im making art projects using sea driftwood that i collected on my local beach a few years ago. it took a very long time to dry out .iv also been weaving jute twine into these .Lately been selling these in my Etsy shop. iv had a really great Summer i hope yours has been good too!
just offshore at Felixstowe lay several plane wrecks on the seabed and after storms small pieces of alloy from the wrecks wash up in the sands.iv been collecting it for several years and latterly been combining it with sea driftwood to craft items to put in my etsy shop. Each item really has the spirit of the sea , its got proper heritage ,thats important to me . http://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/sunnySUFFOLKart
After trying out some fabric paints onto cotton bags im pleased with the results! iv now got several hand painted tote bags in my etsy shop http://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/sunnySUFFOLKart and in my ebay shop .Lifes great! i hope you are having happy days too!
they appeared from around the pier,did a sort of 20 second dance in front of the beachgoers and then off they went !
theres Always something to see, a moment in time, captured on film. heres a few i took recently at Felixstowe beach
i really enjoy making these. Theres the finding of the driftwood ,driftwood washes up randomly here at Felixstowe ,theres never very much of it and it usually gets taken back by the very next tide,–so iv got to be quick. Next stage is washing it and then setting it to dry-this takes 2 yrs! but iv got to be patient i cannot use it till its totally dry . Then i set out the pieces and see what comes to my mind . Ive sold several cabinets [for mermaid style bathrooms] and they are all over the world! how cool is that. Ive even been commisioned to make one .Anyhoo heres a few images of recent ones. Theyre in my etsy shop right now http://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/sunnySUFFOLKart
on the beach i found several small pieces of sea pottery-immediately i thought Hey those look like sails ,so i made up this art piece using the pieces + sea driftwood and now its in my etsy shop for sale http://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/sunnySUFFOLKart
i had found an ancient brush head washed up on my local beach at Felixstowe -decided it would make a cool base for a candle holder. I used sea metal to make the holder then added sea glass and yellow sea shells.Once the candle is lit it makes reflections in the sea glass that really looks cool! now its for sale in my etsy shop http://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/sunnySUFFOLKart
using ancient sea driftwood iv made these little boats to put in my etsy shop.i collected the driftwood after a big storm back in 2019 on the same beach as in the images.It took 2 years to dry out! now you can find them in my shop non are pricey http://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/sunnySUFFOLKart . Hope you are having happy days!!
Using glass imprinted with sea shells i created little seaside diorama by adding seaglass and shells and painted an original seasider scene on the lid. Now its for sale in my etsy shop. http://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/sunnySUFFOLKart . Hope you are having happy days !
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