SEA OF SECRET COLORS

Foraged seaweeds are embedded in paper pulp by the artist during the wet hand papermaking process. Seaweed and pulp are pressed and dried together, resulting in an extraordinarily detailed preservation of the aquatic species. Ocean flora is layered inside a natural, organic, tactile, imperfect, translucent handmade paper complete with feathery 'deckled edges.' Then, handmade indigo ink and turmeric inks are added in several layers to evoke the artists' experience of discovery of seaweed species in the sea.

My artwork acts as witness to the living sea, and poignant evidence of human activity, while celebrating the beauty and natural colors found in seaweeds.

This is Codium fragile, a green seaweed found in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island. It originates off the coast of Japan, and can be problematic in the Bay because it outcompetes eelgrass.

DETAILS

Hand-signed by the artist May Babcock.

Each artwork is mounted onto archival white mat-board, and shipped in sturdy flat packaging.

Artwork Size (h w): 9 x 6 in.
Mat-board size (h w) : 14 x 11 in. (fits standard size frames)