We had a very fruitful trip to the beach earlier - collected lots of little pieces of driftwood for cards and a huge amount of old paintbrush handles! Unfortunately they were plastic rather than wood, but they come in a nice assortment of colours, so I decided to put my plastic snobbery aside and get creating!
So this is the first piece showing a driftwood fishing boat and its 'haul'...
I've called it ' A Fine Catch'
I think the 'buoy' might be part of a fishing rod or float, but I'm not sure!We also found this bit of plywood on the beach yesterday. It's got some old green paint on it, so I chose some co-ordinating fish from my large pile to make a unique and unusual wallhanging...
It's currently hanging in our hallway, but I think it would add a nice decorative touch to someone's shed... the rope would rot eventually, but the wood and 'fish' are obviously weather-resistant!
Both are available in my Folksy shop.So what do you think? Can plastic be pretty? I'd love to hear your thoughts!
Well yes, in your hands it clearly can Kirsty. I love it! And the weather today has been gorgeous. We have just got back from the beach...fab x
ReplyDeletei just absolutely love your paintbrush fish. I'm amazed I haven't seen the resemblance before!
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ReplyDeleteYou had a good beachcombing spree!! I like your new pieces lots and lots (actually just been admiring yours and Pipanys stuff in the Not on the High Street gift guide) and I think the paintbrush handle fish are genius! As for plastic...hmmmm, well, you know its a good inventive solution for things that take 6 billion years to biodegrade (or however long), and I think they will be texturally (is that a word?) beneficial to your gorgeous creations! So that's a 'Yes' then :)
Glad you had a nice weekend!
Much love
Julia x x x
Like KindredSpirit I've never seen the resemblance before, since reading your lovely blog I have look at things differently.
ReplyDeleteJulie xxxxxxx
oh yes, certainly faded plastic like you've used can be lovely. Just think how delightful the vintage tupperware looks :-)
ReplyDeleteI love the ship with its fishing haul - great idea, you are ingenious!
Have a great week and I hope you're blessed with more sunshine - our promised sunshine finally appeared this afternoon and was lovely,
Denise x
Hellooo.
ReplyDeleteGenius, Missus. You always make me want to go down to the sea (only 50 odd miles away...) when I visit you.
Luv 'em well done. Ax
I think that it is a really important thing to start valuing plastic - I want plastic to be available into the future and not just wasted as rubbish now - so I would say it isnot only beautiful as a fish, but responsible too! Thanks for your comments over on the blog - they made me laugh! Love Kate xxooxx.
ReplyDeleteI think it's a great and pretty way to recycle , good on you , it's a brilliant idea . Love the new header too
ReplyDeleteThese are lovely. Plastic like this, you can see that it has history. I think anything with a history is pretty fine. Anyway you have saved the ocean of having more plastic swilling around it's shores, and that is just ace! lou x
ReplyDeleteWell if people are going to discard these otherwise ugly things, what better place for them to land. You have turned them into something quite beautiful.
ReplyDeleteYes, yes, yes, plastic can be pretty, your art work and creations are proof or that. It's the ultimate in recycling. Making something beautiful from something nobody needs anymore. I love the fish in the net under the boat. Your imagination delights and amazes me. Thank you for sharing.
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Hello Kirsty, it is beautiful! Lovely pale red fish, and the net - you have made it fantastic! 'A fine catch' is wonderful!
ReplyDeleteI love your creations so much because you have always so great imagination! Thank you for a lovely moment with my morning coffee!!!
Best wishes Teje
It all looks beautiful, and I also have to say i do love your blog banner, there's nothing like St Ives x
ReplyDeleteI love the plastic paint brush handle fish! they're a great contrast to the wood, love your work and designs, you're so talented and inventive!
ReplyDeleteLove the plastic fish. The faded colours remind me so much of beach combing.
ReplyDeleteThese are magnificent! I'm loving the 'A Fine Catch'. The boat is so adorable. Kellie xx
ReplyDeleteLove your new header - banner! (the old one was a tad depressing on an overcast day!)
ReplyDeleteWell plastic can certainly be pretty when you get hold of it!
ReplyDeleteLovely :)
I love your fish and I love the way you have fished them from the sea/beach and made them into something beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI love the little net. So cute.
ReplyDeleteoh, i am so pleased i found your gorgeous nautical space...we loved cornwall and i often think about that gorgeous part of the world. we also just adore all things nautical, those little fish are very sweet.
ReplyDeleteYou just have the sweetest treasures on your blog. I love how you find an artist use for everything.
ReplyDeleteHi Kirsty, I just love what you make - I have a passion for driftwood and have posted a pic of some of your paintbrush fish on my blog. Thanks heaps.
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