Seaweed sensation
Cover art
InSight – Summer 2025
Seaweed sensation (2023), seaweed foraged from Falmouth, Cornwall, pressed onto watercolour paper, edited using digital editor
Artist statement
My work draws inspiration from the everyday and often unnoticed moments that connect us, as well as our intricate relationship with the natural world.
This piece is part of a series of prints and a poem created for my first-year art therapy exhibition, inspired by the theme of ‘Habitat’. It was born from the seaweed lacing the shores of the beach where I grew up in Falmouth, Cornwall. Seaweed, with its myriads of healing properties and essential nutrients, holds a quiet power – both for humans and the environment. Through vibrant prints and personified poetry, I sought to honour this mighty wonder.
Through vibrant prints and personified poetry, I sought to honour this mighty wonder.
Laura Steen is a mixed media artist, poet and art therapist based in Bristol, with deep roots in Cornwall.
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Laura’s art was submitted and selected for our online galleries. We are always looking for new artworks to share, and we often run themed calls for artwork.