Week 7--Amoeba

Zentangle figured prominently in the responses to this week's challenge of "Amoeba," and a few of the responses broke out in color!

First in from Sarah in Michigan, this interesting couple:

His and Hers Amoebas
by Sarah

Next, a warm welcome to Margaret, CZT from Canada! She was inspired to create not just un, not deux , but trois Bijoux, the perfect little Zentangle tiles:

Amoeba x Three
by Margaret

This offering came from Ann in Denmark:

Amoeba
by Ann

Freebird stitched her interpretation with happy coloured beads!

And our official responses:

Amoeba 001

Amoeba 002
by Cheryl

If there appear to be similarities between some of these teenie artworks, it's possible that the artists started with Amoeba on Tanglepatterns.com. Be sure to check it out and the blogs of the various artists presented here. Messages left here can be passed along to the individuals or the group at large and are greatly appreciated. Pass the word along so more can participate. And perhaps try the challenge yourself? 

Until next time....

Single Cell Science

You ever start on an internet search, wander down a rabbit hole and wonder how you got to where you are?
Oh, yeah! Happens all the time, right?!
Well, the investigation for "Amoeba" was like that.
When I was in high school and college, I studied a variety of sciences. In the field of biology, the science of life, you start with the simplest of organisms: amoeba, a single-cell organism.

Amoeba proteus

On the internet, you start with a simple search for life on Google or Wikipedia, right? Well, that's when things got really strange!
Originally the cell was named, "Proteus," after the Greek god of the sea, for it's shape-shifting capabilities.

Proteus
Woodcut by Jorg Breu
Book of Emblems by Andrea Alciato (1531)

There is a video game and even a Marvel Comic villan called "Proteus" plus an "Amoeba" lifestyle for the game "Endless Space," which looks really cool:

For the tanglers amongst us, there is a pattern called "Amoeba," by Linda Dawson, which you can see on the amazing resource, Tanglepatterns.com. But we think the farthest off-base we ended up was at "Amoeba Music" in Hollywood, in their famous, but previously unbeknownst to us, elevator:

Elevator
Amoeba Music

Hopefully the elevator will take us to where we wanted to go because we are far from home!
Ah, yes...this is where we started!

Ameba (sic)
Attributed to Alexander Soloviev
Ownership of image could not be confirmed

How do YOU define "Amoeba?" Seems to us that just about anything goes!

Send your amoebas to:
1xeritas@gmail.com by June 14, 2015 at 2PM Arizona time.  We know, that's a SUNDAY, this time. Creations will still post on Tuesday.
Thank you in advance for participating and creating. Spread the word so more artists can try their hands at the TwobyTwobyTuesday art challenge.