Artist Spotlight

Howdy Nation! In today’s post, we are going to be featuring our ‘Artist Spotlight’ of the week: Olivier Leger. A keen scuba diver, Olivier’s artwork draws upon his interest in ecology, specifically showcasing the octopus in his piece named ‘Worlds Within’! Meet Olivier Leger! Inspired by his experiences underwater and his passion for marine conservation,…

Howdy Nation! In today’s post, we are going to be featuring our ‘Artist Spotlight’ of the week: Rebecca Krinke. As an artist and a Landscape Architecture professor at the University of Minnesota, her art-design practice and research are all related to exploring the wonder, terror, and mysteries of our times. Let’s take a closer look…

Howdy Nation! In today’s post, we are going to be featuring our ‘Artist Spotlight’ of the week: Heather and Jeff Thompson. A husband & wife glassblowing team, these two have been creating sculptures together for over 20 years. That fact alone is jaw-dropping! Let’s take a look at how they create their handmade glass octopus…

Howdy Nation! In today’s post, we are going to be featuring our ‘Artist Spotlight’ of the week: Sujay Sanan. Inspired by his latest collection, Ultramarine, he will be showing us how he uses special drawing pencils to sketch a beautiful octopus while in metachrosis! Meet Sujay Sanan! Having grown up in the Himalayas and now…

Howdy Nation! In today’s post, we are going to be featuring our ‘Artist Spotlight’ of the week: Casey Parlette. A naturalist at heart, Casey credits his adventures and anthropological studies to inspire and influence his octopus art. He will be showing us how he made a large metal octopus as well as a wooden version!…

Howdy Nation! In today’s post, we are going to be featuring our ‘Artist Spotlight’ of the week: Anna Frenkel. Anna is a biological model maker and uses her crafts and resources to bring deep-sea creatures to life! She will be showing us 4 different examples of cephalopods she has created for habitat representation of a…