Portland State University Angela Haseltine Pozzi (born 1957) is an American sculptor who uses recycled ocean plastic to create her work.
[1] Pozzi was born into an artistic family and spent much of her early life on the shores of the Oregon coast.
[2] She researched the impact of plastic on marine life and in 2012 she founded the Washed Ashore Project.
[2] With plastic debris collected from the beaches bordering Bandon, Oregon, she constructs large sculptures of marine life.
[4] Pozzi uses her work to educate the viewer on conservation and tries to engage them to think about the impacts of plastic use on marine environments.