Pacific Garbage Patch(work) B. Lynn Tubbe 41 x 35 inches 2018 ARTIST STATEMENT This piece reflects my concern for our Pacific Ocean and its huge “garbage patch” filled with plastic and trash. 80,000 metric tons floating between [...]
Warm Memories Mary Ann Moga 2020 ARTIST STATEMENT Inspired by thoughts of the beach.
Kelp Forest Beth Blankenship 11.5”H x 6”W x 6”D 2017 ARTIST STATEMENT The balance between kelp forests, sea otters and sea urchins is essential. Kelp forests offer protection to a myriad of young sea creatures. Sea urchins [...]
Raymond Carolyn Harper 33 x 43 inches 2019 ARTIST STATEMENT He has been living on the streets for over a year. How he became homeless is a story too personal to share. He sleeps on the streets, as [...]
Jumping the Gorge Amanda Miller 42 x 30 inches 2017 ARTIST STATEMENT Summer is fire season in the Pacific Northwest, but in recent years, annual wildfires have taken on more intense and frightening aspects. Smoke chokes communities [...]
Low Tide at La Jolla Carolyn Villars 43 x 32 inches 2016 ARTIST STATEMENT A golden evening with the family at the tide pools, watching the sun sink into the Pacific. The long beach was a sheet [...]
Snorkeling Seaside Suzie Gillian Moss 2020 ARTIST STATEMENT Inspired by a cartoon by Ron Leishman/copyright free images.
Octopus And Crab Beth Blankenship 7”H x 6”W x 6”D 2017 ARTIST STATEMENT The rising ocean temperatures caused by climate change are creating a boom in octopus populations and a crash in crab populations. [...]
Zyrell Carolyn Harper 34 x 38 inches 2018 ARTIST STATEMENT I met Zyrell 3 years ago when he was 12 and living in a shelter with his grandmother, who is his guardian. I was amazed [...]
Pelagic Produce Denise Oyama Miller 59 x 24 inches 2018 ARTIST STATEMENT The kelp forests are recognized as one of the most important and productive ecosystems in the world, providing shelter for fish and other animals and [...]