The Washed Ashore Project turns marine debris into art and awareness to save the sea.
Washed Ashore enlists volunteers to clean up the beaches. The debris is returned to their workshop where it serves as material for sculptures and displays to educate people about marine pollution. The best work even goes on tour!
I spend a lot of time in tide pools and I feel like I’ve seen some amazing ones, but when I came upon the display above, the beauty and diversity pretty much knocked me off my feet.
That’s right, a starfish.
If you live in the area or are planning a visit to the southern Oregon coast, you can volunteer at the workshop.
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Those are amazing!! They should do something like that here..enough stuff washed ashore from japan! 🙂
It is pretty amazing. I’ve seen quite a bit of marine debris art along the Oregon coast, but I don’t know much about who’s doing it, or where they are getting their materials. You’re right, there’s no shortage!
Gotta link this to my Facebook page. Just love it!!
Thanks for the reminder, I need to to the same!
Wow. There are some amazing people in this world! Thanks for showing us this ex-rubbish art.
You’re welcome! They do amazing work.
Cool stuff 🙂
Great work! And such a good idea to raise the awareness.
I visited the workshop last may May. I’m happy I finally got around to making this post. If I was a bit more crafty, I might take a turn helping build one of the big sculptures. Looks fun!
I both love this and hate this. I shared it in my twitter feed. It is an amazing work of art, and what a creative way to raise awareness. The thought of how much trash ends up in our seas is nauseating. Great post.
Haha, I’m with you. Glad it got us both thinking. Thanks!
Art like this hits us in ways mere words can’t. These are powerful messages. Hopefully viewers take them to heart. The deserts of the Southwest suffer a similar fate, though nowhere near as colourful. Humans have used the washes and arroyos as dumping grounds for ages waiting for the next flash flood to wash it all downstream and out of sight.Or they simply drive out onto the desert and toss whatever they don’t want instead of paying a fee at the local landfill. We are a messy species.