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I really love looking back at this public art workshop/collaboration I led, making giant mobiles for the reopening of the @mingeimuseum in 2021. I made the larger structures & shapes hung from trees & guided ink painting, shape cutting and hanging, assisted by museum volunteers. #publicart #jessicalingfindley #mommyartist #giantmobile #communityart #artworkshop #sandiego #sandiegoartist #californiaartist #installationart #outdoorart #postcovidart #kidsworkshop #artcommission #balboapark #balboaparkartist (at Mingei International Museum) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoxetWOulyj/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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I really love looking back at this public’ art workshop/ collaboration I led making giant of mobiles for the reopening of the @mingeimuseum in 2021. I made the larger structures & shapes hung from trees & guided ink painting, shape cutting and hanging assisted by museum volunteers. (at Mingei International Museum) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoxduZ3u9V4/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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This little guy made the news! Thanks to all the folks who have supported this wonderful opportunity to collaborate on the important topic of climate change and ocean optimism @seaport_village @portofsandiego @slpurbanplanning @birchaquarium @birchaquarium @spikewinky #tinymademighty #thisishowicare #sonicribbon @sandiegouniontribune #sandiego #climateart #jessicingfindley #oceanoptimism (at Seaport Village) https://www.instagram.com/p/B80StJAnknv/?igshid=12wj7elfkhuq5

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Climate change stressing you out? Sign up for free Tea Leaf Readings with me at the Plankton Tea House at @seaport_village feb 17, 19-22. 12-3pm - sign up in bio. Or if you are in the neighborhood, just drop by! #oceanoptimism2020 #thisishowicare #planktonteahouse #jessicalingfindley #tealeafreadings #events #sandiegoevents #pottery #funthingtodo #somethingdifferent #plankton (at Seaport Village Waterfront, San Diego) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8M0iK3nukU/?igshid=vry3vnkz4g3w

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Marisa and Reyna and the Stellar Octopus cyanea from Madagascar and the Baby Green Sea Turtle Superstar (Chelonia mydas) Madagascar fisheries engage with the community to practice “no-take” conservation periods which allows the octopus time to mature and reproduce, increasing the catch for those who depend on it. Scientists observed sea turtles spend most of their time breeding and feeding at the protected Dry Tortugas Beach and the protected areas of the Florida Keys. Sea turtles maintain healthy seagrass beds and coral reefs, key habitats for marine life. About the Model: Marisa Holmes Troyano is an Artist, Photographer and Mother to her beach loving, sandcastle building daughter Reya. She has seen climate change affect the local waters and hopes to see San Diego take an active role to protect our delicate coastline. #GlamourMPA #OceanSciences #MarineProtectedAreas #climateChange #worktogether #jessicalingfindley #octopus #oceansciences #glamourshots #marineprotected #seaportvillage #portrait #artist (at Florida Keys) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7jCSpuH7SL/?igshid=myqa8dxjvgad

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Teresa Love and The Stellar Octopus cyanea from Madagascar Get your glam on for the ocean! Marine Protected Area (MPA) Glam Shots by Jessica Ling Findley combine retro portraits and MPA animals to highlight helpful actions to heal our oceans. Sign up link in bio! The Stellar Octopus cyanea from Madagascar Madagascar fisheries engage with the community to practice “no-take” conservation periods which allows the octopus time to mature and reproduce, increasing the catch for those who depend on it. Dr. Teresa Love is a tourism educator. She believes that travelers, tourism organizations and government entities need to work together towards meeting the Sustainable Development Goals as outlined by the United Nations, including Climate Action. Specifically, care needs to be taken to lower our carbon footprint and preserve natural attractions so they can be enjoyed by future generations of travelers. #GlamourMPA #OceanSciences #MarineProtectedAreas #climateChange #worktogether #jessicalingfindley #octopus #oceansciences #glamourshots #marineprotected #seaportvillage #portrait #artist (at Seaport Village) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7g3c_bHhld/?igshid=1e149lu0yb3fg

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Jenessa Goodman and The Beauty of The Juvenile Blacksmith (Chromis punctipinnis ) Blacksmith are a fish that make use of the turbulence above the reef to concentrate their food source, plankton. Blacksmith help control the population of many ecologically important predators by eating larval plankton, crabs, and lobsters. Get your glam on for the ocean! Marine Protected Area (MPA) Glam Shots by artist Jessica Ling Findley combine retro portraits and MPA animals to highlight helpful actions to heal our oceans. Sign up link in bio! Jenessa Goodman is an artist and psychotherapist who has seen climate change increase anxiety, stress, and fear in our daily lives. She believes we can find creative solutions to heal our planet and ourselves by making personal choices that are for the greater good. #GlamourMPA #OceanSciences #MarineProtectedAreas #climateChange #worktogether #jessicalingfindley #octopus #oceansciences #glamourshots #marineprotected #seaportvillage #portrait #artist (at Seaport Village) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7bM5wbHa3w/?igshid=119z5jcwtpi4x

