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Cirli comes to us from German CZT and mixed media artist Diana Linsse, a member of the CZT16 class.
Diana lives and teaches in and around the Munich and Nuremberg area of Germany, Cirli is her first tangle on the site.
You can learn more about Diana here — be sure to check out her colorful contemporary mixed media portfolio here.
Diana shares some Zentangle® philosophy and explains her tangle’s name,
Wherever you go, go with all your heart. Something Confucius already said.
And we know this of course but sometimes tend to forget to enjoy the path.
Cirli consists of circles and lines. When drawing it I savor the step, the line, the moment.
Diana’s steps for Cirli provide another interesting way to create an ogee shape because it begins with parallel lines, between which the wavy ogee stroke is placed. Cirli can be used both as an all-over tangle or as a ribbon/border-style tangle. For my example I added a second band crossing most of the “egg shapes” in Step 5 of Diana’s instructions.
Diana illustrates the step-by-step instructions for drawing Cirli here on her blog and demonstrates it in two monotangle Zentangle tiles. UPDATE March 2021: Diana’s page seems to have vanished so until she contacts me with a working link, here are her steps from my files.
As you enjoy any of the tangles on the site, please do leave a comment of thanks and encouragement to show the artists you appreciate them for sharing their creativity to inspire yours.
Check out the tag dianal for more of Diana’s tangles on TanglePatterns.com.
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- Zentangle terminology — a glossary of terms used in this art form.
- How to use the site — an excellent free video tutorial showing how to use the site as well as pointing out lots of useful features you might have missed.
- Linda's List of Zentangle-Original Patterns — here is the complete list of original tangles (aka "official tangles") created and introduced by founders Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas, including those not published online. If you are new to the Zentangle Method I highly recommend learning a few of the published Zentangle classics first.
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June 28, 2017 | 
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I love your tangle! It will be a summer hit for me. Thank you for sharing your creativity!
Thank you so much Elisabeth <3 for your lovely comment!
Thank you so much Linda for including my tangle pattern in your wonderful collection and thank you for your lovely post! I hope you wonderful tangle artists out there have as much fun with Cirli as I do 🙂 Love, Diana