Tide Pools Earrings by Cindy's Art & Soul

Tide Pools. The recent inspiration for the Earrings Everyday We're All Ears monthly challenge hosted by our talented Erin Paris-Hintz.

I happened to come across this photo the other day. Honestly I am amazed at it still. I managed to focus on the sea anemone through the water at a perfect angle to capture them so clearly.

Tide Pools, WA State Beach

I am constantly inspired by anything nautical, beach, sea creatures, watery. The colors are just fantastic! 

I heard (or read?) someone say once that Nature never lies.

When looking for color combinations you can always look to nature.

Find what colors She's put together - and be inspired!

Tide Pools, WA State

I took this photo (I can't believe it's been) almost three years ago. We took a road trip along the Pacific Coast Hwy 101 to see the sites and visit all the cool towns, beaches and see what we could see. It was a magnificent journey. One we both want to do again, one day. You cannot see all there is to see on this Hwy loop in one week. And it was great fun! 

One day.. I will go back. 

Sea Glass Ceramic Earrings by Cindy's Art & Soul

Sea Glass Ceramic Earrings by Cindy's Art & Soul

http://www.artandsouljewelry.com/products/tide-pool-earrings-handmade-ceramic-sea-glass

 These earrings feature natural found sea glass, handmade copper rings, vintage bronze wire, and handmade ceramic beads with seashell patterns. Available at Art & Soul Jewelry.

 (Art & Soul Jewelry is closed for vacation until 7/6. Shipping will resume 7/7 upon my return. Hope you all have a save and wonderful July 4th Holiday!)

We're All Ears :: June Reveal

 “The edge of the sea is a strange and beautiful place.”
~ Rachel Carson

Rachel Carson was a world-renowned marine biologist and author of some of the most famous books ever written about the natural world. She wrote with passion and expertise, and her writing was accessible and poetic and lovely. Her message of conservation, preservation and love of the earth that we call home is as fresh and compelling today as when she penned them over six decades ago. The following quotes about the sea are from her writings, urging us to never take for granted this world we live in, filled with glory and wonder.
  
I created a new bead set in my Symbol Bead Series that I call Tide Pool Treasures. The smaller size (about 3/4" round) is a new shape for me and perfect for earrings. The earrings that follow show the front and back of the same pair. At the bottom you will see an example of two focal beads, all sides. They are each made individually with molds and special stamps, painstakingly place. For me, these beads evoke the wonder of those tiny puddles of sea salt brine where the magical worlds of ocean wonders collide and coexist. I will start taking custom orders for these beads through my website, www.tesoritrovati.com.

"Tide pools contain mysterious worlds, where all the beauty of the sea is subtly suggested
and portrayed in miniature." 

“To stand at the edge of the sea, to sense the ebb and flow of the tides, to feel the breath of a mist moving over a great salt marsh, to watch the flight of shore birds that have swept up and down the surf lines of the continents for untold thousands of years, to see the running of the old eels and the young shad to the sea, is to have knowledge of things that are as nearly eternal as any earthly life can be.” 

“The winds, the sea, and the moving tides are what they are. If there is wonder and beauty and majesty in them, science will discover these qualities... If there is poetry in my book about the sea, it is not because I deliberately put it there, but because no one could write truthfully about the sea and leave out the poetry.”

“One way to open your eyes is to ask yourself,
"What if I had never seen this before? What if I knew I would never see it again?”  

I have never seen a tide pool or rock pool in person. One day I would love to have that chance. It gives me pause to consider that final quote from Carson... what if when I do get there, they don't exist anymore? A sobering thought, that makes me even more passionate about conservation and preservation of this amazing world we live in.

 

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We're All Ears :: June Inspiration

When I was a young teen, I took my hard earned allowance money and bought myself a subscription to National Geographic. It is what made me want to be a photojournalist when I grew up. I loved reading about lives and cultures on the other side of the world from me. The pictures they captured always told amazing stories even without the in-depth reporting.

Sometimes I go and peruse their website. So much fascinating stuff on there. I was poking around when I discovered that they have an app where you can view past issues. I stumbled on an issue from February 1986, the year I graduated from high school. There is an article with accompanying photographs from Robert Sisson (and an equally enchanting painting by Karel Havlicek that I couldn't find elsewhere) entitled "Tide Pools: Windows Between Land and Sea." It is a great article. You have to log in to read it, but it is worth it. And that is what inspired me for June.

illustration by Hashime Murayama

Hashime Murayama was a Japanese illustrator, born in 1879. He used to work for National Geographic until 1941.

Seeing as summer is about to kick off, and that means thoughts turn to vacations and getaways that include a lot of water, I thought that this month we could focus on tide pools or rock pools.


Now, I have never witnessed a tide pool in person, but I know I would be completely fascinated by them. All manner of marine life brimming over in the tiny microcosm of that space. I imagine it would get pretty crowded in there! But yet all those species live together in a sort of harmony in diversity. Maybe we can all take a cue from this natural order.

illustration by Theo Carreras

Theo Carreras was an illustrator of some well known books about insects, like "Marvels of Insect Life," and was known for his detailed still-life illustrations

So many textures, colors, shapes. So many unique life forms, both above and below the surface, each dependent on the rising and ebbing tides in their craggy homes. Barnacles, seastars, octopi, crabs, mussels, anemones, kelp and even all manner of birds make their homes in these shallow pools teeming with life.

illustration by Theo Carreras

So that is our inspiration for June! Tide pools or rock pools. I look forward to seeing the marvelous earrings you will create with this beach-y theme. Dive on in!

What inspires you about tide pools?

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Tide Pools

Watery blues and tawny yellow are captivating in these beautiful lampwork focals from Leah Deeb. I have added transparent smoky blue etched lampies from Yvonne Johnson, and copper accents to finish the design.

Rocky Tide Pool by Ryan Eng

Bohemian and rustic, these earrings could be worn for work or play.

Tide Pool Earrings on Etsy
Gloria Ewing's Jewelry on Artfire

Tide Pools

Bronze and Glass Headpins Earrings
Tide Pools

They start with a pair of Bronze components I made long ago. I haven't used bronze in quite some time but I happened to spot them and because they had that extra off center hold I immediately remembered I had some of Jen Cameron's amazing headpins that were for a Art Jewelry Elements Component of the Month some time ago that I wasn't able to participate in. They are a perfect match!! I created the niobium earwires and embellished them with a beautiful Czech glass bead that matches the lampwork almost exactly and wrapped them in Copper.

These are available for sale HERE in my Etsy Shop.

Kristi

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