Today Canadian tangler Cyndi Knapp shares her Javv tangle with us.
Most recently Cyndi shared her cool Wavlin tangle and Javv becomes her fifth tangle on the site.
She writes,
This simple, non-grid based, geometric pattern transpired as I tangled.
It makes a great filler, border or ribbon and lends itself to variations, several of which are shown.
Sometimes new tangles just pop up as you’re tangling and it’s a fun surprise when it does. No mistakes, just opportunities!
Javv is so interesting to play with. In addition to the various fills possible (or simple embellishments as I added in my example) you can condense or expand the size of the Vs in the first step, and/or vary the distance between the rows in the second step. As well as varying the size of the diamonds in the third step.
Cyndi illustrates the step-by-step instructions for drawing Javv below and she demonstrates it in two lovely ZIAs featuring variations in large and small sizes.
Image copyright the artist and used with permission, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Please feel free to refer to the steps images to recreate this tangle in your personal Zentangles and ZIAs, or to link back to this page. However the artist and TanglePatterns.com reserve all rights to these images and they must not be publicly pinned, altered, reproduced or republished. They are for your personal offline reference only. Thank you for respecting these rights. Click the image for an article explaining copyright in plain English.
As you enjoy any of the tangles on the site, please 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 cyndik for more of Cyndi’s tangles on TanglePatterns.com.
Related Links
- Looking for tangles by Artist or Type? For details visit the ABOUT > HOW TO FIND TANGLES BY ARTIST OR TYPE page on the top menu bar of any page on the site.
- What is a Zentangle? — if you are new to the Zentangle Method, start here for the fundamentals.
- 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.
- "A Zentangle has no up or down and is not a picture of something, so you have no worries about whether you can draw a hand, or a duck. You always succeed in creating a Zentangle." Thus patterns that are drawings of a recognizable naturalistic or actual object, figure, or scene, are not tangles. A pattern is not always a tangle — here's what makes a tangle. TIP: tangles never start with pencil planning.
- Un motif n’est pas toujours un tangle — Qu’est-ce qu’un tangle ?
- Un diseño no es siempre un tangle — ¿Qué es un tangle?
- How to submit your pattern deconstruction to TanglePatterns
- For lots of great FREE tutorials on TanglePatterns, click on the TUTORIALS link in the pink alphabetic menu bar below the tangle images at the top of any page.
- Strings! Have we got STRINGS! Click on the STRINGS link in the pink alphabetic menu bar below the tangle images at the top of any page for 250 different (free) Zentangle-starters. More than enough for any lifetime!
- Never miss a tangle! FREE eMAIL NEWSLETTER - visit the SUBSCRIBE page on the top menu bar of any page on the site and sign up to get notices delivered free to your inbox.
- If you have questions about the TanglePatterns.com TANGLE GUIDE, visit the BOOK REVIEWS tab on the top menu bar of any page on the site for COMPLETE details!
|
.oOo. |
|
Enhance your Zentangle experience while supporting TanglePatterns: |
|
CURRENT EDITION! TanglePatterns.com TANGLE GUIDE, 2024 Edition |
|
 |
The 13th Edition of the TanglePatterns.com TANGLE GUIDE is an instant-download 109-page interactive digital eBook/PDF containing approximately 2,000 tangles on the site from May 2010 through December 31, 2023. It's a great resource and a must-have digital tool for using the site. Visit the STORE > E-BOOKS page and help keep TanglePatterns.com going by getting your copy now! |
|
"Linda, Thank you! I was relying on too few and getting stuck after 3 years of daily working with Zentangle. This has inspired me to ‘begin again’ with renewed excitement." ~ Barbara R. |
|
| See the BOOK REVIEWS page for more details on its features and view a sample page. Note: this is a digital product you download immediately when you place your order, nothing will be physically mailed to you. | |
| GIFT ORDERS FOR ANOTHER PERSON: To give the TANGLE GUIDE as a gift, visit this page to place your gift order. | |
| If you're new to Zentangle® and tangling, my TanglePatterns.com BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO ZENTANGLE is just what you need to get started. Also available en Français and en Español. | |
|
|
|
 |
This is the only Zentangle book you'll ever need: the fabulous Zentangle PRIMER Vol 1. It's your CZT-in-a-book by the founders of Zentangle®. Visit the STORE tab on the top menu bar or click on the image. For more about the content and to read the rave reviews, visit the BOOK REVIEWS tab. |
| NEW! Now available in KINDLE format for $9.99. Spanish Edition here. Japanese Edition here. | |
| "Absolutely the best Zentangle Book yet! As an accomplished artist I used to think I did not need instruction on this art form. How wrong I was! My tangling improved by leaps and bounds after reading this book. If you think you have Zentangle down then you need this book more than ever!" ~ Kris H | |
|
|
|
|
.oOo. |
|
April 11, 2018 | 
More like this: 
This is such a lovely, yet simple tangle…Sometimes,simple ideas are the best….This One reminds me of the Argyle pattern socks my mom used to knit for my granddad when I was little!!???
This is a fun tangle; I worked it with the tangle named “Charlie” because I like all things “Charlie Brown.” Looks pretty cool when the two are combined :-D, though I’ll also do this one alone to see how it works up as a ribbon-border.
Hi Cyndi, the zentangle you drew is a variation of your original pattern. Can you show how to draw it because your lines (being double) overlap but do not intersect and I think it would have to be drawn differently. Thanks…great pattern!
I’ll take a stab at that deconstruction, Bunny.
The outer large zigzags/diamonds are done first just the same as Cyndi’s Steps 1 & 2 indicate. Then you aura the outside to get the double lines. Then you do the smaller diamonds that link the larger ones together (Step 3), overlapping and drawing behind Hollibaugh-style, aura-ing those too either on the inside or the outside depending on the size you want. Finally, the fills in the smaller diamonds “disguise” the overlaps. That’s my take! 🙂
Easy and should be fun to work with. Have to try it the next time I find time to tangle.
Thank you for sharing your tangle.