The first picture is of the objects washed ashore after a storm on Maderia beach. I found them one morning while walking along beach combing( a favorite pastime of mine). My friends laughed at how excited I was about finding all of these "treasures" and had doubts about my sanity when I insisted on taking them all home with me. Some didn't fare as well as others and had to be discarded when they began to stink. But, I did keep several items and gave others to a friend who could also appreciate their natural beauty. The woven basket is from a friend of Michael's from Ethiopia he worked with in Germany. Interesting combination, I think.
I added a killdeer bird egg that had been abandoned by its mother that I found in the grass. She laid her eggs on the ground and a snake got one, so she must have given up on the other one. I left it in the house while we were gone and Michael was sure we would have a bird flying around when we returned. We didn't and I had a lovely addition to my collection.
The second picture is of the seed pods from the lily pads on our lake. I gathered them up while kayaking one day. They had cobwebs in them and who knows what kind of critters inside originally. However, I eventually got them cleaned out and put them in a display with some beautiful baskets found at a flea market. I love them all. They all really speak to me.
A few tidbits about the importance of recycling: Did you know that by recycing just one aluminum drink can you will save enough energy to power a 100 watt bulb for 20 hours, a computer for three hours or a TV for two? Imagine the impact it would make if we recycled them all! Yes, what we do does matter.
Nice ideas to recycle objects from nature as art.
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