coral triangle 4
       
     
Micronesian Islands 2
       
     
coral triangle 3
       
     
Coral Triangle 2
       
     
Coral Sea 2
       
     
Chagos Archipelago 2
       
     
Outer Seychelles 2
       
     
Bahamian Reefs 2
       
     
Sargasso Sea 2
       
     
Charlie-Gibbs Fracture Zone 5
       
     
coral triangle 4
       
     
coral triangle 4

2023

glazed stoneware + porcelain

41 x 41 x 23 cm (16 x 16 x 9 in)

Micronesian Islands 2
       
     
Micronesian Islands 2

2015

glazed stoneware + porcelain

43 x 44 x 32 cm (17 x 17 x 12 ½ in)

coral triangle 3
       
     
coral triangle 3

2022

glazed stoneware + porcelain

43 x 41 x 23 cm (17 x 16 x 9 in)

Coral Triangle 2
       
     
Coral Triangle 2

2015

glazed stoneware + porcelain

48 x 43 x 23 cm (19 x 17 x 9 in)

Coral Sea 2
       
     
Coral Sea 2

2015

glazed stoneware + porcelain

43 x 42 x 29 cm (17 x 16 ½ x 11 in)

Artist statement:

As her 2009 TED Prize wish, Dr. Sylvia Earle – National Geographic Explorer in Residence and Time Magazine’s first “Hero for the Planet” – stated, “I wish you would use all means at your disposal… to ignite public support for a global network of marine protected areas, Hope Spots large enough to save and restore the ocean, the blue heart of the planet."

I have admired Dr. Earle’s work since my first high school marine biology class. As an artist with a background in marine conservation biology, I believe that art has the unique ability to translate scientific concepts, bring environmental issues to the surface and inspire conservation.

Hope Spots is a series of sculptural vignettes – each an idealized representation of one of the most vital marine ecosystems on Earth as identified by Dr. Earle.

Learn more about Hope Spots at MissionBlue.org.

Photos by Courtney Mattison

Chagos Archipelago 2
       
     
Chagos Archipelago 2

2015

glazed stoneware + porcelain

43 x 41 x 23 cm (17 x 16 x 9 in)

Outer Seychelles 2
       
     
Outer Seychelles 2

2015

glazed stoneware

43 x 41 x 23 cm (17 x 16 x 9 in)

Bahamian Reefs 2
       
     
Bahamian Reefs 2

2015

glazed stoneware

41 x 46 x 25 cm (16 x 18 x 10 in)

Sargasso Sea 2
       
     
Sargasso Sea 2

2015

glazed stoneware + porcelain

46 x 46 x 15 cm (18 x 18 x 6 in)

Charlie-Gibbs Fracture Zone 5
       
     
Charlie-Gibbs Fracture Zone 5

2015

glazed stoneware + porcelain

43 x 43 x 18 cm (17 x 17 x 7 in)