Meet the team behind #ArtSeaMatchmaking! We are artist @delphine-art.bsky.social on a mission to share the beauty of the deep sea, and biologist @planulara.bsky.social studying deep-sea corals and sponges. We started this initiative to bring artists and scientists together to collaborate and create.

Will #COP30 deliver? Without protecting the deep sea, we endanger one of Earth’s greatest natural climate defenses! The deep ocean is heating up, acidifying, and losing oxygen faster than ever, and it's under threat from mining, trawling, and drilling.

Meet the team behind #ArtSeaMatchmaking! We are artist @delphine-art.bsky.social on a mission to share the beauty of the deep sea, and biologist @planulara.bsky.social studying deep-sea corals and sponges. We started this initiative to bring artists and scientists together to collaborate and create.

First #ArtSeaMatchmaking project intro! So excited to see the teams getting started! 🥳

Feeling pretty awesome today with my painting being featured on the cover of the latest issue of Deep-Sea Life from @dsbsoc.bsky.social and DOSI, you can read the whole issue here, make sure to read the feature on @unseenocean.bsky.social #deepsea #deepseacreatures 🐡🦑 #deepseaart #acrylicpainting

Another beautiful piece for our shows in Juneau Alaska and Spokane Washington!

It’s been a crazy family health crisis kind of month, but I finally made it back into the studio to finish up this 24x36” acrylic on canvas painting titled ‘Huggies and Snackies’. A beautiful stalked carnivorous sponge is joined by pink brittle stars and a golden crinoid. Cuties 😍 #deepsea 🐡🦑 #art

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

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 🐡🦑

Call out for scientists! 👇🚨 We are still looking for scientists who would like to work on a deep sea art project. A view artists are still looking for a teammate to create gorgous art and to celebrate the deep sea. 🦑 🐟 🐡 🐙 🦀 #SundayFishSketch

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

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!

Looooooove this Paragorgia!! 😍😍😍

Members, have you seen the news? Follow @dsbsoc-arts.bsky.social for more exciting updates on the ArtSea program!!

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We are kicking off our ArtSea Matchmaking program next Monday, October 13th! Already 21 teams are matched - more pending - and we are very excited to meet you all ➡️ Check your emails for all details and the zoom links. See you soon! #artsea #artseamatchmaking #dsbsoc #sciart @dsbsoc.bsky.social

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

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

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

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🎨 THEMED ART SHARE 👨‍🎨 As we think to ourselves, "Should I do a daily art challenge this October?" and weigh energy vs. FOMO, let's share some art from past art challenges we've done to help each other decide. 💪 🎃 No AI. Eww. 🦇 Interact, don't drop and go! 🍬 Repost so people can join us. #artshare

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

More upcoming work that will be shown at our Alaska and WA state events next year!

Day 27 - Bounded #sciartseptember. In the deep sea a pair of shrimp will begin living in glass sponges and remain trapped inside the sponge once they get larger, the shrimp will be bound to the sponge for the rest of their lives.

This one was my arch nemesis for a hot minute. But theyre finally done. Teuthowenia pellucida, the googly-eyed squid. A deep sea cranchiid aka glass squid 🦑 🧪🐙🐡

I started a Deep Sea Art and Science feed for everyone who is interested in the ocean below 200m and the artists/art inspired by it! If you’re keen to be added to the contributor list then dm me. #deepsea #deepseacreatures #deepocean #science #marinebiology 🦑🐡 bsky.app/profile/did:...

Day 22, Fellowship. A sketch from the work I did during my last fellowship which redescribed a deep sea benthic ctenophore Tjalfiella. Unlike other benthic comb jellies, Tjalfiella has three openings to its gut, a primary mouth and 2 secondary mouths on its "arms." #sciartseptember

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

A double feature for today's #sciartseptember prompt venomous, cause I can't decide. We have two old drawings of mine featuring the box jellies chironex fleckeri and alatina alata...some of the most venomous yet beautiful animals in the world

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

Got a little busy today with work, so a little bit of a cheat, but for #sciartseptember prompt niche we have the various animals that call the hydrothermal vents there home, each filling a paticular niche.

Catching up on some prompts for #sciartseptember Day 15, Spawning. Typically 7-10 days after the full moon numerous coral species (particularly around the GBR) will spawn and release thousands of eggs at night

Day 16: Rift #sciartseptember . Deep in the sea numerous species often call the numerous submarine canyons as home including the curious and adorable rattails

So pumped to be a part of this trailblazing art and science collective with @gsstudios907.bsky.social @highseas-sculpture.bsky.social and @planulara.bsky.social !! Stay tuned for some really cool upcoming work and events! #deepsea #deepseacreatures #deepocean #marinebiology #art

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

Can’t wait to have this painting hung at the Swedish Biodiversity symposium as part of our first group show!

🌊 The 2026 Ocean Awareness Contest is here! Your Story, Our Ocean invites ages 11–18 to share how the ocean sustains, protects & inspires us— through art, writing, film & more. 💙 Cash prizes up to $1,000! 📅 Deadline: June 8, 2026 🔗 bowseat.org/contest #BowSeatContest #OceanAwareness

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

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

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

MEET OUR ARTISTS Nicole Pittoors www.etsy.com/shop/Beyondt... Fauna of the Deep Digital Illustration - 2023 Read more about Nicole in the ALT-text! Follow @dsbsoc.bsky.social and visit dsbsoc.org for more science! #sciart #sciartist #marinebiology #deepsea #contemporaryart #digitalartist

very excited to be participating in this for the first time as an artist! 🐙🦑🦀

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

✨ Matchmaking in progress… ✨ Over 90 artists and scientists (!) signed up, and are now being paired to spark new creative collaborations. Stay tuned – and check your inbox if you signed-up! @dsbsoc.bsky.social

Shrimp friends will be a part of our upcoming shows in 2025 and 2026!

More art that will be part of our upcoming shows!