Living on land we sometimes forget how intertwined the oceans are with our very existence. The oceans have absorbed a great deal of the warming caused by human activity. The fragility of coral reefs is well known. Kelp forests are also a threatened, but vital part of our ocean. The forests trap carbon below the ocean surface. They protect ocean species as they mature. This piece is part of a larger series of works on kelp forests. The paper symbolizes the fragility of the forests in this time of ocean warming. My hope is that these works will remind people how essential the oceans are to our existence.
Agusta began making quilts as a painting major at Massachusetts College of Art. Concurrently she created silkscreened posters which received local, national and international recognition at the Graphic Workshop. Many of her pastel landscapes are in numerous corporate collections. She worked as an art teacher for 22 years. The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston acquired one of her quilts in 2017 which was in a 2020-2021 exhibit, “Fabric of a Nation”. Her work has been in national and international exhibits by Surface Design Associates and Studio Art Quilt Associates. Presently her work is In Excellence in Fiber IX an online and in print exhibition by Fiber Art Now.
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