Creatures of the Low Tide / Criaturas de la marea baja

Creatures of the Low Tide / Criaturas de la marea baja is a bilingual (Spanish/ English) artist-made workbook where you will learn about creatures living in tide pools like the sea slugs, comb jellies, sea stars, and barnacles. These nonhumans will guide you through reflective questions about life through art making and activities, inviting you to learn more about them, and yourself in the process. This book will focus on tidal pool life in the northwest Atlantic. This book is for all audiences, recommended for ages 10 and up but can also function as a coloring book for younger learners. Collaborators include biologist Rebecca Lopez-Anido, artist Garry Rosenblum, and more TBA.

Artist bio
Virginia Lopez-Anido is an artist whose work currently explores experiences of betweenness and belonging through collage, mark-making, and textile processes. She grew-up within a small Latin American immigrant community in Maine (occupied and unceded Wabanaki territory) and raised bilingually (Spanish & English) by family. In the last decade, Virginia has been involved in community-oriented educational artist-run spaces, and art institutions in Maine, New York and Los Angeles. Virginia has a BA in Studio Arts from Bard College, she has been awarded artist fellowships at La Térmica Centro Cultural in Málaga, Spain and Fundación Antonio Gala in Cordoba, Spain.

Image caption: Virginia Lopez-Anido, untitled (seaweed), 2025, 8.5 in by 11 in, cyanotype on watercolor paper