Green Drift| Pressed by the Sea

Green Currents, Caught in Stillness
Collected from the shoreline at Louse Point in Springs, NY, Green Drift features Ulva lactuca—commonly known as sea lettuce—rendered in soft, translucent greens. Its broad, undulating forms appear to fold and drift, like ribbons suspended in shallow tide pools. The layered composition captures both lightness and movement, as if the seaweed is still gently carried by water.

Set against a hand-marbled suminagashi background, pale mineral tones and flowing lines echo the natural rhythm of coastal currents—creating a quiet dialogue between specimen and sea.

Where Nature Meets Artisan Technique
Each backdrop in our Pressed by the Sea series is created using suminagashi, the Japanese art of “floating ink.” This centuries-old marbling process allows organic patterns to form naturally on water before being transferred to paper. Paired with carefully foraged and pressed seaweed, each piece preserves not only the form of the specimen, but the fleeting essence of the shoreline itself.

Hand-collected, pressed, and composed in our East Hampton studio, every artwork is entirely one-of-a-kind.

Mounted & Ready to Frame
This artwork is professionally matted to 16" x 20", with an image window of 10½" x 13½", in vertical orientation. Mounted on gallery-white archival mat board, it is ready to place into any standard frame.

A Moment from the Shoreline
Part of our Suminagashi Impressions series within the Suminagashi Springs collection, Green Drift offers a study in softness and movement—translucent form layered over fluid pattern, nature suspended in quiet motion.

Pressed by the Sea
CEDAR Y SAND’s Pressed by the Sea series pairs locally gathered seaweeds with hand-marbled papers, creating frameable compositions that reflect the meeting of natural life and artisan technique. Each piece is a singular expression—never repeated, always evolving.