Pais and More of Other People's Work

Below is my version of a tangle called Pais, which is the Day 6 tangle in the Inktober2018 challenge.  I'm curious as to why I seem to be keeping up with this challenge when I rarely can with others.  Maybe because I'll be teaching a class soon and want to practice as much as I can, or maybe just because these tangles are "monotangles" (only one tangle requested per day, although there's no rule saying you cannot use as many as you wish).  At any rate, I'm having fun.

Pais (the tangle name) used as a string with many other tangles inside--some Wud, Crescent Moon, Tipple, Striping, a hint of Diva Dance, Meer, and others. Done on a tan Zentangle® tile with a brown Micron 01, blue and white colored pencil, some chalk pencil. I had fun with the background on this one also.

Yesterday was an odd day.  It's been a tough week politically (to say the least) and then I had a few additional major concerns about friends.  I just couldn't settle myself, no matter what I tried. 

Finally I dragged myself out of the house and went to see this wonderful art exhibit by Jen Luck Hale, below.  I had seen the publicity and knew that colors would help me cheer up.  And they did.  If you are anywhere near Western MA in the next month or so, don't miss this one.  It's not just "snowflake-y" cut paper, it's cut paper in great colors with nature as the theme.  Plants, birds, fish, insects...it's all there.  And oh, the colors!  What a talented artist she is.  From what I have read, she does NOT draw on the paper, but just "cuts by eyeing it."  Wow.  Read about her process HERE.  Details and a couple of photos below. 

Don't you feel better just looking at those colors?

This (below) is only a small portion of what is on display. 

© 2018 to Jen Luck Hale, all rights reserved. I fell in love with and bought this one, titled "Four Bugs." I can only find three but perhaps what looks like a lizard to me is actually a bug? I love it. I've left it there for the duration of the show and then will claim it.

© 2018 to Jen Luck Hale, all rights reserved. An unfortunately wonky photo but I also thought this one was gorgeous. I love her work. This is titled, "Natural Order." I wish I could have bought both!

© 2018 to Jen Luck Hale, all rights reserved. This one's called "Night Shift." It may just be my favorite. I had to content myself with buying it as a card, though, as I didn't see the actual piece on display. Darn...