Joey’s Weekly Challenges

You can never go wrong with a mandala. This one uses the patterns: Retro, Jaxs, Abeko, and Disco.

I was really surprised and pleased by this result. As I was developing the tile, I felt like it just was not working, but something kept telling me to persevere. So I did, and I love the chalky stone-like result.

I am never completely satisfied with my work, but the two tiles presented in this post come close. The second one uses a pattern, named Japanese Fans, which I borrowed from blackwork embroidery. You will want to add it to your collection.

With this tile I experimented with using a gradient background combined with shadows to create an iridescent effect. Notice the pattern that runs through the middle — it is one that I created named Latain.

My tiles are different in that I do not use pen and ink to create them, instead, I use software. But, my goal is often to create something that looks much like pen and ink, and fits seamlessly into the genre. I think I accomplished that with this tile.

This is a very simple design, but I think it still works. As you examine it, pay special attention to the Mak Rae Mee border and how it creates a rope like pattern. Also, notice the coloring. It was done with paper. The background is a hand-made paper; the Mak Rae Mee fill is a decorative paper.

This post includes three tiles. There is a jazz record label named Verve, the tangle featured in the first tile is named Verve, and I think the pattern, coincidentally, has a jazzy look. There is a look that I am always striving for; the second tile captures it. The last tile is the Joey challenge for the week. I love geometric designs, and this challenge provided me with an opportunity to actually create one.

This post features two tiles. I am not a quilter, but I love quilt designs. The first tile features classic Sun Bonnet Sue, who was pulled directly from the world of quilting. The second tile, is not mine and I doubt it will be anybodies favorite, but I like it well enough that I felt it has a right to exist in this world.

Joey’s Weekly Challenge Number #208 This was drawn in Inkscape and modeled after the design on a container that I use to hold craft supplies. I drew it in response to Joey’s #208, finish my tile, challenge that starts with the pattern Coil. It is springtime; however, it is snowing. So, I thought I’d use

I have the results of several challenges to share with you, but, before we get started, I want to explain a few things. First, all of these drawings were drawn in Inkscape, and all of the effects such as colors, shadows, bevels, and overlays were added using a very old version (version 3) of Photoshop.