Another month flies by, and the Halloween stuff is already creeping out on the shop shelves! Where did the year go? I am still to dip my toes in the sea too, whilst my lovely neighbour, a prominent member of Porthcawl’s Newton Buoyant Bluetits, submerges herself daily, come rain or shine.
Continuing with a coastal theme… I have however been scouring the beaches. This time Pink Bay and a little further on, for prime driftwood specimens. There’s always plenty to choose from, but I am still very much into getting my hands on the light grey and white pieces that have been truly sea-salted and sun-baked.
Since we last chatted I have produced another 4 mirrors, which you can check out in the Portfolio – Sea, Sun and Sand, Ocean Mystery, Ocean Spell and Silver Sea. In this Blog I thought I’d share the process I follow in building one those mirrors, Silver Sea, though some snapshots…
Wood for project
Prepared wood waiting to be stuck on
Hunky piece
Finding a good place for this hunky piece
Starting mirror
Beginning work and building first layer
Quarter way through
Mixing feature and filler pieces in the first layer
Filling gaps
Getting that inner circle complete
Finished
Voila - a new driftwood mirror is born!
Silver Sea took about 3 days in total to complete. It’s quite heavy, weighing in at around 5.5 kg, and is 32″ across. A good chunky and rustic specimen that would look good in any coastal home!