I was very excited to see this week’s Diva Challenge: use Aquafleur. Not only do I love this tangle, but also CZT Romi Borax Marks just posted images from an Aquafleur class that was simply inspiring. Romi did a large Aquafleur as a string and tangled over a watercolor background.
Here is my version inspired by Romi. I traced a tile on some watercolor paper. I should have used a tile instead. Even though the paper was labeled watercolor, it buckled and pilled. Yuck.
Here it is after tangling:

I was inspired by this design carved into the back of the pews on Sunday.
After spending time deconstructing the pattern, I tried to use it as a border. Only then did I realized that it is really just a tangleation of tripoli. Oh, well.
And here is the finished piece, after shading with a light grey marker and highlighting with a white Signo pen.
Hope you enjoy Aquafleur this week.
I love how Aquafleur is sort of holding your tile! Beautiful.
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It is annoying how some papers just won’t behave. Your Aquafleur is a stunning addition to a pretty colored tile. That shading is perfect as well. It seems that most tangles anymore are really a variation of something already out there. But, it’s nice that you were inspired and played.
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Aquafleur is one of my absolute favorites. And I love what you’ve done with it; especially with the purple, which is also a favorite.
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Lovely this way of drawing Aquafleur.
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That is so cool!!!
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I love your tile.
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I hate to be derivative, but I have a feeling I’ll soon be channeling your use of Aquafleur in this tile. I haven’t had good luck using pens over watercolors. Inevitably, my pen nib (micron) stops working.
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Goodluck. I think I killed the pen on this one also. At first I though I had just picked up an old pen, but after reading your comment, I think it may have been the watercolor 😦
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Like this use of Aquafleur in your tile. Is unique.
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