Unseen Ocean Collective
@unseenocean.bsky.social
We are a trailblazing group of 4 women; three artists and a scientist who are bringing the deep-ocean to the world through fine art and science.
www.unseenoceancollective.com
Upcoming shows in Sweden, Alaska, and Washington. SAGA grant winners.
www.unseenoceancollective.com
Upcoming shows in Sweden, Alaska, and Washington. SAGA grant winners.
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Welcome to the Unseen Ocean! Our all female team is bringing #deepsea #fineart and #science to international public venues in 2025-26. We believe that everyone should be shown the beauty of the #deep-sea and are committed to widening the scope of #scicomm! 🐡 #deepocean #marinebiology #art #coral
This new fav sponge is either Chondrocladia grandis or Chondrocladia concrescens, as both species occur in Alaskan waters! #deepsea #deepseacreaturea 🐡🦑 #deepseaart
Friends- this carnivorous sponge is basically the COOLEST thing ever! Semi-transparent bulbous knobs, and totally covered in brittle stars *swoon* def new boyfriend material. Oh and I started another painting 😁 #deepsea #deepseacreatures 🐡🦑 #deepseaart #unseenocean #art #acryliconcanvas
November 18, 2025 at 8:09 PM
This new fav sponge is either Chondrocladia grandis or Chondrocladia concrescens, as both species occur in Alaskan waters! #deepsea #deepseacreaturea 🐡🦑 #deepseaart
Another beautiful piece for our shows in Juneau Alaska and Spokane Washington!
November 7, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Another beautiful piece for our shows in Juneau Alaska and Spokane Washington!
Oooooo!! 😍😍😍 can’t wait to see this work in person in Juneau Alaska Feb 2026!
Deep-sea housing complex of sponges varieties, offering crustaceans refuge and a place to snack.
"There Grows the Neighborhood" — 16x20”
Check out the growing collection of deep-sea fine art by our team @unseenocean.bsky.social!
#sciart #scienceillustration #deep-sea #unseenoceancollective
"There Grows the Neighborhood" — 16x20”
Check out the growing collection of deep-sea fine art by our team @unseenocean.bsky.social!
#sciart #scienceillustration #deep-sea #unseenoceancollective
November 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Oooooo!! 😍😍😍 can’t wait to see this work in person in Juneau Alaska Feb 2026!
We had a lovely write up in Issue 25 of the Deep-Sea Life newsletter! You can check out the whole issue here: www.dosi-project.org/wp-content/u...
#deepsea #deepseacreatures #deepocean 🐡🦑
#deepsea #deepseacreatures #deepocean 🐡🦑
October 29, 2025 at 8:07 PM
We had a lovely write up in Issue 25 of the Deep-Sea Life newsletter! You can check out the whole issue here: www.dosi-project.org/wp-content/u...
#deepsea #deepseacreatures #deepocean 🐡🦑
#deepsea #deepseacreatures #deepocean 🐡🦑
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When a paragraph of text can make an image believable enough to fool nanna on Facebook, how can we help our listeners spot fakes. @TylerGreenfieId joins us again to help us tell the megs from the mermaids.
www.deepseapod.com/episodes/062...
#podcast #AIArt #AIHoax #cryptozoologist
www.deepseapod.com/episodes/062...
#podcast #AIArt #AIHoax #cryptozoologist
October 18, 2025 at 5:22 PM
When a paragraph of text can make an image believable enough to fool nanna on Facebook, how can we help our listeners spot fakes. @TylerGreenfieId joins us again to help us tell the megs from the mermaids.
www.deepseapod.com/episodes/062...
#podcast #AIArt #AIHoax #cryptozoologist
www.deepseapod.com/episodes/062...
#podcast #AIArt #AIHoax #cryptozoologist
Huggies and Snackies!
Wellllll look who has some associates! Got these adorable brittle stars onto the sponge this week, besties at the bottom just hugging and snacking! #deepsea #deepseacreatures #deepocean 🐡🦑 #painting #acrylicpainting #brittlestar #carnivorousponge
October 17, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Huggies and Snackies!
