sound from shells in the summer wind

knitted copper wire, tatted silk thread
mother of purl buttons and some sort of shell.

Necklace

Tatting has become an obsession but I don't mind ,once you start you can't stop.

still busy making

I have collected a large amount of sea fruit over the last few weeks, I get so much pleasure out of this project that i cant stop so there will be more to come ..This weekend i have found more treasures from the sea on a lovely market near the ocean ..

the fruit is ripe and ready to be seen.

" necklace" coral and silk thread
" necklace" coral and silk thread
" necklace" round shapes made from shell and silk thread
" necklace" shapes made from shell,purl and silk thread

" necklace" round shapes made from shell and silk thread

I have a love affair with shells and silk ,when I came across these shapes made out of shell i saw the two go hand in hand,tatting with silk and shells...that can be "so" nice too make art as pleasant as finding a shell on a beach..in this work I am not after complicated counting the simplicity off every knot is a story on its own this work is entirely free , freedom is what i am after this year.

smocking

Traditional and free smocking with tatting and embroidery.