What’s in a name
When I teach my classes I always explain that Zentangle has its own language and it is up to the individual to decide how much of these terms they want to remember. There are terms that are specific to the Zentangle creation process, such as tile, string and tangle. But there is also the seemingly endless names of patterns (or tangles, as we in the trade call them). This is where I usually tell my students that I will always tell them the name of the pattern but the real reason for remembering the name is that it makes it