On Saturday North Carolina CZT Nancy Newlin shared String 104 with us and today’s she’s back with Jajazz. I think we were overdue for another grid-based tangle pattern.
“The name Jajazz comes from a picture frame I saw at an exhibit titled ‘Japan and the Jazz Age’ which is a collection of items created during the time when Japan was enthralled with the jazz age in the U.S. The ‘Released From the Grid’ variation is a representation of the design element on the picture frame which I modified to make it work in a grid or a border. I think that this tangle might provide some real possibilities for drawing on the Renaissance tiles with all the color and shading options available.”
For my example I reversed rows of Jajazz in sets and added a bit of shading along one axis of the grid lines.
Here Nancy demonstrates the step-by-step instructions for drawing Jajazz. She also includes a drawing aid illustrating that the lines come from the center point of the previous line. She also shows a variation drawn with straight lines instead of the original curved ones and a “released from the grid” version of the motif.
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May 12, 2014 | 
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Wunderbar! Danke! :o)
Schönen Abend,*Manja*
Very nice Tangle! I love the variation, it almost looks like a dance. Thank you for sharing!
I really like this one. It’s simple, but can offer a lot of dimension. Good job!
Linda is right, I love grid based tangles, and I’m going to try this tomorrow. Could be my new favourite 🙂
Recovered comments that were accidentally deleted:
5/14/2014
Joyce in Montana – Thankyou Nancy, for the neat, neat, pattern. I already have plans to use it on something I am looking for a new tangle on. Keep them coming. Love yours.
5/15/2014
Marie Starefoss – Very Nice tangle I like to drawing it. I draw one tangle Evry day. and I love it.
5/19/2014
Bunny Wright – This is a great tangle. There are so many variations. It’s fun and inspiring too! Thanks!
I like this – am planning a name tangle for a friend and I think this will be great.