Our Island Office in Harpswell: How Seagrass Restoration Inspires My Art
How counting seagrass seeds has parallels in my studio practice When people ask me “how do you know if a painting is finished?” I
September 28, 2025
How counting seagrass seeds has parallels in my studio practice When people ask me “how do you know if a painting is finished?” I
How marine biologists are pioneering sustainable seagrass restoration techniques to save disappearing underwater meadows Six years ago, I first stepped into the Massachusetts Division of
Seagrass Art and Science talk at Storm Surge Newburyport . Protecting our oceans can come in many different forms. Whether it is about the
Dr. Diana Chin’s Sharing her Seagrass Knowledge at Cutter Gallery What an amazing honor to collaborate with Dr. Diana Chin for my Submerged Ecologies exhibition at
Checking out high tech Kayaks on Cape Cod Sometimes I go to Seagrass meetings thinking I will learn about a new marine animal or something
Stony Brook University’s Director of Environmental Studies Tara Rider gives us hope in how we approach climate activism! Tara Rider is the Faculty Director of
Seagrass Group Meeting at Cat Cove On this beautiful sunny morning, I headed to Cat Cove Marine Lab in Salem. I had never been
Look what the seagrass brought up with it- Periwinkles!!! Each time I am with the Eelgrass Blitz group from North South River’s Watershed Association something
We found beautiful treasures from our ocean when we arrived at Pavillion Beach in Gloucester. Phil Colarusso had invited a group of ocean enthusiasts to
Studio visit with Romina & Nicolas April 23, 2023 As luck would have it Romina and Nicolas walked into my Studio on this spring
Meet the Scientists! Gallery Director Christine O’Donnell and I are thrilled to be hosting three of Massachusetts avid marine ecologists; Sara Grady, Randall Hughes, and
The Air We Breathe is a collection of abstract paintings and sculptures referencing seagrass meadows’ ability to produce oxygen. In this exhibition, I explore the
First Seagrass of the Season! APRIL 25, 2022 Following Holly at First Encounter Beach, Eastham, MA April 25, 2022 On this bright and sunny morning,
“The earth laughs in flowers.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson Brad Peterson will be joining me as a guest speaker at my “Earth Laughs in Flowers”
Interview with Jillian Carr – The Science Behind Mapping Seagrass What better way to spend the winter months than to think about why we
Duxbury, Plymouth and Kingston Bays (Three Bays) August 10 & 11th, 2021 I couldn’t be more excited to be invited out into the field
May 27, 2021 Annisquam, MA Imagine these pristine seagrass meadows like the photo above, but with blades that are sprinkled with tiny plastics. It is
Chatting with Maggie Reilly As luck would have it, Maggie walked into my studio one Sunday preCovid and we immediately hit it off. Her background
Cool links and Happenings in March: Mass Sierra Club has this great calendar of events where you can find all sorts cool talks to attend.
Virginia Coast Reserve, a Long-Term Ecological Research site (VCR-LTER). South Bay is separated from the Atlantic Ocean by Wreck Island to the east and bordered
Festschrift to Fred Short What an honor to be invited to the special symposium honoring Fred Short. I knew Fred Short is the seagrass guru
Come meet Peter Phippen and Juliet Simpson at Beacon Gallery on Oct. 13th with our Seagrass Discussion Panel at noon! Beacon Gallery 524B Harrison
I had a wonderful time out in Nahant with Coastal Ecologist Julie Simpson from MIT Sea Grant College Program. With the help of Boston EPA
As a kid I have snorkeled with those plastic goggles that you can buy from the toy stores. The only problem with the one size
Another perfect day to be out with Alyssa Novak and her Live Blue Ambassadors!!! Today young marine ecologists were measuring Green Crabs, documenting their
Discovering epiphytes on seagrass leaves is amazing! I never know if the organisms growing on the blades are mollusks, crustaceans or something else. In
New England Aquarium Lecture with Asha de Vos, May 12, 2018 It’s always a great day to be at the New England Aquarium,especially if
Revitalizing Ecosystems in Greater Boston to Survive Climate Change Mass Sierra Club, Harvard, March 31st, 2018 Phil Colarusso highlighting some of the potential threats
At the annual Eelgrass Conference , March 28th, USA EPA, Boston My first Eelgrass conference was just fantastic! Most of the scientific terms went above
Northeastern University, March 3rd, 2018 Super excited to hang out with W2O ladies at the Local Environmental Action conference. Got to hear an inspiring talk
So excited to hear that MA has it’s own legislative policies on Clean Energy. Went to this amazing meeting organized by Mass Sierra Club and
Cuppa Coffee, Traveller Street, Boston, MA 02118 July 6, 2017 Nigella Hillgarth talked effortlessly about penguins, climate change and environmental optimism at a W20
EPA’s Phil Colarusso & Team in Nahant July 12, 2017 So lucky to be invited to actually look at what marine ecologist do in
Billowing clouds were sitting up against a backdrop of cerulean blue sky as I pulled up by Marine Science Center in Natant. I was
WHY PLANTS MATTER: Seagrass Is the Primary Food Source for Green Sea Turtles, Dugongs, and Manatees Meeting Harvard Fellow & Botanist, Barnabas Daru
It’s amazing how like terrestrial plants seagrass changes over the summer. With the warming water a lot more stuff has surrounded the seagrass; more epiphytes
August 19, 2016 Went to Faneuil Hall to learn about Biomimicry as a part of Boston GreenFest. Looks like I need to do more research
Fog, Algae, and a Different Kind of Seagrass with BU’s Alyssa Novak July 6, 2016 It was a foggy morning and I was very
Meeting Fred Short & The Lab Tour at UNH July 5th, 2016 What do you ask a seagrass guru when you meet him for
Working in Morning Light More field work with the BU Novak Lab Team July 8, 2016 There is something all consuming about being in the
Marine Biology Lab, Woods Hole, Falmouth, MA “Ernst Haeckel’s Romantic Biology” Robert J. Richards, University of Chicago June 17th, 2016 Sitting in a corner of
Gardening In the Water Conomo Point, Great Marsh, Essex, MA, June 8th, 2016 It feels amazing to be able to hold seagrass in my hands.
