Tube Worm Mugs

A hydrothermal vent dominated by giant Riftia tube worms

CHALLENGE WINNER in Rainbow of Colors in Art Colorful wormy squirmy tubes, mezmirizing and vivid, optical art (op art), ink and colored pencil by Nalinne Jones. Here's a time lapse of a similar one I did with darker colors, called "Nightcrawlers" https://youtu.be/QDtAvtHJKs0 I found an amazing and easy tutorial on how to make the tubes on StumbleUpon, then colored it with colored pencil. Here is the link: http://juliannakunstler.com/art1_opt_des.html#.U8w2noNlDFp Simple, yet repetitive technique. Fun and addicting to do!.

Christmas in the deep sea

Future is now

Future is now

Future is now

Future is now

Future is now

Future is now

Future is now

Future is now

Future is now

This little dumbo octopus (Grimpoteuthis) is hanging out in the warm waters of the deep water hydrothermal vents. There are vent crabs (Bythograea thermydron) and giant tube worms (Riftia pachyptila) are there too. Hot steam and minerals are spewing out of the vents and so much life is thriving there, even in the pitch dark, because of chemosynthesis.

Future is now

This little dumbo octopus (Grimpoteuthis) is hanging out in the warm waters of the deep water hydrothermal vents. There are vent crabs (Bythograea thermydron) and giant tube worms (Riftia pachyptila) are there too. Hot steam and minerals are spewing out of the vents and so much life is thriving there, even in the pitch dark, because of chemosynthesis.

This little dumbo octopus (Grimpoteuthis) is hanging out in the warm waters of the deep water hydrothermal vents. There are vent crabs (Bythograea thermydron) and giant tube worms (Riftia pachyptila) are there too. Hot steam and minerals are spewing out of the vents and so much life is thriving there, even in the pitch dark, because of chemosynthesis.