Pic o’ the Week: Brrrrr! Icy Sharks Appear in Michigan

Some lucky people in the US state of Michigan were treated to a rare site -- sharks! ... in landlocked Madison Heights, a Detroit suburb. In the midst of a frozen midwinter landscape, artist Jennifer Ramirez said she "Took a break from drawing for a little while today. Got some sharks started" ... and voilà …

Spotlight: Marine Debris – As Ocean Art

“Water and air, the two essential fluids on which all life depends, have become global garbage cans.” ~ Jacques Yves Cousteau Garbage in our oceans. It's a huge problem. Marine debris comes in all forms, and is alarmingly plastic. It's impossible to fully quantify the scope of the problem. A year ago, National Geographic estimated …

Pic o’ the Week: Sea turtle street art

A sea turtle bursts out out of a drainage pipe above a man and his dog in Buenos Aires... Artist Martin Ron says of his creation: "The turtle is a beautiful animal and has a lot of colours and textures. It’s really interesting to paint. It’s not an animal that is seen a lot and …

Pic o’ the Week: Marine Inverterbate … Pancakes

How cool are these pancakes?! Of all the ocean art out there, and ocean-related food, these are among our faves - marine invertebrate pancakes, straight from Saipancakes. Their talented creator, math-teacher-turned-Saipan-Dad Nathan Shields, needs to package these - they're waaayyyy better than Eggos.