LOVE these adorable octopus for the coloring sheets we are producing, can’t wait to share them with the kids of Juneau and Spokane!
On this fine fall day, we have some little baby deep-sea octopus 🐙
#deepseaoctopus #babyoctopus #deep-sea #unseenoceancollective #deepseacreatures #🐙
#deepseaoctopus #babyoctopus #deep-sea #unseenoceancollective #deepseacreatures #🐙
October 11, 2025 at 1:55 AM
LOVE these adorable octopus for the coloring sheets we are producing, can’t wait to share them with the kids of Juneau and Spokane!
We can’t wait to see Meghan’s finished painting in Juneau this February!
Working away on this #deepsea carnivorous sponge, crinoid and brittle star painting. It’s getting there, probably 75% done now, adding all the details and rainbow colors is my fav part! #deepseacreatures #coldwatersponges 🐡🦑 #invertebrates #acrylicpainting #marinebiology #art #painting #artist
October 10, 2025 at 8:08 PM
We can’t wait to see Meghan’s finished painting in Juneau this February!
Looooooove this Paragorgia!! 😍😍😍
Feeding polyps done! Next up: resin, adding color and final tentacle details. Can’t wait to show this 3D coral at our upcoming @unseenocean.bsky.social exhibitions - first stop: Swedish Biodiversity Symposium in 2 weeks! #unseenoceancollective #deepsea #sciart #deepseaart #paragorgia #bubblegum
October 4, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Looooooove this Paragorgia!! 😍😍😍
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Adding feeding polyps to my Bubblegum coral model!
Only one side has open polyps - just like in real colonies, where the side facing the current feeds. When retracted, the soft polyp tissue tucks safely into the skeleton #paragorgia #deepsea #unseenoceancollective
@unseenocean.bsky.social
Only one side has open polyps - just like in real colonies, where the side facing the current feeds. When retracted, the soft polyp tissue tucks safely into the skeleton #paragorgia #deepsea #unseenoceancollective
@unseenocean.bsky.social
October 4, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Adding feeding polyps to my Bubblegum coral model!
Only one side has open polyps - just like in real colonies, where the side facing the current feeds. When retracted, the soft polyp tissue tucks safely into the skeleton #paragorgia #deepsea #unseenoceancollective
@unseenocean.bsky.social
Only one side has open polyps - just like in real colonies, where the side facing the current feeds. When retracted, the soft polyp tissue tucks safely into the skeleton #paragorgia #deepsea #unseenoceancollective
@unseenocean.bsky.social
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Phantom of the Sea Lilies — deep-sea Antimora fish swims among golden sea lilies (stalked crinoids, animals related to sea stars and urchins) and spindly stalks of orange coral
#deep-sea #sciart #natureillustration #deepseaart #deepseacreatures
#deep-sea #sciart #natureillustration #deepseaart #deepseacreatures
October 2, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Phantom of the Sea Lilies — deep-sea Antimora fish swims among golden sea lilies (stalked crinoids, animals related to sea stars and urchins) and spindly stalks of orange coral
#deep-sea #sciart #natureillustration #deepseaart #deepseacreatures
#deep-sea #sciart #natureillustration #deepseaart #deepseacreatures
More upcoming work that will be shown at our Alaska and WA state events next year!
On to the next painting! Needed a larger canvas for this dramatic stalked glass sponge, oooo she’s already pretty! Just working in some of the background layers today. This is more work for the @unseenocean.bsky.social events in Juneau and Spokane #deepsea #deepseacreatures #acrylicpainting 🐡🦑 #art
September 29, 2025 at 7:14 PM
More upcoming work that will be shown at our Alaska and WA state events next year!
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Some of the best tide-pool viewing here in southeast Alaska is during our chilly winter days. The Christmas Anemone in particular is an exciting find!
