You guys are so talented!! I LOVE these, especially #1. I have Photoshop, too. I will play with this idea now!

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  20. You are all amazingly creative. I will be disappointed on the 13th day when this stops!

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  21. What a perfect way to frame tea at ten!

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  22. What fun! Looks like a little Christmas giddiness has set in providing us with a lighthearted start to the day.
    Thanks,
    Kris

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  23. What a FUN place to work you have created!! I love these whimsical little delights. Playing with zentangle is such FUN! Thank you for sharing!

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  24. These handy tangles have tickled and delighted me immensely! Thanks so much!

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  25. May I give you a hand?!

    We also have daily tea time, around 4ish.

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  26. That was just such a clever way of showing the hands! Love it.

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  27. Just looking at these little treasures is about as relaxing as actual tangling! Or I should rather say - contemplating, it's so much more than just looking :) basking in the inspiration! Thank you for this beautiful present!

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  28. What handy gift since we are so expressive with our hands in so many ways, not just Zentangle!

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  29. Gorgeous frames nice handouts :)

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  30. A handful of talent and creativity!

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  31. Great idea to use frames on a theme! I can see ocean waves and sand castles. Wonderful ideas :-)

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  32. I have to " hand " it to you for creativity!!!

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  33. ok, this is all getting out of hand! Love it.

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  34. I must try some tangled frames! They would lovely gifts!

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  35. I have tangled cards that have the frame around it to insert a pic. Everyone ends up framing them.

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  36. It would be "handy" to have those around...

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  37. I'd like to see them framing tea cups! Or how about chocolates?

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  38. FUN! I think of you all almost everyday at 10 :-)

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  39. Love every day so far! Very cool ideas. I need a class in Photoshop!

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  40. Zentangle and Photoshop. Heaven!

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  41. The frames and the unique pictures are enchanting.

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  42. Perhaps someday I will fly back to MA JUST to join you for tea! =) This post brought forth smiles and chuckles as I scrolled to see each photo. Zentangle lends itself so naturally to framing. Your creativity just delights me!

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  43. One word ....WOW!

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  44. Very interesting. I love the dimension that shading brings to Zentangle, but it's taking some time for my brain to take these 3d images in! Another opportunity to think outside the box ;)

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  45. Ooooh! These are some really cool, illusions! I can't wait to make one!

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  46. Clever! I love the peace sign one the best!

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  47. These are all great border tangles. They would make great frames around antique photos.

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  48. I gotta hand it to you...you have outdone yourselves with these atc's

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  49. Wow what an unique idea to frame hands. Love it

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  50. These are beautiful frames. They turn very whimsical with the hand photos

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  51. Love, love, love this idea!

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  52. I love the frames. Wish I worked there you seem to have a lot of fun!

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  53. I am glad it is photoshop, I was about to be discouraged at your excellent, realistic drawing of hands. Such a cool ideas, though!

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  54. What a fun project! So many ways to go with this ... pics of grandkids' smiles would be a fun gift to give to grandparents!

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  55. This first one is my favorite, reminds me of Escher.

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  56. You guys are amazing to me!!!! I especially like the one with the hand and cup--pretty cool photo effect. Thanks for all the tangle inspirations.

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  57. Wonderful ideas and fun!!!
    It is so interesting to hear that toasted rice cakes with butter, salt and pepper. My Japanese mind never thought about this combinations. I should try this!

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  58. Fascinating idea!

    Lovely to try them and the outcome is really nice!

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  59. Ha, ha. That just opened up a whole fount of ideas. Our hands as art objects. Already have the wooden hand on my must have list.

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  60. Hand-some frames, indeed, and the real hands inserted are so playful. Now I need a whole new set of skills in Photoshop!

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  61. The hands are so expressive! I love this idea!

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  62. Always a fan of the ones where the hand is drawing the drawing.

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  63. Love the creative photography combined. This idea inspires thinking of more ways to combine Tangles and photography. Cool and different!

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