Macroalgae: Greenwich Bay #4, Sea Lettuce (Ulva lactuca)

Macroalgae Series

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.'

Macroalgae started as an innovative identification method while researching aquatic plant and 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.

This Artwork

This sea lettuce (Ulva lactuca) sample was collected from Greenwich Bay in East Greenwich, RI, in the springtime before the seaweed grows large and plentiful.