Annie
an artist living on the East End of Long Island, makes fish prints — impressions of sea life, mostly on vintage textiles, for which she uses fish themselves like rubber stamps or wood blocks. The prints, made with a process dating to the 19th century, are lovely, often haunting images. To whatever extent a fish can be said to have a personality, Ms. Sessler has a gift for capturing and honoring it.
Fine Art
“I don’t think of a fish as an object. I think of it as a subject. I feel grateful when it reveals itself through me.”
— Artist Annie Sessler
Available Works
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“There’s something wonderful about how organic they are — how they’re truly something from nature.”
— Ms. Van de Walle, who now owns 11 of the prints.
Commissions
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“It was amazing to see them enjoying themselves so thoroughly.”
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