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Oriana Poindexter Oriana Poindexter suits up for her art — in a full dive suit. e ideal conditions? Clear and calm. e marine scientist and artist forages the waters of La Jolla, Point Loma, and Solana Beach for her medium: seaweed. "e feeling of giant kelp on your skin is amazing," says Poindexter, a Laguna Beach native who lives in La Jolla. "e searching, finding, and plucking of the seaweed, the exposure in sunlight, and the final immersion of the print in water — it all feels like an antidote to modern life." Poindexter practices cyanotype printing, one of the oldest chemical photographic processes, using a light-sensitive solu- tion to produce striking cyan-blue prints. e results are intoxicating, and sought after. Her work has been exhibited at the Catalina Museum for Art & History and the Laguna Art Museum, with private commissions at the InterContinental San Diego and NextMed HQ in Carlsbad. Live art ranchandcoast.com 84 MARCH 2026 RANCH & COAST MAGAZINE