It’s April 1st and we have a super fun and easy tangle to start out our week and our new month, I think you’ll have a good time with this one.
TunnelVizion is from NY CZT Jody Genovese who started us out last month with her lovely Anthem tangle.
Jody writes,
“I was traveling with a friend last fall and we had a little misadventure. I made her a mixed media journal and amongst other things someone decided to relieve us of some of our belongings including the journal. I’m finally getting to making her another one and this pattern literally flashed before my eyes yesterday name and all.
I’m calling it TunnelVizion and it comes with a bonus. These are what I imagine the little fellas look like if they escape the tunnels. They make fun connectors.
The tunnels can be drawn in random shapes and directions as well as placement of the orbs.
I also recommend giving movement to the ‘semi’ auras to make it look like the critters are facing different directions inside the tunnels.“
The “little fellas” of TunnelVizion are what we call orbs in Zentangle, sometimes referred to as “black pearlz” when filled in except for the white highlight. Because good food is almost always on my mind, I also think of these as black olives — see Jody’s XLnt which also begins with orbs/black pearlz/black olives. In the case of TunnelVizion the orb is surrounded by an aura and then the auras continue out to fill each “tunnel”.
TunnelVizion reminds me of Livia Chua’s Lily-eyes and Suzanne McNeill’s Track Lighting — they too give the impression of eyes looking in all directions. For some reason CZT Shawyn Hayden’s Mr. E comes to mind too although there are no eyes involved. Perhaps it’s their playful nature I’m reminded of.
Jody illustrates the step-by-step instructions for drawing TunnelVizion below with her whimsical Zentangle® tile featuring the bonus “critters” she referred to above.
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Love it! It looks like so much fun to do! Thanks, Jody.
Thank you Bunny. I think it’s a lot of fun and really easy too. I appreciate you leaving a comment.
Love the Tunnelvision.
Carolyn,
Thank you! So nice of you to let me know.
This is a fun one that I know I’ll love. It also reminds me of Hypnotic if it broke free of the grid!
Hi Jem,
I think Lynn Mead said the same thing. It kind of does. Appreciate your kind comment
Another pleasant one to draw, thanks Jody!
Thank you Ria! Means a lot from you.
Love this duo! Looks so cheerful and fun. Thank you for sharing, Jody!
Hi Beatrice!
You are most welcome. I’m glad you like it. Tag me if you give it a try.
Jody, I absolutely adore your contributions. I can’t wait to see what you create next.
Wonton,
Thank you so very much! That is such a motivator truly. I do a lot on the Mosaic App and Instagram if you are on those apps. Hope to see you there!
Remind me of Wichetty grubs.
That’s a new one for me Kim, so of course I had to look it up.
The Australian Museum says, “The Witchetty grub is one of the most famous items on the Aboriginal bush tucker menu.”
Food and Wine says they’re “high protein … you might actually find delicious”, and AllRecipes.com actually has a fun recipe for making them!
Thanks for the side trip 🙂
Kim,
So funny because I taught this to my students at the health clinic. One girl was very put off because she said they looked liked maggots ?. That made me hysterical. I will be researching the grub momentarily.
Linda…I won’t be trying the recipe! Ha! I’ll stick to drawing them.
This tangle is adorable. So are the escapees!
It’s nice to see a tangle that goes along with the Zentangle philosophy.
Thank you so much Kimberly. I appreciate your very kind comment. I think they are kind of cute too!
What a fun way to start April. Better then the 2 inches of snow we had here this morning! Thanks for sharing.
Sue! Ugh..will it ever end?? We didn’t get any snow, but still have cool weather and WIND! I am using that as an excuse to stay inside…
I’m so glad you like it.
Jody, I am so proud to be your Mom! You are such a talented and loving person in every way. Your work is absolutely beautiful! I especially enjoy when you write and explain
how an inspiration becomes your new tangle. You are amazing! Love you, Mom
Hi Mom! Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I got my talent from you and couldn’t have done it without you. I love you too!
This is such a whimsical addition to the world of patterns! Love it! Can be used in lots of drawings… not only in Zentangle Art. Greetings to you both, Vivien and Jody! Agree…you both are amazing.
Hi Jutta! Thank you my friend. Means the world to me from you!! Sending greetings from NY to Germany..hugs to all.
OMG, love, love, LOVE this one!!!
Cathy thank you so much! That absolutely makes my day!
Cool and fun!!
Thank you Tomas and congratulations on Shirley! Absolutely love that one!
This is such a fun tangle. Thanks Jody! I was going to comment earlier, but I’ve been playing with this tangle. LOL I love how it can be used as a border too. And those eyes that broke free from the tunnel are so wonderfully whimsical. Fun!
Hi Melena,
I so appreciate your enthusiasm! Your comment was so uplifting. I’m really glad you are enjoying it. Motivation to find more patterns!!
Larva. At first sight.
Cute larva ^_^
Danie! OMG..hysterical!!!!! Thank you for the chuckle.
Never seen anything like it! I couldn’t stop laughing while I was drawing it! Thank you, Linda and Jody, for such a FUN tangle!!!
Jennifer so happy it made you smile. It does seem to have a personality. Can’t wait to see your tiles.
Jody and Linda…..thanks for Tunnelvizion….I love it. I tried it yesterday on one of the pages of my Tangle a Day Calendar and although I “went haywire” a couple of times, I can see I am going to dabble with this one and have heaps of fun. Jody, I still battle with Patience, but I love the look of it, so I do it now and again toi see if I have licked it yet !
Thanks again Linda for all you do!
Hi Sue,
That’s so great to hear. I’m glad you are having fun with it. I’m going to send you an ‘extended’ step out for patience through FB. I wrote it up for Kat and maybe it will help. The best advice I can give with it is make your grid big because it tends to get really small as you start to work with it. I’ll send that to you asap.
Este enredo me encanto me genera la sensación de figuras en movimiento , muy bello ya lo estoy practicando , gracias y saludos desde Venezuela
Google Translation: This tangle enchanted me generates the sensation of figures in movement, very beautiful and I am practicing it, thanks and greetings from Venezuela
Hi Anna,
Hello from New York! I’m so glad you have tried this and are having fun with it. I appreciate you leaving a comment.
This is such a fun and cute tangle, especially with the escapees! There is not one tangle of yours that I’ve not had fun doing (or trying to do). I am so happy for your success here, dear friend, and hope to see even more tangles in the future!
Hello Linda. I was just revisiting this particular pattern, and noticed your statement that the pattern “Mr. E” comes to mind when you look at it; I believe that it’s the curved lines around/above/below the orbs that look like the Mr. E design–that’s one of my favorite patterns to play with, it being so much fun to get all those easy-moving lines to play games with each other 😀
Thank you! This is fun — love it!
Great tangle, so much fun. Love the little aliens, absolutely brilliant. Definitely going in my tangle book. Thanks for a brilliant design.