Sifting Sand

1 shell canvas above a table with a candle

4 across or 2x2?

Find the sea shell art arrangement that feels like it was made for your walls. I know you may not be able to picture how many to get and how...

4 across or 2x2?

Find the sea shell art arrangement that feels like it was made for your walls. I know you may not be able to picture how many to get and how...

sketch of the bottom in bottom left with horizontal lines

Everything runs horizontal except one thing

Everything runs horizontal. Except one thing- the boat. In TIDE, the upward lines on the bow and stern cut right through the horizontal lines of the water and shore, creating...

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Everything runs horizontal except one thing

Everything runs horizontal. Except one thing- the boat. In TIDE, the upward lines on the bow and stern cut right through the horizontal lines of the water and shore, creating...

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a small anchor hand drawn in blue ink

the space with no ink

Negative space–I printed everything except the anchor. That's it. That's the whole design. Negative space is the shape that appears when you don't add ink.

the space with no ink

Negative space–I printed everything except the anchor. That's it. That's the whole design. Negative space is the shape that appears when you don't add ink.

hand drawing of a circle + star = sand dollar

Circle + Star = Sand Dollar

Five parts of the beach.Sun. Sand. Salt. Wind. Water.Sand dollars have that five-point star right in the middle. I love that. It’s such a simple shape, but also so pleasing...

Circle + Star = Sand Dollar

Five parts of the beach.Sun. Sand. Salt. Wind. Water.Sand dollars have that five-point star right in the middle. I love that. It’s such a simple shape, but also so pleasing...

hand drawing radial lines on a white paper

A sea shell so satisfying

The clean outline of this one makes it one of my favorites. First off, it’s all about the symmetry. When the brain processes symmetry,  it experiences symmetry as clean, beautiful...

A sea shell so satisfying

The clean outline of this one makes it one of my favorites. First off, it’s all about the symmetry. When the brain processes symmetry,  it experiences symmetry as clean, beautiful...

diagram of lighthouse as subject and landscape with beach and sea

Lighthouse Art: Placement & Why It Feels Open A...

I started this piece thinking about the classic striped lighthouses along the coast.  The bold red bands against white stones and a pale sky catches your eye, which is the...

Lighthouse Art: Placement & Why It Feels Open A...

I started this piece thinking about the classic striped lighthouses along the coast.  The bold red bands against white stones and a pale sky catches your eye, which is the...