Noemi Knight’s children’s book Popoto began with a forgotten family photograph from 1986, showing her in a paddleboat surrounded by dolphins in New Zealand. After learning that the Maui dolphin is critically endangered, Noemi turned that discovery into a children’s book designed to raise awareness before it is too late.

Mariah Reading’s Recycled Landscapes project turns discarded objects found in national parks into painted landscapes that reflect the places where they were collected. Rooted in a zero-waste philosophy, her work invites viewers to think about conservation, ecoanxiety and the small everyday choices that help protect the land.

Inspired by the beauty of the ocean, Romina Bayer created OceanSnaps, an online platform to teach the fundamentals of underwater photography. She wants to help aspiring underwater photographers hone their skills and, through their photos, expose others to the beauty and fragility of the ocean. Hear her story on Women Mind the Water Artivist Series podcast.

A multifaceted, talented storyteller and naturalist interpreter talks about many things including her experience living underwater for nine days and some of the amazing things she experienced there. For Cathy Sakasthe experience as “the closest I’ve ever come to being a fish.” Listen to her podcast on Women Mind the Water Artivist Series podcast.

A basket maker who works with kelp talks about how she collects and uses kelp in British Columbia. Cheryl Massey has observed the decline in kelp over the last decade. She believes the decline is the result of climate change and the overall destruction of nature. Cheryl discusses several baskets and a wedding shawl she’s made. Hear her story on the Women Mind the Water Artivist Series podcast.

Comic artist and deep water fisheries specialist from Indonesia explores effective ways to communicate marine science using comic art. Elle Wisibono is the creator of Fishtory, a comic that speaks to fishery science and conservation. Hear Elle's story on the Women Mind the Water Artivist Series podcast.

A multidimensional ocean activist who works in the areas of advocacy, research and community building talks about the varied projects she's worked on. Paulita Bennett-Martin has worked on several oral history projects and through this work knows the value of storytelling. Hear Paulita Bennett-Martin's story on the Women Mind the Water Artivist Series podcast.

Ivy Frignoca, Casco Baykeeper for the Maine nonprofit Friends of Casco Bay, is a full-time advocate for Casco Bay. She is the eyes, ears, and voice for Casco Bay, a body of water in Maine. She discusses volunteers who use their smartphones to provide photographic documentation of pollution, sea level rise, algal growth, and erosion. Listen Women Mind the Water Artivist Series podcast.

Janavi is a mixed media artist who uses watercolors to illustrate her passion for the ocean and her creatures. Hear what she has to say on our Women Mind the Water Artivist Podcast podcast.

Dianna became an advocate against plastic pollution after learning about the properties of plastic through her artistic practice of using plastic bags to create 2D and 3D art works.

Multi-dimensional artist uses her talents to help protect the ocean. Through her award-winner watercolor and children's books Nina Rossiter shares her passion for the ocean and her creatures. Nina believes that the future depends on our actions today. Hear about her love of the ocean in our interview on Women Mind the Water Artivist Series podcast.

Pam Chevez and Juliette Sutherland produced the film Behind the Waves, a documentary about female surfers in Maine. Pam and Juliette combine their creative talents to document the surfing experience through the lens of women. Along the way they built a community of women who love to surf and who are friendly, supportive, and accessible for all women. Hear more at Women Mind the Water podcast.

A conceptual artist addresses the relationship between humans and the natural world. Pam Longobardi is Regents’ Professor and Distinguished Professor of Art at Georgia State University and the recipient of the prestigious Hudgens Prize. She has exhibited on a global scale which is appropriate since her Drifters project explores the global nature of ocean plastic.

An ecological artist and art educator merges science and art. Her mission is cultivating environmental consciousness about sustainability and how this relates to water use. In the Women Mind the Water Artivist Series podcast Krisanne Baker discusses her work.

Ruth Trevarrow’s artwork focuses on nature. She has done an extensive series of animal bones using scratch-board renderings, prints, and hardboard silhouettes. Ruth especially loves cutting blocks to use for printing. The blocks Ruth cuts can be made of wood, linoleum, cardboard or foam. Hear more on our Women Mind the Water Artivist Series podcast.

Lexi is the founder of Saltwater Classroom, a non-profit with a focus on educating youngsters about the importance of our oceans and the need for sustainable practices. Hear more on our Women Mind the Water Artivist Series podcast.

Lluvia is inspired to paint sea turtles because Akumal means turtle in Mayan and because sea turtles are found in Akumal Bay. Hear our conversation now.

Ali is the author of Pretty Rugged and A Lobster Girl Can, two stories about women who fish for a living, particularly lobster. Check out our conversation at Women Mind the Water Artivist Series podcast.

An independent visual artist and dancer from Quintana Roo was immersed as a child in water. Now she shares her reflections on water through her art and her dance. She's created and produced a video reflecting on her feelings about the isolation related to Covid-19 and her connection to water. Hear her journey on Women Mind the Water Artivist Series podcast.

Erin Smith is the CEO of Ocean Sole, a social enterprise that upcycles flip-flops found along the beaches and waterways of Kenya. Started a decade ago, Ocean Sole has created a unique space to talk about flip flop debris and a successful model for cleaning up ocean trash, and transforming the trash into colorful sculptures, high fashion clothes, and mattresses.