art and design inspired by the coastal environment
Green Space Gallery
Brenton Point
“In my work I am exploring marine algae as a contemporary art form. I collect specimens and organic matter from the intertidal zones along the coast. Back at the studio I study the shape, texture and color of individual species and start a process of symbiotic layering to create new forms. For most people, seaweed is a nuisance – something to avoid. My work presents a new awareness for consideration and offers new insights into the mysteries and beauty of the marine world.”
$ 32.00
The origin of this necklace begins with a real pressing of seaweed. Excursions along the Atlantic coast provide a variety of beautiful and interesting types of marine algae that are...
$ 24.00
The Atlantic card series contains a variety of images of seaweed found throughout the North Atlantic coastal waters. From Long Island to Maine, these diverse specimens can be discovered close to...
$ 40.00
I named this print Aquidneck Butterfly because of how it resembles its namesake in grace and beauty. It is Palmaria palmata (dulse), and grows among the kelp in the sublittoral zone....
$ 40.00
Collected from the waters of Block Island Sound, this collage is an aquatic interpretation of a rose. The red, undulating seaweed is Grinnell’s Pink Leaf (Grinelia americana), the green wiry...
$ 30.00
This series combines marine botanical collaging with eco pressing, another organic process. Plants and metal objects, including seaweed, are packaged into layers of paper and then boiled with a mordant...
$ 40.00
This specimen of Rhodymenia palmata (dulse) was found in the waters off Ocean Drive in Newport, Rhode Island. Four oblong blades are attached to a central host and float upward...
$ 300.00
Cyanotype is a photographic printing process, done without a camera, that produces a blue toned print. In this method, iron compounds are diluted in water to make a light sensitive solution...
$ 70.00
Caught off the coast of Block Island, Rhode Island, this original Bluefish Gyotaku print was made by artist Tony Chatowsky at Saltwater Studio in Newport. Size is 11 x 17"....