With her signature, Marimekko-like portraits of each specimen, the author of An Ocean Garden: The Secret Life of Seaweed explores both the presence of 16 seaweeds and kelps that live in the thin region where the Pacific Ocean converges with the North American continent.
With her signature, Marimekko-like portraits of each specimen, the author of An Ocean Garden: The Secret Life of Seaweed explores both the presence of 16 seaweeds and kelps that live in the thin region where the Pacific Ocean converges with the North American continent.
Josie Iselin is author of eight books that focus on those forms in nature we find at hand—in particular, at the beach. She holds a BA in Visual and Environmental Studies from Harvard and an MFA from San Francisco State University. For over twenty years Josie has used her flatbed scanner and computer to generate imagery. She is still captivated by the fluidity with which this technique allows her to render and design with three-dimensional objects. Her writing and art focused on seaweeds, kelp, and sea otter put her on the forefront of ocean activism, collaborating with scientists and groups working to preserve the kelp forests of our Pacific Coast. As a fine artist, Josie exhibits large-scale prints at select galleries and museums, and she has designed a line of luxury scarves and shower curtains. She hopes that celebrating the ordinary wonders we find at the beach will bring thoughtfulness and stewardship to this extraordinary place of discovery. Visit her website at josieiselin.com.
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Contents Introduction Note on Illustrations Egregia menziesii - Feather Boa Kelp Nereocystis luetkeana - Bull Kelp Stephanocystis osmundacea - Bladder Chain Wrack Mazzaella splendens - Rainbow Leaf Corallina vancouveriensis - Red Coralline Algae Agarum - spp. Colander Kelp Pyropia - spp. Nori Postelsia palmaeformis - Sea Palm Macrocystis pyrifera - Giant Kelp Codium fragile - Dead Man's Fingers Ulva - spp. Sea Lettuce Phyllospadix scouleri and Zostera marina - Surfgrass and Eelgrass Desmarestia herbacea - Acid Kelp Halosaccion glandiforme and Botryocladia pseudodichotoma - Sea Sacs and Sea Grapes Weeksia reticulata, Pterygophora californica - Walking Kelp Afterword Acknowledgments Bibliography and Sources About the Author