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Get your glam on for the ocean! Marine Protected Area (MPA) Glam Shots by Jessica Ling Findley combine retro portraits and Marine Protected Area (MPA) animals to highlight helpful actions to heal our oceans. Sign up link in bio! featured animals The Stellar Octopus cyanea from Madagascar Madagascar fisheries engage with the community to practice “no-take” conservation periods which allows the octopus time to become old enough to reproduce and increases the catch for those who depend on it. The Baby Green Sea Turtle Superstar (Chelonia mydas) Scientists observed sea turtles spend most of their time breeding and feeding at the protected Dry Tortugas Beach and the protected areas of the Florida Keys. Sea turtles help maintain healthy seagrass beds and coral reefs, key habitats for marine life. The Beauty of The Juvenile Blacksmith (Chromis punctipinnis ) Blacksmith are a fish that live above reefs. They make use of the turbulence above the reef to concentrate their food source, plankton. Blacksmith help control the population of many ecologically important predators by eating larval plankton, crabs, and lobsters. Leo Francisco is a Teaching Artist and Hip Hop aficionado. “Some of my most favorite creatures live in the ocean.” Leo loves his watery friends and hates that their homes are littered with plastic. Leo sends his shout-outs to octopuses, sea dragons, and axolotls. Theresa Francisco is a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant and student of singing. She grew up in the oceans communing with mermaids and playing with urchins and sand dollars. She finds these beach treasures less and less nowadays. Fia is a 10-year old singer and crochet, knitting, and embroidery superstar wants us to do better in taking care of our world and our friends. “Taking care means sharing with our friends, wasting less, and recycling more.” She hopes that no more animals become endangered or extinct. Gabi is a 4th-Grade illustrator with one of the world’s biggest hearts. LIKES: drawing happy people, animals of all kinds, and a healthy planet DISLIKES: cruelty, pollution, and people who don’t care about good things WISHES FOR: people loving people, animals, and the ea (at San Diego, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B63HQANHqzG/?igshid=z48s5oixkv5h

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Marine Protected Area (MPA) Glam Shots is a project by artist, Jessica Ling Findley, combining retro glamour portraits with sea creatures thriving in Marine Protected Areas (MPA) to highlight successful human actions to help heal our oceans. Get your glam on for the ocean! Sign up to be a model and help spread the word about MPAs! bit.ly/38dykjn The Beauty of the Juvenile Blacksmith (Chromis punctipinnis ) Blacksmith are a fish that live above reefs. They make use of the turbulence above the reef to concentrate their food source, plankton. Blacksmith help control the population of many ecologically important species including other predators by eating larval plankton from mollusks (veligers including abalone larvae), crabs, and lobsters. Young blacksmith are very colorful until they reach around 2 inches in length. Upon reaching adulthood they turn blue-black and grow to about 12 inches in length. About the Model Reinhard Michel is a San Diego based Data & Analytics consultant who fell in love with the Pacific Ocean. He has witnessed reefs dying and polluted waters around the world and at home in San Diego. He hopes the family of nations on this beautiful planet act immediately to save our planet and our very own living space. #glamourmpa #oceansciences #birchaquarium #seaportvillage #sandiego #jessicalingfindley #sonicribbon #marineprotectedareas #oceanconservation #scrippsinstituteofoceanography #edparnell #blacksmithfish #spy #portrait (at Birch Aquarium at Scripps) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6v4As0nC-7/?igshid=1vqr3t37me2cg

