UNDER THE SEA Part 2
March-April 2025
Welcome to Under the Sea 2.0! New and improved ocean inspired collection. My first Under the Sea collection was in 2023. I remember it well because right before bisque fire I broke my kneecap in half. I thought it was about time to dive deep into the sea again! Without falling!
The year of 2025 I dedicated myself to try new things. New ideas, new shapes, new glazes, new techniques of expression. I absolutely love the process of adding appliques to the surface of my functional forms. Transforming the surface into an experience to texture and color to create a work of art that you can use in your daily rituals. I focused on bringing marine imagery and texture to producing one-of-a-kind ocean themed ceramics. From the coral handles, urchin bottoms, fish, and bright colorful glazes - these mugs are the perfect echo the beauty under the sea.
I became inspired to create another ocean themed collection from going on vacation to Sanibel Island Florida. I love beach combing/shelling. I sat on the beach for hours digging through piles of shells. Being emotionally and physically immersed in nature is the best inspiration for an artist. Once I was home, with all of my beach treasures, I could not stop thinking of going back to the beach. So, I turned my studio into the beach. Shell molds, ocean stencils, marine life images, and siren songs.
There are many ways to help keep our beaches clean!
Carry in carry out method. Everything you bring to the beach must leave the beach! Never leave your garbage behind for creatures to get stuck in, consume, or float away into the ocean. This goes for everywhere you go!
Bring a garbage bag to clean up the beach while you’re visiting! This can help keep the area nice for everyone! I know it sucks having to clean up after other people, but sometimes you have to be the better person for the bigger picture.
Advocate for the ocean by inspiring your friends and family to recycle, buy second-hand goods, and reuse items when you can! Doing these small acts can have big impacts for our future.
Donate to animal rescues, conservations, and causes dedicated to saving the ocean’s biodiversity.
Join a beach cleanup crew! Cleaning beaches means having a safe, clean area for sea turtles to return to lay eggs.
Fun facts about the animals I painted-
The “killer whale”, or Orca, is actually a dolphin and is the largest of the dolphin species.
Dolphins can only survive outside of water for a few hours.
Pufferfish have no teeth but a sharp beak for breaking open mollusks.
Clownfish are all born male, and one of them will eventually switch to become the dominant female in the group.
Great white sharks can grow up to 20 feet long and weigh up to 5,000 pounds. Their blood is poisonous. They have 3,000 teeth in their mouth and are warm-blooded.
Weedy sea dragons are found only in Australian coastal waters, typically in shallow waters among seaweed beds, kelp forests, and rocky reefs.
The word manta refers to cloak, describing a manta ray’s shape.
There are over 250 species of octopus. They don’t have any bones which helps them squeeze into small spaces.
Sea lions have external ear flaps while seals do not. Both are excellent swimmers, have thick fur insulation, and strong flippers. Their whiskers can feel vibrations under water.
Female lion fish can lay up to 2 million eggs!
Manatees are the largest herbivore in the ocean. Measuring up to 15 feet.
Sea turtles can hold their breath under water for 7 hours but must surface to breathe. Sadly, only 1 in 1000 baby turtles live to adulthood. Adult sea turtles will return to the same beach they hatched to mate, but this journey can take up to 50 years!