I created this illustration in response to a Call for Art for an ocean-themed festival poster. I later learned that my submission was never received. Still, I wanted to show my work, so I updated the poster to a beach clean-up event and turned it into a party.
For the past four years, I’ve spent my free time swimming, snorkeling, and occasionally scuba diving. There’s always plastic debris on the shore, but it’s especially bad during high surf, when it’s piled across the shore. I decided to put my design skills to work, helping to encourage people to get involved in protecting our oceans.