My Firefly Squid 🦑 linocut for #cephalopodWeek!

This is a linocut print of the firefly squid (Watasenia scintillans), also called sparkling enope squid or hotaru-ika in Japan. These tiny squid live at depth (200 to 400 m) & they are bioluminescent & emit blue light from photophores.

The print shows the squid against a white background so you can see the whole animal & then its reflection is shown …

#linocut #printmaking #sciart #Squid #FireflySquid #cephalopod #bioluminescence #MastoArt

New toned cyanotype for #CephalopodWeek! This one features an image of my linocut #octopus with cedar and black locust branches to give it the feel of being in its environment.

#octopus #linocut #printmaking #cyanotype #cyanotypeProcess #cedar #blackLocust #tonedCyanotype #cephalopod #MastoArt

A second and very different piece from @brooklynmuseum for #CephalopodWeek:
Jesse Krimes (b. 1982)
Blackwater, 2021
Assorted textiles
#contemporaryart #quilt

When folks are already posting for #CephalopodWeek even though it doesn’t actually start until the 23rd, but #WorldAlbatrossDay is TODAY…😛
“Grabbing Squid” by Caren Loebel-Fried, 16x20” original hand-pulled, hand-colored block print
http://www.carenloebelfried.com/color_gallery/colorgallery.html#19

#womenartists #contemporaryart

#CephalopodWeek #Cephalopods (h/t @cookiesinheaven ) KCLU: "Science Friday is coming back to Thousand Oaks—this time, we'll celebrate the sea and our favorite underwater invertebrates: cephalopods!" https://www.kclu.org/cephalopodweek2023