The Sea Unseen: A Marine Zine

We just purchased a digital copy of "Sea Unseen" (@seaunseenzine), an absolutely gorgeous zine, which features a collection of illustrations of marine animals, from the smallest (and wonderfully complex) to the largest (and by "largest" we really mean it).

Why did we do it? Not only, of course, for the incredible artistic value of this digital collection (we can't stop looking at it again and again), but also because the proceeds from the zine will go to the Australian Marine Conservation Society, an independent charity made up of a group of passionate scientists, educators and activists who have been defending Australia's oceans since 1965.

And then… we can proudly say this… two of the illustrations featured in the zine were created by us!

One depicts a really tiny animal: you may know it as a "sea monkey", or if you are an aquarium hobbyist as a "brine shrimp", but it is the Artemia salina, an incredible creature whose eggs can remain dormant, in the dry, under salt, for ages. Cool! And hey, they've even been in space.

Another illustration, however, shows an animal on the opposite end: extremely delicate and enormous, the longest bony fish on earth, the regalecus (Regalecus glesne), which has a somewhat special meaning for us, being very important to the series we're working on, Fish Don't Cry.

Buy your copy of Sea Unseen today, it's only a dollar! (And if you're feeling generous, you can also donate a little more ;) )

Hey here’s a preview of the piece I drew for @seaunseenzine 🌊🦎

Here's my art for the 2026 edition of the @seaunseenzine! 💙🦑 I chose to illustrate a meeting between a flamboyant cuttlefish (Ascarosepion pfefferi) and a striped pyjama squid (Sepioloidea lineolata), as both species are found in the Indo-Pacific waters near Australia. I was also inspired by photos I saw of these lil guys sitting atop of coins, which really shows off how small they are~ (Adults of both species can get to about 3 inches long, but the babies are much much smaller!) I'm really glad I finally got to draw these lil bebes! If you want to check out more gorgeous ocean art and support a good cause, the zine is still available for purchase here! It's only $1 minimum and all proceeds will go to Australian Marine Conservation Society, which helps with protecting marine habitats around Australia.

Co-restoration efforts such as Operation Posidonia and Project Restore are being made in NSW, Australia to support two endangered species, White's Seahorse (Hippocampus whitei) and Posidonia australis.

Traditional block-and-chain swing moorings scar the slow to recover posidonia meadows that H. whitei rely on. New environmentally friendly moorings keep the chain from disturbing the meadows which are slowly being replanted by hand with seedlings that have been washed ashore and collected by citizen scientists.

With the loss of their natural habitat, H. whitei have been found to inhabit artificial structures such as swimming nets. To take advantage of this, Seahorse Hotels have been developed and deployed to safely release captive-bred seahorses. These biodegradable structures are taken over by soft corals, sponges, and seaweeds, providing a safe place for the seahorses to live while their natural habitat recovers.

My contribution to the @seaunseenzine this year! A whalefall party for the worms, octopodes, and hagfish

I drew the Hawaiian Pom pom/Boxer crab for @seaunseenzine !

My piece for the @seaunseenzine , a zine that explore the marine ecossystem! This zine, for me, as a future biologist, is everything, so many amazing arts of amazing creatures that we don't see often!

My piece is a Pelagia Noctiluca, a pink jellyfish with spots that I love, specially that I've been studying jellyfish this semester hehe.

You can buy the zine here and all of the procedings will go to the Australian Marine Conservation Society, a registered, top-rated charity protecting the Great Barrier Reef and other marine habitats across the Australian continent. If you're interested in marine biology and art, this zine is for you!

🌊 OUT NOW: The Sea Unseen, A Marine Zine 🌊

Skates of the Northwest Atlantic - by me, Ama-Encyclopika, Amanda Levine ART, (micron pens, alcohol markers, paint pens on cardstock).

This work was done for the charity zine @seaunseenzine 2026 to support the Australian Marine Conservation Society. You can purchase a copy with this and 80 other artworks for just a $1 >>>HERE<<<

We're proud to say that this year we participated in the @seaunseenzine project, with two illustrations: one dedicated to Artemia salina (the famous "sea monkeys!") created by Mimma and, (of course, we couldn't leave it out), one dedicated to the longest bony fish, the majestic oarfish (Regalecus glesne).

These are just small previews, but stay tuned to find out when the zine will finally be available! And we assure you that the drawings by our other fellow artists who worked on this thing are absolutely AMAZING.