Macroalgae

Foraged seaweeds are embedded in paper pulp 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, handmade paper complete with feathery 'deckled edges.'

This is an ongoing series that started as an innovative identification method while exploring aquatic plant and marine algae species for paper fiber in Rhode Island waterways.

My artwork acts as witness to local ecologies and poignant evidence of human activity, while celebrating the beauty found in natural forms.

Macroalgae (Series of over 60), 9” x 6”, 2017 - Present
artist-made paper (linen rag, flax, abaca), seaweeds

Exhibited at:

• T.F. Green Airport, Providence, RI

• Worlds Fair Gallery, Providence RI

• Hamilton Gallery, Salve Regina University, Newport RI

• City Hall Gallery, Providence, RI

• Private Collections