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Sam Clements and the Outrageously Adorable Baby Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) The come-back kids! From 1741 and 1911 the fur trade brought the sea otter population down to 2,000 from 300,000. Hunting otters is now banned internationally. Conservation and reintroduction efforts have brought the otter population closer to 200,000. Otters are superheroes of the ecosystem, they help maintain kelp forests, a habitat for many sea creatures. Sea urchins destroy kelp forests by devouring the stems holding the kelp in place. Thankfully, the sea otter’s constant appetite for urchins helps to prevent kelp forest depletion. Otters protect sea slugs by eating their predators, crabs. The slugs keep seagrass free of sun blocking algae. The seagrass provides a home to thousands of marine species. Seagrass phytoplankton and macro-algae produce more oxygen than all rainforests combined. Go team! Project Origins: Inspired by the world’s premier Ocean Sciences Meeting in February 2020, Seaport Village and The Port of San Diego have invited artist Jessica Ling Findley to produce a series of art experiences. She will help bring science to life through art at Seaport Village from December 2019 to February 2020. About the Model: Sam Clements is a staff scientist at Scripps Institute of Oceanography studying coral reef ecology in the tropics as well as local effects of global warming and ocean acidification in the nearshore environment. She has record-breaking high water temperatures which have led to coral bleaching in the tropics and changes in species range and distribution locally. She is optimistic about the innovations scientists are working on to decrease greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate the effects of climate change in the future. The resilience demonstrated by these ecosystems and the people who rely on them gives her hope for the future. #GlamourMPA #oceanscience #jessicalingfindley (at Seaport Village) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6kK-qHHHec/?igshid=1uvarp3qc8t45

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Kayla Wilson and the Beauty of the Juvenile Blacksmith (Chromis punctipinnis ) Blacksmith are a fish that live above reefs. They make use of the turbulence above the reef to concentrate their food source, plankton. Blacksmith help control the population of many ecologically important species including other predators by eating larval plankton from mollusks (veligers including abalone larvae), crabs, and lobsters. Young blacksmith are very colorful until they reach around 2 inches in length. Upon reaching adulthood they turn blue-black and grow to about 12 inches in length. Reference: friendsoflajollashores.com/marinelife/blacksmith/# www.aquariumofpacific.org/onlinelearningcenter/species/bl... Ed Parnell, Associate Research Oceanographer, Integrative Oceanography Division, Scripps Institution of Oceanography About the Project Marine Protected Animal (MPA) Glam Shots Come get your Glam on for the Ocean! Artist, Jessica Ling Findley, combines retro glamour portraits with sea creatures thriving in Marine Protected Areas. These portraits highlight successful human actions to heal our oceans. Want to help spread the word about Marine Protected Areas and ocean optimism? Sign up to be a model for the ocean at bit.ly/38dykjn Project Origins: Inspired by the world’s premier Ocean Sciences Meeting in February 2020, Seaport Village and The Port of San Diego have invited artist Jessica Ling Findley to produce a series of art experiences. She will help bring science to life through art at Seaport Village from December 2019 to February 2020. As ocean vitality becomes more critical with changing climate, these works, produced with input and data from scientists at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Birch Aquarium, explore how stories of Ocean Optimism can inspire us all to work together for a sustainable future. These immersive experiences invite audiences to think about the future of our oceans in new and creative ways. #MPAglamour #GlamourMPA #scripps #oceanography #birchaquarium #oceanscience #marineprotectedareas #blacksmithfish #jessicalingfindley #oceanoptimism #glamourshot #glam (at Seaport Village Waterfront, San Diego) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6bVd_-n6NC/?igshid=1ttppe6z05817

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Slowing the fall #falling #water (at Seljalandsfoss) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3Z7PERgG7I/?igshid=jgdjgiej5m2q

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Constantly in awe of natural wonders #blackbeach #rockformations #naturephotography #travelling #artist #iceland #exploring #naturalwonders (at Black Sands Beach, Iceland) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3Z6p7YF9vY/?igshid=16d0y9nt78t8c

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The entire time we were in Iceland I kept telling Matt I wanted to hug a sheep. On the last day this guy was mowing the grass near our van. Farmer said the sheep would be cool. And after some fearful heavy breathing the sheep snuggled in and gave us that famous grin. #sheepish #sheepgrin #woolybully #iceland #sheep #hugasheep #sheephug #wool (at Iceland) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3VtycYFUsz/?igshid=1dmi5gniazkzs

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The mirrored beauty where Vikings used to meet #iceland #platetectonics #mirrorsky #fall (at Þingvellir National Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3VsSn0lomo/?igshid=1rgq2bv68ergb

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Coral Reef #saveourhome #climatechange #planetearth #blueocean #oceanoptimism #pottery #handmade #indigo (at Great Barrier Reef) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2ox6C4FnOV/?igshid=zgtzi6wgdnma

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Dear Jeff, We have an investment opportunity for you. Talk soon, The World. #actfortheamazon (at Brazil) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2FLamdF3L9/?igshid=1xwt5hblyn71g