Fiore di Pietro Challenge

My muse has left me.  For three days I have pondered how I could use our new pattern, Fiore di Pietro creatively.  Nothing came to me.   Today I sat down to try and master the pattern so I could use it in this week's challenge.  This was the result (after two hit the "round file").  I wanted to honor Rho's brother in law with something special but I think this week my mind focused too much on loss.  A dear friend lost her 21 year old grandson in a motorcycle accident this week.  Life is fragile!
Rho, I would be happy to be included in your project.  My condolences to you and your family.

Florida!

I was born and raised in Colorado.

Perhaps that is the reason the Gulf, the beach, the palm trees and the amazing array of tropical 

flowers captured my heart.

I love the sweet smell of magnolias and gardenias on the hot sticky evenings of summer.

I love the fact that my orchids grow and florish on my lanai.

When company comes, there is so much to share with them.  There are the usual amusement parks but better than that, we have an amazing state park, Myakka that looks as if dinosaurs once lived there.

Mangroves in the Everglades

When time allows, we can make a run to the Everglades for an airboat ride.

Many enjoy paddling kayaks in the mangroves along the coast.

Southwest Florida is a perfect fit for us.

Challenge #75 Cadent

Who doesn't love Cadent?  I was delighted when Laura Harms, our Diva selected this tangle for this week's challenge.  Somewhere, recently I had seen it used as a frame so with that "borrowed idea" in mind I started my tile.  All went well until the LAST little Cadent puzzle piece, in the top right.  Oh well, nothing is ever wrong in Zentangle...right?  I hope every one is having fun with this week's challenge!  It just blows me away how many different interpretations of one idea we can create!  I look forward to seeing yours.

It's Friday!

We're home.

I love to pack up and go

and I love to come home.

And after a whirlwind of graduation

and parties

and people.

It is comfortable to sit down with my watercolors

no conversation

alone

And see who shows up.

Happy Paint Party Friday!

Challenge 74, Eccentric Circles

Eccentric Circles

We returned home late last night from a wonderful week in Connecticut,  enjoying the  high school graduation of our oldest grandson.  I love teen agers and this group was no exception.  They were a delightful group of "screenagers".  We are proud grandparents, that is for sure.

And so...while my pile of laundry was churning away in the washer,  I set about this weeks challenge from Laura Harms.  Sometimes I wonder how she comes up with these ideas.  It is amazing actually, that she can continue to challenge us.  I love circles but this exercise made me realize that they are not necessarily easy to fill (and I still haven't exercised enough self control to leave spaces blank).

The laundry is done and put away.  The luggage has been returned to the garage.  Time to get back to life on the slow track.

Challenge #73 Bridgen

This has been a funny Monday.  I think maybe it is the full moon.  I read the challenge this morning and really focused on the fact that Carol Ohl had been teaching a bead class.  I have an amazing stash that I rarely play with anymore.  However, I took our guest Daved's pattern Bridgen, added beads and away I went.  I hope it isnt too far removed from the challenge.  It was fun to play with beads again anyway.

Index Card a Day #1

ICAD #1

I think I am starting to live up to the name of my blog.

"Scattered" is what I am.

If it isn't Zentangle, it is watercolor.

If it isn't acrylics, it is orchids.

If it isn't knitting, it is kumihimo.

You get the picture, I have the attention span of a gnat.

And I love challenges!  

Monday it is the Diva

Friday I can't miss Paint Party Friday.

Daily I enjoy my Tangle Calendar.

And now....the ICAD challenge.

That's daily too.

Join the fun.
I found out about this challenge on Terrie Purkey's site
Creative Explorer
Tammy at Daisey Yellow Art is the hostess.
This challenge is down and dirty, quick and easy!
Join the fun!