Cippociappo - a borrowed name

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Another easy pattern using S shapes. Probably my favourite shape. 

The name actually identified the Nintendo 3DS charger in a past life of mine. I think the ciappocippo was the machine to change the save data in a cartridge. But it was all my stuff, I have always had a tendency to make up names for everything. This indeed does not look like a charger, but when I drew it that old name resurfaced, and since I am not using the 3DS much lately, I will not mix up the names. :D

You can see it as a flower, as a starfish, as a claw... and probably as much more stuff. Like any pattern, you can change perspective and see it in another way. 

Cippociappo, Wadical, Moon Pie, Sez, Printemps. 21-22 November 2025

Probably this is where I tangled it the first time.
Zentangle. Marziottangle. Tig, Cippociappo, Nanalee.
Tig, Cippociappo, Nanalee. ~20 August 2025
Cippociappo, Printemps, Barbix. Mid August 2025

My Patterns
Barbix
Cippociappo
Tig

Zentangle Original Patterns
Printemps
Sez
Wadical

Other Patterns
Moon Pie
Nanalee

Comments

  1. SusiDecember 3, 2025 at 3:44 AM

    Sehr schön mit den vielen engen Linien.

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    1. marziottaDecember 6, 2025 at 9:59 AM

      Ich mache oft letztens enge Linien. Die passen mit allem. :D

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