Washed Ashore Party

This evening we had tickets to the Washed Ashore Beach Party at the zoo. Since we knew there would be mermaids there, Marina wore her Ariel costume.

Washed Ashore is a new art exhibit made up of trash found in the ocean. When we arrived at the zoo, we saw the first piece, a fish. Marina was fascinated. We took a look at the pieces used to make it. Next we saw a seal structure. After looking at the first two pieces, we headed to the sea lion exhibit where there was a mermaid meet and greet. There was a huge line to meet them, but Marina was willing to get into it. Behind us was a girl with her mother. The two girls hit it off immediately and kept each other occupied while we waited.

When Marina and I finally got to the front of the line, the mermaids greeted her with a big hug. She happily talked to them for a few minutes and posed for photos. We then said goodbye to her new friend and went to see the rest of the art in the zoo.

We came to a shark design and were able to meet the artist, Angela Haseltine Pozzi. Marina told her about her own art and we talked with her about how she creates hers. We walked around through a pretty dark area and talked about how strange it was to be in the dark zoo with no one else around. We saw more of the artwork – a penguin, jellyfish, turtle and swordfish. By then it was late and we were very tired. We headed home.