Come press and preserve seaweed specimens to make your own beautiful works of art.
While giant kelp canopies can hinder any boat’s trajectory through the water, sailors can also have an immense appreciation for this aquatic foliage. Admired for its beauty, seaweed was once regularly pressed into scrapbooks with other mementos during the Victorian era.
Join artist Mary Jameson of Saltwater Studio Newport in the Mossbacher Room at The Sailing Museum as she guides aspiring artists on making two pressings of seaweed that can be framed and hung in their homes once the drying process is complete.
This is one of many summer programming events hosted by The Sailing Museum, which explores maritime culture, science, and art and their connections to our life on the water.