
6.5“ x 6.5″ mounted
dyed, stitched, beaded
Available in my shop HERE
Some memories are too good to keep locked away in a drawer and finding sea glass (it seems rare here in NC) is one of them. Each of the sea green bits is stitched onto this sweet little textile piece with a simple beaded brick stitch.
The playful colors remind me of the brightly colored houses along Carolina Beach. I live in suburbia where everything is a soul-sucking beige so these colors bring me a lot of joy. I created branched fringes hanging from each piece, tying the glass to the idea of ocean seaweed in all its organic glory.
I tried something a little different with this piece, it’s mounted on a wooden box board made for encaustics. The mount doesn’t show as the artwork is a bit larger than the board. It holds this little gem just far enough out from the wall to give it a shadow, a little depth, more of a “presence.” (You can learn this and many other ways to professionally present your textile art in my online class, Picture It Framed.)

1 Comment
Patti Maxwell
March 13, 2022 at 12:33 pmA creative (and beautiful) way to make use of sea glass. Very cool!
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