Winter Anemone — 9x16 acrylic on canvas
#christmasanemone #tidepool #sciart #marinelife #marinebioart
Winter Anemone — 9x16 acrylic on canvas
#christmasanemone #tidepool #sciart #marinelife #marinebioart
September 22, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Some of the best tide-pool viewing here in southeast Alaska is during our chilly winter days. The Christmas Anemone in particular is an exciting find!
Winter Anemone — 9x16 acrylic on canvas
#christmasanemone #tidepool #sciart #marinelife #marinebioart
Winter Anemone — 9x16 acrylic on canvas
#christmasanemone #tidepool #sciart #marinelife #marinebioart
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And finished! How many shrimp can you find? If you’re headed to the Swedish Biodiversity Symposium in October then keep and eye out for this painting among other artworks by the @unseenocean.bsky.social #deepsea #deepseacreatures 🐡🦑 #coldwatercoral #acrylicpainting #art #scicomm
September 19, 2025 at 6:38 PM
And finished! How many shrimp can you find? If you’re headed to the Swedish Biodiversity Symposium in October then keep and eye out for this painting among other artworks by the @unseenocean.bsky.social #deepsea #deepseacreatures 🐡🦑 #coldwatercoral #acrylicpainting #art #scicomm
We are going to kick off our first show in Sweden next month - join us for an unforgettable blend of fine art and science!
You can check out the events section on our site for details! www.unseenoceancollective.com #deepsea #deepseacreatures 🐡 #coldwatercoral #womeninsteam #scicomm
You can check out the events section on our site for details! www.unseenoceancollective.com #deepsea #deepseacreatures 🐡 #coldwatercoral #womeninsteam #scicomm
September 19, 2025 at 6:28 PM
We are going to kick off our first show in Sweden next month - join us for an unforgettable blend of fine art and science!
You can check out the events section on our site for details! www.unseenoceancollective.com #deepsea #deepseacreatures 🐡 #coldwatercoral #womeninsteam #scicomm
You can check out the events section on our site for details! www.unseenoceancollective.com #deepsea #deepseacreatures 🐡 #coldwatercoral #womeninsteam #scicomm
Hey @flyingtrilobite.com can @gsstudios907.bsky.social be added to the Sciart feed please?
Study of some favored food of the North Pacific humpback whale: krill, salmon smolt, capelin, sand lance, and herring 🐟
#sketch #fishes #whalechow #sciart #foodweb
#sketch #fishes #whalechow #sciart #foodweb
September 18, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Hey @flyingtrilobite.com can @gsstudios907.bsky.social be added to the Sciart feed please?
Can’t wait to have this painting hung at the Swedish Biodiversity symposium as part of our first group show!
Mushroom coral, mushroom coral, you are sooooo beautiful 😍 almost done this painting and I love the details phase- especially when it’s a mushroom coral! Beauty. #deepsea #deepseacreatures #acrylicpainting 🐡🦑 #marinebioligy @unseenocean.bsky.social
September 17, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Can’t wait to have this painting hung at the Swedish Biodiversity symposium as part of our first group show!
Welcome to the Unseen Ocean! Our all female team is bringing #deepsea #fineart and #science to international public venues in 2025-26. We believe that everyone should be shown the beauty of the #deep-sea and are committed to widening the scope of #scicomm! 🐡 #deepocean #marinebiology #art #coral
September 14, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Welcome to the Unseen Ocean! Our all female team is bringing #deepsea #fineart and #science to international public venues in 2025-26. We believe that everyone should be shown the beauty of the #deep-sea and are committed to widening the scope of #scicomm! 🐡 #deepocean #marinebiology #art #coral
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My fav part of painting these deep-sea coral and sponge gardens is the feeling of discovery- today it’s finding a shrimp and a sneaky hiding fish in the cup corals 😍😍😍 make sure to check out @unseenocean.bsky.social for more great #sciart for our upcoming art shows and events! #deepsea 🦑 #painting
September 12, 2025 at 5:58 PM
My fav part of painting these deep-sea coral and sponge gardens is the feeling of discovery- today it’s finding a shrimp and a sneaky hiding fish in the cup corals 😍😍😍 make sure to check out @unseenocean.bsky.social for more great #sciart for our upcoming art shows and events! #deepsea 🦑 #painting
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Sea stars feast on a tree of deep-sea coral, leaving behind a delicate golden skeleton.
