“Marie of Land and Sea”

is part of a series of woodcut portraits depicting the crisis of land loss in Southern Louisiana. Featuring Melissa Marie Martin, her portrait showcases her memories of growing up in Chauvin Louisiana and the fabric of her family dictated by living with the catch and sounds of the seasons. Chauvin, LA is at 3 ft elevation, all that is left of this once forested town is a tiny sliver of land heading due south into the Gulf of Mexico.  Melissa continues her work of understanding and promoting her culture through her restaurant Mosquito Supper Club.  A family style Cajun dinner and a culinary glimpse into growing up in Terrebonne Parish, on Bayou Petit Caillou in Chauvin, Louisiana. Her flagship supper club celebrates the bounty of shrimpers, oyster fishermen, crabbers and farmers that define the super club's cuisine. “Marie of Land and Sea” celebrates a community that is disappearing, demonstrating that erosion in Louisiana is not just land loss but cultural and identity loss as well.
Mosquito Super Club is located in New Orleans, LA  #mosquitosupperclub