SEA OF SECRET COLORS

Foraged seaweeds are embedded in paper pulp by the artist during the wet hand papermaking process, and bladderwrack seaweed is layered on top to impart its natural colors and shapes onto the paper. Seaweed and pulp are pressed and dried together, resulting in an extraordinarily detailed preservation of the aquatic species and subtle eco-print of the bladderwrack. Ocean flora is layered inside a natural, organic, tactile, imperfect, translucent handmade paper complete with feathery 'deckled edges.'

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 Gulfweed (Sargassum Filipendula), a brown seaweed with small, interesting air bladders, found in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island.

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)