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What do You Call a Group of Tangles?

What do You Call a Group of Tangles?

Maria writes…
 
Dear Tanglers,
 
Did you know that there are specific and different names for groups of creatures? Really! And really interesting names – some unexpected, some funny, some apropos, and some, most certainly are not.
 
A swarm of bees.
A pride of lions.
An unkindness of ravens.
A pack of wolves.
A murder of crows.
 
I was thinking about this the other day and I realized that we do not have a specific name for a group of tangles . . . or for that matter, for a group of tanglers! How could that possibly be right? How did we survive this long (17 years!)?
 
Well, I think it is certainly time to remedy this situation. Of course, we decided that you, our beloved Zentangle community, should be the ones to do this.
 
So . . . your mission is to come up with names for
 
A GROUP OF TANGLES
 
And
 
A GROUP OF TANGLERS
 
And, perhaps the story about how you came up with the names; and the wonderful staff here at ZTHQ will choose a name!
 
We will have most excellent prizes for this, possible including a copy of the artwork shown above! So, don’t hold back! We will announce the winners in next week’s blog
 
So, put on your thinking caps and give it a think!

We can’t wait to hear what you came up with.

Maria Thomas

257 comments

  • A Spark of tangles, as the tangle and the process brings light and inspiration to our work. And a Creativity of tanglers.

    Peggy Kopp on

  • A wonder of tangles
    A creation of tanglers

    Love all the ideas 💗

    Donna Ravenscraft on

  • A “Tranz” of Tangles

    I began to think about what we do when making tangles. There are so many aspects of “transitioning” self, pen and paper during our time making tangles. We are in a trance of line-making art; we transition simple lines to create a whole; Depending upon our situation, we may moving from stress to a meditative trance of joy. We close out everything but line and stroke and ink. We are making art from a place of peace. This, a “Tranz” of tangles appear where before there was a blank tile.

    A “Tranzen” of Tanglers. A group of Tanglers whom are the pen, the stroke, the paper, the ink. This group is always transcending individually and together. A “Tranzen” of Tanglers bring their ideas, their experience, and their openness to share with each other to become more than the sum total of the “Tranzen.” A “Tranzen of Tanglers” support each other as they move, individually, and as a whole, “Zenfully” fully toward

    Louise Horner on

  • A serenity of tangle A serenity of tanglers

    Carolyn Satter on

  • A Rhythm of Tangles and a Band of Tangler’s.

    Mary Liegeot on

  • A circle of Tanglers and a line or curve of tangles. Playing on the basic structure of the process

    Nancy Campbell on

  • Thinking funny and hard about that. There are many many good ideas here!! I’ll propose: A fellowship of tanglers A bunch of tangles

    Maybe the language here is a handicap, but I think they sound lovely in Spanish too: hermandad de tanglers y ramillete de tangles.

    María José Torrado on

  • “Twisty Tangles” is the name of a meeting I’ve attended at Library with CZT Jo Diamantes since 2017. I submit their idea for; group of tangles “Twisty Tangles” and for group of tanglers; “Twisty Tanglers”. If chosen, prize would go to Library group.

    Johnifer Baker on

  • A Tumble of Tangles and a
    Trend of Tanglers

    Diane Lachance on

  • A Joy of Tangles and a Happiness of Tanglers

    Betsey Youngs on

  • Happy tanglers!

    Nathalie on

  • Happy tanglers!

    Nathalie on

  • A Medley of Tangles A Symphony of Tanglers

    Jeanne Langston on

  • Tangler Tribe

    Susan Pagano on

  • A Zen Of Tanglers

    A Conglom of tangles

    Katrina Thiebaut on

  • A Cluster of Tangles
    A Cloister of Tanglers

    A Flurry of Tangles
    A Florescence of Tanglers

    A Turn of Tangles
    A Tarry of Tanglers

    A Freshet of Tangles
    A Follow of Tanglers

    A Bloom of Tangles
    A Bond of Tanglers

    A Pleasure of Tangles
    A Pulse of Tanglers

    A Wivvy of Tangles
    A Wonder of Tanglers

    A Blossom of Tangles
    A Blessing of Tanglers

    Well honestly….this could go on forever….too much fun!

    Kristin Mineah on

  • A ‘parlay’ of tangles. Turn an initial stroke into something greater. And to many of us it is a gamble (as in it’s original definition, “turn an initial stake … into a greater amount … by gambling”.

    Vickie L Stamper on

  • A tin of tangles and a troupe of tanglers!

    Sandhya Manne on

  • A tin of tangles and a troupe of tanglers!

    Sandhya Manne on

  • A bevy of tanglers, a cluster of tangles

    Chari-Lynn Reithmeier on

  • From its mathematical roots, a tangential of tangles.

    Janice Lyndall on

  • A circle of Tanglers A dot of Tanglers A line of Tanglers A Tangle of Tanglers A Tribe of Tanglers

    Colleen Wilcox on

  • A circle of Tanglers A dot of Tanglers A line of Tanglers A Tangle of Tanglers A Tribe of Tanglers

    Colleen Wilcox on

  • A gangle of tangle!

    Inamaria on

  • A tin of tangles and a troupe of tanglers

    Sandhya Manne on

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