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Monday, 7 February 2011

Blackbird and pink flowers

 The word on TAKE A WORD challenge today is BLACKBIRD. Here is my version............
 he started out as a blackbird (about six inches tall).............

 till I set about him with a white pen and zentangled him!!


 This was my inspiration.......a journal page I saw at CHA.....I used the pattern from this birds breast on my birds wing.


 It's been a while since I showed anything from my garden......let's face it, not much going on out there at this time of year but look what has appeared all through the gravel area in my front garden! Pretty little pink Cyclamen.
There used to be a tree planted in the middle of the gravel and I planted cyclamen around the base but they never did very well...........it seems the bulbs got spread around when the tree was removed and they obviously are a lot happier!!!
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16 comments:

  1. roc7 February 2011 at 14:00

    omg..signs of spring! that makes me hopeful! haha i cannot wait til winter passes by and spring arrives!

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  2. Effie7 February 2011 at 14:20

    Lovely blackbird... so nice to see a little colour in the garden.

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  3. Anonymous7 February 2011 at 14:25

    Super zentangled bird!

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  4. indybev7 February 2011 at 15:07

    I love your zentangled birds! Don't you find zentangling a peaceful pasttime? Also, thank you for the signs of Spring. It's been a LONG winter in my world, and it's not over yet!

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  5. Craft Addicts - Tracy Evans7 February 2011 at 15:25

    Love your take on the challenge Sue, very creative, the bird looks fabulous. Oooh a hint of Spring, how wonderful. Tracy x

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  6. johanna7 February 2011 at 15:25

    beautiful bird! i go out into the garden daily to look after my snowdrops, but nothing so far... the cyclamen have such a nice color!

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  7. Kirsten Alicia7 February 2011 at 21:38

    The bird looks fab & it's so lovely to see signs of life in the garden after what seems an age.

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  8. Lori Saul7 February 2011 at 21:53

    Oh a fantastic bird! Love his shape and so beautifully embellished- wonderful art Sue!

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  9. Taluula7 February 2011 at 22:28

    Oh wow, I love your zentangled blackbird. Fantastic.

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  10. Anonymous7 February 2011 at 22:50

    Must do more zentangle, I enjoyed the bit we did waiting for the plane even though that other passenger looked a bit perplexed LOL

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  11. Unknown8 February 2011 at 00:21

    So very gorgeous!! I loved seeing the progression!!

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  12. Suzanne B aka brookfies8 February 2011 at 07:15

    Sue...know you dont do cute but can I say your blackbird is just so sweet and adorable. I LOVE him and thats from someone who has had her fill of ravens, crows, blackbirds :)

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  13. Irish39 February 2011 at 02:55

    Great zentangle! You really made that blackbird special, certainly a stand out!

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  14. Eila A9 February 2011 at 08:30

    Sue, you have "dressed" your blackbird really beautifully! Lovely piece! - I adore your little pink flowers! On my yard there's one yard of snow...

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  15. Rosie10 February 2011 at 19:03

    Love this birdie - and it reminds me that I haven't done any doodling of this kind for ages! I feel a zentangle coming on ....

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  16. Ozstuff13 February 2011 at 15:44

    It is unusual for me to see cyclamen growing outdoors. Here in Oz we grow them in pots, indoors, because outside they would be fried by the heat of the sun. Beautiful!
    I love your zentangled blackbird, Sue. He is fantastic.

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