I have long been intrigued by many sea creatures. Things can get a little hairy when we visit the aquarium. I'm the one you're running into and pushing out of the way when you're trying to get a glimpse of the jelly fish, coral, starfish...you get the idea. I love to gaze into the tanks and take in all the vibrant colors, textures, and how graceful all these little creatures are. Same goes for the beach, I especially like to walk the beach after a storm to gather, and sometimes rescue, the starfish, conchs, sand dollars, sorry, I leave the jellyfish unless I can find a stick. I'm not the only one who love the little sea buddies! No surprise there, during local art shows I frequently get ask "Do you have anything ________?" Take your pick: beachy, with starfish, seahorses, shells, and the list goes on. And most of the time, yes, but it's usually a piece with Thai silver beads, or lampwork beads. Nothing that I actually fabricated, only put together. So recently I wanted to create my own beachy.
This pendant has been in the making for a couple months. Well not really, I just sawed the pendant out a couple months ago and it sat on my bench until I could decide what to do with it. And, just like that one day it all came together. I had the perfect Chrysocolla stone to set as the belly, added a silver ball for the eye, and textured the base. It's quite substantial at 2 3/8" in length. And I'm thrilled to pieces with it!
I hope everyone has a wonderful Easter!
