Welcome to this blog exploring sources of inspiration for the Flow Creativity Ocean Collection.
The blog considers our emotional connections with the ocean as well as the tones and textures that inspire unique Scottish Jewellery hand painted in my Glasgow home studio.
First lets connect ourselves to the emotions evoked in us by seeing the sea.
The Blue of the ocean is a colour thought to be calming ~ on sunny days we can feel comfortingly enveloped in the blueness of the sky and sea. Like this image of Troon South Beach:
Many calming blue tones reflected in these Ocean Dangle Earrings:
Then of course there’s the gush as waves announce their arrival on the shore, bringing a sense of energy. I love how energising a bracing walk by the sea can be!
waves making their presence known on North Berwick East Beach
This effect is what I love to create when I paint the silvery froth onto the blue:
And the finished article!! Ocean Stud Earrings with Troon South Beach in background
Textures are another source of inspiration for my jewellery - painting in layers to highlight different tones, adding tiny sparkles to show sunlight on water, the flow of curves.
I love how this image below of netting at Stonehaven Harbour shows texture, movement and contrasting colours, even the angle of the photo connects us to the swaying motion of being on the water.
This Ocean Pendant shows differing textures and sense of flow and that sparkle of sunlight:
Statement Pendant - hand painted in Ocean Blues
As well as the literal connections of the ocean, there is also the more lateral evocation of special places.
Like this image of rusted mooring rings at Helensburgh shore - giving us a sense of timelessness, our memories of special seaside moments, and sense of history in the old rings and texture of the worn wood. Tales of journeys taken and those still to come…
The lines of the old wood are reflected in the dangle drop of these shimmering earrings:
Dangle Earrings with textured dangle drop
When I’m painting, all those emotional connections to the sea, my love of tone and texture, and that sense of timelessness ~ all combine to bring you pieces of unique hand painted jewellery.
Jewellery to treasure with your own stories of personal meaning waiting to be told…
Explore the Ocean Collection here:
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