Events Calendar · January 2020
Bay Model Visitor Center - The Curious World of Seaweed, Josie Iselin
Date: Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Time: 7:00 pm-9:00 pm
Phone: (415) 289-3007
Marine algae are the supreme eco-engineers of life: they oxygenate the oceans, create habitat for countless other organisms, and form the base of a food chain that keeps our planet unique in the universe as we know it. In this beautiful volume, Josie Iselin explores both the artistic and the biological presence of sixteen seaweeds and kelps that live in the thin region along our Pacific Coast. Historical botanical illustrations and Iselin's signature portraits of each specimen reveal their vibrant colors—whether rosy, "olivaceous," or grass-green—and whimsical shapes. Iselin posits that we can learn not only about the seaweeds but also from them: their resilience, their resourcefulness, their poetry, and magic.
Josie will describe her path as an artist into the science of seaweed and share a few seaweed stories, introducing a few women scientists who were crucial in broadening our understanding of the oceans. Projections of Josie’s spectacular imagery of seaweeds—collected from her constant wanderings along our California coastline and beaches—will help explain the science and impart the wonder of this ocean universe.
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Additional Location or Other Information
American Cetacean Society - SF Bay Chapter, Admission is free. Donations are encouraged, $10 general, $5 students. Winter Hours: Tuesdays–Saturdays 9am–4pm, Closed Sundays & Mondays. Bay Model Visitor Center, 100 Bridgeway, Sausalito, CA 94965