Saturday, July 6, 2013

Inspired by the love of Nature | Side Street Studio Blog

Inspired by the love of Nature | Side Street Studio Blog

Inspired by the love of Nature

July 6th, 2013 | No Comments

Beach Pebbles Studio
Inspired by the love of Nature. Created by artistSharon Beatch.
The studio was started when we purchased our Island cottage in 2010.  It is located a stones’ throw away from Beachcomber Marina in Nanoose Bay on the beautiful West Coast of Vancouver Island. 
"BY THE SEA" SHADOW BOX PICTURE

Our family enjoys time strolling the secret beaches in the area and playing along the shore.  It is fun to find the interesting pebbles, sea glass, shells and driftwood and it’s great exercise to walk then carry the treasures back to the cottage. 
"LEAN ON ME" SHADOW BOX PICTURE
I have always loved doing crafts and creating things from almost nothing.  Setting beach treasures out after we got them home and washed quickly turned into visions of art.
"LOVE" SHADOW BOX PICTURE
 Some pebbles have been tumbled in a rock polisher to bring out their colors, others have been left natural to show off their powerful roughness designed by mother nature.  I create simplistic and unique shadow box pictures which to me represent love, life, family, friendship and caring- all the values we hold dear in our hearts.
"BLESSINGS" SHADOW BOX PICTURE

Some of the ideas were inspired from family and friend events like the birth our grandchild, weddings, boating, camping etc
I hope you enjoy them. You can see more of Sharons beautiful work athttp://www.sidestreetstudio.com/catalog/index.php?manufacturers_id=80556