“The Slow Death” — 16x20” Gouache
Check out the growing collection of deep-sea fine art by our team of artists @unseenocean.bsky.social!
#sciart #scienceillustration #deep-sea #unseenoceancollective
“The Slow Death” — 16x20” Gouache
Check out the growing collection of deep-sea fine art by our team of artists @unseenocean.bsky.social!
#sciart #scienceillustration #deep-sea #unseenoceancollective
September 12, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Sea stars feast on a tree of deep-sea coral, leaving behind a delicate golden skeleton.
“The Slow Death” — 16x20” Gouache
Check out the growing collection of deep-sea fine art by our team of artists @unseenocean.bsky.social!
#sciart #scienceillustration #deep-sea #unseenoceancollective
“The Slow Death” — 16x20” Gouache
Check out the growing collection of deep-sea fine art by our team of artists @unseenocean.bsky.social!
#sciart #scienceillustration #deep-sea #unseenoceancollective
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Hello from Juneau, Alaska! Here you will find alpine-to-ocean illustrations and art by me (Kierstin). I hope to spark interest in the natural world around us, and make science approachable for all ages 🏔️🌲🐋🦀
You can also follow me here:
X @gsstudios907
IG @golden.spiral.studios
You can also follow me here:
X @gsstudios907
IG @golden.spiral.studios
September 8, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Hello from Juneau, Alaska! Here you will find alpine-to-ocean illustrations and art by me (Kierstin). I hope to spark interest in the natural world around us, and make science approachable for all ages 🏔️🌲🐋🦀
You can also follow me here:
X @gsstudios907
IG @golden.spiral.studios
You can also follow me here:
X @gsstudios907
IG @golden.spiral.studios
More art that will be part of our upcoming shows!
Finished! Shrimp and Decorator Crab buddies in a big beautiful sponge. If you look close you can see that the shrimp is expecting some little shrimplings with eggs in her belly. This painting is for @unseenocean.bsky.social shows in 2025-2026 #deepsea #deepseacreatures 🐡🦑 #deepocean #marinebiology
September 3, 2025 at 7:09 PM
More art that will be part of our upcoming shows!
Introducing the Unseen Oceans Collective! Formed in 2026 this collective is bringing deep-ocean fine art and science events to international venues in 2025 and 2026. #sciart #scienceartists #unseenoceancollective #deep-sea #womeninscience #deepocean
September 1, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Introducing the Unseen Oceans Collective! Formed in 2026 this collective is bringing deep-ocean fine art and science events to international venues in 2025 and 2026. #sciart #scienceartists #unseenoceancollective #deep-sea #womeninscience #deepocean
Shrimp friends will be a part of our upcoming shows in 2025 and 2026!
Shrimp Friends! Finished up this cold-water coral community painting of two adorable shrimp friends in their adjoining homes, I bet they hold hands when the camera moves away 🥹 🦐 #deepsea #deepseacreatures #unseenoceancollective 🐡🦑 #acrylic #art #painting #biology #deepocean
September 1, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Shrimp friends will be a part of our upcoming shows in 2025 and 2026!
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Beautiful little decorator crab coming to life! As a true blue maximalist I’m so drawn to these little guys covered in their excessive disguises- load it on, then load on more, then MORE AND MORE AND MORE! 😆 #deepsea #deepseacreatures #deepocean #decoratorcrab #acrylicpainting #art 🐡🦑
September 1, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Beautiful little decorator crab coming to life! As a true blue maximalist I’m so drawn to these little guys covered in their excessive disguises- load it on, then load on more, then MORE AND MORE AND MORE! 😆 #deepsea #deepseacreatures #deepocean #decoratorcrab #acrylicpainting #art 🐡🦑