CORAL DIVAS

“Coral reefs have existed on Earth for 500 million years, providing shelter and food to many generations of ocean life. Although they cover less than 1% of the ocean floor, coral reefs support an estimated 25% of all marine species. Not only do they play an essential role in supporting healthy oceans, they also come in a candy store variety of spectacular shapes, sizes, and colors, from enormous patterned mounds to small, delicate lacy forms.” - Huntley Penniman

Even the same species of coral can look drastically different depending on where they are located and the strength of the current. The same coral can look so different one would think they are two different types of animal, but their incredible adaptability allows for the same family to grow in different ways, each best fit to their environment, just

This is a digital series of four digital drawings, each as a woman representing a species of coral: Iciligorgia schrammi, Gorgonia ventalina, Sarcophyton glaucum, and Pseudoplexaura porosa.