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Deep Sea Diary: First day on the Atlantis

By Mary Edna | Published: May 31, 2012
Aboard the Atlantis docked in Bridgetown, Barbados I enter a world that is both familiar and extraordinary. Scientists seated at breakfast work with population dynamics and are from France and Sweden. They determine if the samples from the bottom of the ocean floor are an isolated non-cross populated species or if they arrived by current […]
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Deep Sea Diary

By Mary Edna | Published: May 22, 2012
My adventurous spirit is in a state of excitement. On May 27th, my cameras and watercolors travel to Barbados to join Dr. Cindy Lee Van Dover’s scientific and artistic team on the Atlantis ship exploring the deep sea. Cindy and I first met in my studio in 2001. She is the first woman to pilot […]
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Beyond the Edge of the Sea, artist and scientist explore unknown depths together

By Celie Dailey | Published: May 11, 2012
Oasisia Cluster, Paralvinella Godzilla, and Bathymodiolus Heckerae Open, by Karen Jacobsen Dr. Cindy Lee Van Dover of Duke University is captivated by the hidden world in the deep ocean. Over 15 years of collaborative research with watercolor artist Karen Jacobsen has culminated in the traveling exhibition Beyond the Edge of the Sea. Excerpts of scientific […]
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