Material - acorn bases

Acorn bases

 

Broken, whole, front or bottom, I think the feel, look and texture of these fairy teacups is so full of potential.

 

 

IOW, Isle of wonder

 

Every year for a very long time we have spent as much time as possible on the beautiful Isle of Wight. I have a collection of beach glass and holey stones that have exclusively come from those stunning beaches.

 

The best beaches for collecting and chilling tend to be the less popular ones. In particular Brook and the beach behind the fort at Fort Victoria are my very favourites. 

Acorn bases - fairy teacups from 6/9/12

Acorn bases - fairy teacups from 6/9/12

Work in progress

 

The regular circle pattern is very appealing, and I am wondering if several of these pads either hung on a wire or in a box frame will have a very effective look.

 

 

Early days for these, not sure if I prefer the gold or white background, also debating about the straight lines or the more natural pattern of the acorns?

 

 

Broken tiles - works in progress

Broken tiles

Work in progress

 

 ( Clay backing)

 

Contrast between the shiny veneer on the front face of the tiles pieces, and the functional patterning on the back faces.

 

Baby Elliot and I headed out to walk the dogs near Basingstoke and found another lovely source of hardcore containing more pieces of lovely broken tile. This time the hardcore is making up a path through a lovely piece of woodland, so collecting them takes time, but is certainly no chore.

 

(6 by 6 frame)

 

This is a new idea  of using one of the box frames to show the pieces at their best.

 

Cat, myself and the dogs going for a walk.....

Yesterday Cat  (my youngest daughter), myself and our two hyperactive beagles ( Abby and Kelvin), headed out for a woodland walk.

We had a lovely 2 hours in the sunshine, shocking yes I know, but it was actually sunny on an English Summers day!

On the walk we found some lovely blackberries, which are currently in the fridge awaiting being turned into the base of a sponge cake (if we manage this task before they rot).

The dogs had a few naughty moments, and at one point spent about 15 minutes off in the distance somewhere barking at something, a dog I guess considering that Abby is terrified of other dogs.

Cat collected some fairy teacups ( the bases of acorns), and looking at them these seem to be full of possibilities.....

At the end of our walk we came across a pile of hardcore rubble, which included some lovely small pieces of old broken tiles. The majoity were white fragments, but some had a bit of lovely colour or pattern to them. The tiles made their way into our collectors bag ( an empty dog poo bag), and it was only later when cleaning them, that I noticed the backs of the tiles had some really attractive patterning, so watch this space for the outcome.....

Front faces

 

Rear faces

 

More tiles found on another walk:

 

 

Material - beach ceramics

Beach ceramics

I am almost certain that beach ceramics are my favourite.

They are very hard to find, and I think the rarity in part adds to their beauty.

Its very obvious how so much glass gets into the sea, and then gets eroded away to create my beloved beach glass, but I always wonder how a vase, teacup or other ceramic item has got disposed of into the sea.

Often the patterns and texture seem to be so conserved and complete, despite the ravaging strength of the sea.

Photography - Mudeford

 

Mudeford

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Gale force winds, but a great day out.