Mimi Cernyar Fox devoted her life to the visual arts. She trained in traditional art, earning a four-year Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at the internationally renowned Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland, Oregon, and subsequently a Master of Fine Arts degree at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington.

After earning her master’s degree, she has had paintings exhibited at Gallerie Ettienne De Causans in Paris, France. The Hatfield Marine Science Center and the Guin Library in Newport, OR, have paintings of hers in their permanent collections that reflect her work. She taught various classes, including Understanding Art, Art History, and studio courses at Pacific NW College of Art and Eastern OR State University.

Mimi Cernyar Fox’s work is in university collections and private collections across the USA. Her paintings in support of marine life have continued to be popular with the Sea-Doc Society Deer IS. WA to support the marine science work that they do in the Salish Sea.

Mimi Cernyar Fox engages her audience with a profound sensitivity. She creates work that resonates on multiple emotional levels. Overcoming and moving through are essential in life. This illustrates the resilience inherent in a life’s journey.

Sand Dollars are sea urchins that live on the ocean floor and are recognized as white, flower-patterned “shells.” These are the bleached skeletons (called tests) of the animals. Living sand dollars are typically purple, reddish-brown, or gray with a velvet-like coating of tiny spines.

• They use their spines to crawl along or burrow into the sand. They are filter feeders. They use tiny hairs (cilia) to move food, like algae and crustacean larvae, to a central mouth on their underside.
• The “Doves”: Inside their mouths is a complex jaw called Aristotle’s lantern, with five tooth-like sections. When broken, these five pieces fall out and are often called “doves” in folklore.
• Aging: You can find out a sand dollar’s age by counting the growth rings on its test. They generally live 6 years.
• Weight Belts: Young sand dollars sometimes swallow heavy grains of sand. They use grains like magnetite to act as anchors. These grains weigh them down in rough currents.
• Social Living: They are often found in massive groups, with as many as 625 individuals living in a single square yard

Gulls are notoriously difficult to recognize. Their plumage changes significantly as they age. It often takes two to four years to reach full adult coloration.

• Intelligence: They are resourceful problem-solvers. For example, they drop hard-shelled mollusks onto rocks to break them open.
• Behavior: They are social birds that nest in loud, densely packed colonies. They are known for “kleptoparasitism,” the habit of stealing food from other birds.
• Protection: In many regions, including the U.S. and the UK, gulls are protected by law, making it

“Gull” is the technically correct term used by bird experts (ornithologists). “Seagull” is an informal name that can mislead about their habitats. Many gull species thrive in various environments, including freshwater locations. With over 50 species worldwide, each with unique characteristics, precise naming is essential for understanding and conservation. By calling them “gulls,” we recognize their ecological significance and appreciate avian diversity.

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