Exploring Life Below the Surface

Andressa Meissner illustrates 'Under the Sea', a deck of cards published by Smith Street Books.

Under the Sea is a deck of cards created in collaboration with marine biologist Jacinta Shackleton, and features 50 sea creatures from familiar marine life to some of the ocean's most unusual and surprising inhabitants.

Drawing creatures including colour-changing octopuses, sea sheep and giant fish, the project gave Andressa the chance to explore the remarkable diversity of life beneath the waves.

Inspired by species that have existed for millions of years, her illustrations celebrate the ocean as a place of endless curiosity, where nature continues to spark the imagination.

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