My favourite place to be is on a windswept beach. i love beach combing and always have. I have memories of being a child on one of my yearly Northumbrian holidays walking along the deserted beaches and seeing a man pulling a cart along collecting driftwood, fishing net and other exciting looking trreasures.
I was hooked on beach treasures from that moment and although I have never owned a cart, I have uindulged the inner beach comber, rescuing druiftwood and rope.
One of the things I treasure is sea glass. I t's beautiful washed surfaces have taken tears of being shaped by mother natures gentle buffeting. (the man made attempts are nothing like the real deal)
These pictures are taken from a newspaper article about a beach in California that would be my dream beach. It was formally a dump where rubbish was left through the 1950's until the 1960's when it was realised that toxins were poisoning the environment, but what began life as unwanted rubbish is now a beautiful glass pebble beach and it attracts tourists to it's glorious sparkling treasure.
Mother nature fought back and won.
3 comments:
Those colorful sea glasses look remarkable and beautiful, especially when hit by sunlight. They look so magical and dreamy, like they're stars sparkling under the sun. That's what I love seeing on the beach, next to pearly white sand.
Darius Cartmell
You would love South Africa. I lived for a while on the Hibiscus Coast and its more beautiful than that which is photographed! You need to visit...
I hope the jewellery making and parties are going well.
Suzanne, rosetintedworkshops.com
The beach of your dreams looks a little like where I used to live. Looks like you need to visit Africa. Miles upon miles of beautiful undisturbed coast backing onto nature reserves. I lived on the Hibiscus coast which is near the wild coast. Its certainly wild and windy too.
A fellow artist said to me on Tuesday everyone should take a journey to the seaside at least once a year. Its so true, keeps life in perspective!
Anyway I hope the jewellery making, selling and parties are going well.
Suzanne, rosetintedworkshops.com
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