Hi and welcome back to the Chrissie Murphy Designs Blog. As we make our way through the Magnified Fragments Project, I have been trying to share about each fragment in a blog post. Today we are looking back at Magnified Fragment B2 with Free Play as an enhancer. Let’s get into it and I’ll fill you in on all you need to know.
The Expressive Bits
What is the Magnified Fragments Project and where can I find out more about it?
Well in short, it’s the biggest zentangle inspired project I have ever undertaken! There is greater detail about the project and what’s involved in the very first blog post for the project – Magnified Fragment A1 using Echo Lines as an Enhancer below.
If you’d still like to learn more, check out our Magnified Fragments Gallery! It’s full of all the fragments that other tanglers have created in the project so far. It’s absolutely amazing!!
What is Magnified Fragment B2 with Free Play as an Enhancer?
Here is a close up of Fragment B2 that is featured in the Zentangle® Collection of Reticula and Fragments book by Zentangle® founders, Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas. You can learn more about the book here.
I have created a tile using this fragment as my string. In doing so, I effectively magnified it.
There was no enhancer for this tile, giving us the option to free play instead. I found the B2 fragment to be very difficult to magnify and work with, and actually had a few attempts before settling on the tile you see.
What does it mean in terms of my artistic work as a whole?
This was a “feather in the bow” kind of tile for me.
I found the fragment very difficult to work with. Having no specific enhancer enabled me to ease the scale of difficulty somewhat. But this has been the most difficult fragment I have encountered so far.
I’m really pleased with how it turned out. I’d encountered something that seemed impossible and was able to make something that I was happy with. It was a small victory of some sorts for me.
How can you take this idea and grow creatively?
We all need our own small victories every now and again as we create. When was your last one?
I think they are important as they help us to creatively express ourselves. Think about it….
Just imagine you have had a creative win where something finally clicked. From there, you feel happy about what you’ve made and you notice it lifts your confidence. Believe it or not, this little lift can be seen in your work moving forward. Others see it, and it over time it contributes to your creative expression.
Knowing this, is there anything you can do to set yourself up for a little personal victory? I’d encourage you to try this coming week.
The Factual Bits
The materials used;
- Strathmore Gray Artists Tile
- Uniball Signo Gel pens in Black, White and Aqua Blue
- Grey Copic Markers in C4, C5 and C7
- Prismacolor Premier Coloured Pencils
- Posca White Paint Pen
- Ohuhu markers in varying colours
How big is Magnified Fragment B2 with Free Play as an Enhancer?
It is 4 inches x 4 inches square.
Before you go….
Thank you for spending a little time with me today.
If you’d like to keep exploring together, I’d love to welcome you to Always Exploring.
It’s my occasional letter from the studio, where I share new artwork, creative adventures, behind-the-scenes moments, and the little discoveries that make me smile. Every now and then, you’ll even get a peek at what I’m working on before it’s shared anywhere else.
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Until my next blog post, “I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received” Ephesians 4:1.
In peace always
