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Month: February 2024

Full Bloom Farm Workshop

Full Bloom Farm Workshop 9/7/24

Please join us at Full Bloom Farm on beautiful Lummi Island, September 7th, 2024 for a hands-on Gyotaku class led by renowned and classical gyotaku artist Dwight Hwang. Dwight will teach students the process of this 18th century Japanese art form of fish printing.

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“Hold Fast” at the Birch Aquarium

“Hold Fast” at the Birch Aquarium

Hold Fast is NOW OPEN! This powerful and immersive art exhibit invites us to explore the impact of climate change on our local kelp forest through the lens of local artists and scientists

Explore a labyrinth of cyanotype-printed giant kelp by photo-based artist and marine scientist @opoindex 

Come face to face with local kelp forest animals found off La Jolla shores via gyotaku prints by artist @dwighthwang_gyotaku 

Peer into the tiny world of kelp propagation with @scripps_ocean PhD student @sea_dandy , whose research explores the impact of climate change on La Jolla’s kelp forest

We’re also thrilled to include art from Adi Khen an artist and postdoctoral scholar at Scripps Oceanography, using researcher Jennifer Smith’s seaweed pressings as well as Itamar Lilienthal a Tijuana- and London-based artist and inventor whose work bridges art, sustainability and culture.

 

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