Meet the Artist
Growing up in the high deserts of central Arizona, the concept of conservation and protection was planted into me at a young age. When one lives in an area where the life source that is water is scarce, you learn quickly about conservation. Since water was so scarce in my youth, I always felt a call from the water.
Living six hours away from the Pacific Ocean placed this source of life just out of reach. Whenever an opportunity to go to the sea arose, I jumped onboard. Those early experiences in the intertidal waters of Southern California encouraged and inspired those first dreams of studying marine biology. With age, I noticed more and more voices discussing the importance of conservation. Documentaries in school went from a 5 minute speech at the end of how fragile our marine ecosystems are and how we as a people need to protect it, to hour long documentaries being dedicated to giant issues were are currently facing. The language surround ocean conservation changed in my life time. It went from “we will face issues” to “we are facing issues.” Marine biology and conservation biology are so intertwined now, that my undergraduate school only offered a marine biology and conservation biology degree.
I left the Sonoran Desert and moved to the Pacific Northwest to pursue my passion of marine biology and conservation biology. Since then, I’ve wanted to find a medium that reaches out to people and communicates issues within the conservation of our marine animals. I typically use rubber and linoleum to create my hand-carved stamps. I want to use my art to engage the public and bring awareness to marine conservation and environmental terrorism.
Ink of Extinction is a play on word of the common phrase "Brink of Extinction." Ink of Extinction would like a portion of their profits going to causes and conservation efforts of important species. Some animals we focus on are orcas, monarch butterflies, walruses, quails, and many more. Our aim to engage the public in biological and conservation efforts both fuel us and inspire us!
-Ryan Jones
Living six hours away from the Pacific Ocean placed this source of life just out of reach. Whenever an opportunity to go to the sea arose, I jumped onboard. Those early experiences in the intertidal waters of Southern California encouraged and inspired those first dreams of studying marine biology. With age, I noticed more and more voices discussing the importance of conservation. Documentaries in school went from a 5 minute speech at the end of how fragile our marine ecosystems are and how we as a people need to protect it, to hour long documentaries being dedicated to giant issues were are currently facing. The language surround ocean conservation changed in my life time. It went from “we will face issues” to “we are facing issues.” Marine biology and conservation biology are so intertwined now, that my undergraduate school only offered a marine biology and conservation biology degree.
I left the Sonoran Desert and moved to the Pacific Northwest to pursue my passion of marine biology and conservation biology. Since then, I’ve wanted to find a medium that reaches out to people and communicates issues within the conservation of our marine animals. I typically use rubber and linoleum to create my hand-carved stamps. I want to use my art to engage the public and bring awareness to marine conservation and environmental terrorism.
Ink of Extinction is a play on word of the common phrase "Brink of Extinction." Ink of Extinction would like a portion of their profits going to causes and conservation efforts of important species. Some animals we focus on are orcas, monarch butterflies, walruses, quails, and many more. Our aim to engage the public in biological and conservation efforts both fuel us and inspire us!
-Ryan Jones