Framed Beach Wall Art - Beachcombing Curiosities Collage - Tranquil Turquoise - Sea Glass, Victorian Pottery, Driftwood

Framed Beach Wall Art - Tranquil Turquoise - Sea Glass, Victorian Pottery, Driftwood, Flotsam and Jetsam

A treasure trove of some of my rarest and most favourite beach-combing finds. These special pieces have been thoughtfully arranged in clean, simple lines reminiscent of museum curiosity cabinets.

Each framed mosaic includes a blend of both man-made and natural items that have been washed ashore on the Fife beaches in Scotland including Victorian antique sea pottery, sea glass, driftwood, shells, pebbles and other found oddments! These precious fragments, collated in a spectrum of turquoise and aqua blues, have been artfully arranged and preserved behind glass, a little beach-combing adventure for your wall!

I love the contrasting textures of "old" versus "new" and the harmony between manmade and natural elements, all unified by colour.

As with every beach find, each is unique and some of these will be very hard to part with. This collage includes:

• a large chunk of pottery with the famous 'Willow' pattern. I think it's a pergoda but I've turned it side on so it looks like a wave!
• a bright piece of turquoise glass that looks to have been part of a handle
• a piece of ridged, patterned ceramic - this isn't regular pottery - it could possible be from an antique tile
• another tiny piece of the willow pattern with part of the swallows visible
• a tiny pottery kiln stilt - these were used in ceramic factories to hold the pottery in the kiln during the firing process
• a Cowrie - I don't find many of these in Fife and they are reported to bring good luck!
• a bright blue sea glass heart with an embossed diamond pattern
• a silvery top shell
• a lovely piece of gnarled driftwood
• another heart in pale blue - this was originally an old tile
• two pieces of bright turquoise piece of flash glass. Flash glass is a layer of white glass covered with a layer of colour - a cost effective way of producing coloured glass in the early 1900's
• two more piece of pottery - one with a bright blue flower design and the other with more retro-looking stripes

As you can tell, I feel quite passionate about these pieces. The excitement of finding a special piece, gifted by the sea, never quite leaves me so I hope you enjoy this assortment of beach-combing goodness!

All the pottery included in the mosaics are sea-worn ceramic fragments that wash up on the beautiful beaches in the East Neuk of Fife in Scotland. Much of the pottery dates back to the Victorian era, when ceramic factories threw their 'seconds' into the sea and locals used to cast their broken pottery into the waves for good luck! The rough Scottish seas have gently smoothed these fragments, but the patterns and colors remain vibrant, a testament to the craftsmanship of the time.

I have a range of these rare collections of beach finds in different colours. Each mosaic is priced individually based on the rarity and collectibility of the pieces included.

This original seaside art comes in a wooden box frame and measures 18cm square. Please choose your frame colour, either white wood or rustic washed wood (Item: 3517)