When that happens, Courtney Mattison’s coral reef art might be the closest thing to ... Mattison pokes thousands of holes into the clay with her fingers to mimic the sponge-like cavities of ...

"Our Changing Seas III" by American artist Courtney Mattison is the third in her series of ocean advocacy pieces and perhaps the greatest.

There’s no shortage of clay art shows to see right now around ... to painstakingly re-create the texture of coral reefs. “I want people to see what I see when scuba diving on a coral reef ...

“Fired Up: Monumental Clay,” on view at the Palo Alto Art ... Item: Courtney Mattison’s sprawling coral reef wall installation, “Our Changing Seas III”, incredible in both its size ...

Courtesy Courtney Mattison Mattison has a background in marine conservation biology and coral reef ecology but works as an artist to connect people to the issues she cares about. “I believe art ...

Mattison’s current art exhibition ... but uses clay stoneware sculpture for the bulkier pieces. Related: Artist Jason deCaires Taylor Builds an Incredible Coral Reef from Sunken Statues When ...

Rrreefs, a Zurich-based organisation founded in October 2020 that designs artificial coral reefs in clay using a 3D printer is an ecological project that combines art, science and new technologies.