I spent much of September weaving this way and that over whether I might join in with Inktober this year. One day I thought I would, the next not. October began and I still thought I might. Then decided against it. I had a fair few tangling balls in the air, and couldn't really manage another comfortably. But then... it was so tempting to want to join in. And so I started to... but then I stopped.
And then I realised something. I realised that I really love Ginilli (the tangle chosen by
Stephanie Jennifer for October 3rd). And I'm also quite taken with the Easy Mooka that a few people were using. And so that's as far as my Inktober got. But I loved every minute of it, and poured every drop of my ink-sodden heart into these four tiles.
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| An autumnal window - done using fountain pens and Diamine ink |
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| Black pen, grey pen - and a Mooka stem for Ginilli to bloom on |
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| A tissue-dyed tile - Ginilli in a spiral with added Easy Mooka tufts |
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| Getting experimental - angular Ginilli and straight Mooka - with silver borders |
Maybe next year I'll join in properly, maybe I'll even get beyond the
first three prompts. And maybe I won't, and that's fine too!
<3 I love this so much, Jem!!
ReplyDeleteThank you Heidi!
DeleteLove your tiles, especially the tissue-dyed one. I looked at the inktober tangle list on several days; it seemed like a good idea to do it but somehow just too much to manage. I never started at all but applaud your effort and interesting blog post.
ReplyDeleteThank you Jennifer. I'm glad I did what I did, but am relieved I didn't try to do what I couldn't manage - if that makes sense!
DeleteI love all your Ginili tiles, Jem, but, although I am a curvy, loopy, roundy drawing girl, I love your last Ginili tile best - so out of the box - so inspiring to look past the default! Thanks, Jem.
ReplyDeleteThanks Susie - it was a weird one that last one - it felt like a betrayal of my beloved Ginilli - but I really liked it too!
DeleteOoh, ooh . . . I simply love them ALL . . . BUT my faves are the first and third.
ReplyDeleteTangling is meant to be a pleasure, not something you feel FORCED to do, so your decision to start & stop the challenge as and when was the right one IMHO.
Happy Friday wishes going your way xxx
Thanks Sarn. On this occasion I made the right decision. Which makes up for all those times I choose the wrong one! Happy Monday to you, as it now is!
DeleteWow! Jem, these are ALL truly delightful. I have not seen the Easy Mooka before and I love it. I petered out on Inktober too, but I don't feel the least bit bad about it.
ReplyDeleteThanks Michele - I'm glad we petered out together, even though you got a lot further than me! Yes, the Easy Mooka is fun - I saw someone use it on FB and they explained that Maria Thomas had used it on an App video I think... anyway - I like it - but prefer to call it Mini Mooka in my head!
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