Tide Chandelier by Stuart Haygarth
detail, Tide Chandelier
An ornate handle made from the end of a toy horse.
Artist Gerd Rohling-Images from World of Interiors. Date unknown.
Gerd Rohling
Goblets by Gerd Rohling
my little basket of beach lootI was a little disappointed when I found out it was illegal to take shells from the beaches in Hawaii. I understand, however I didn't see
any rules about the driftwood or my new favorite-beach plastic! Its pretty strange and quite sad to find that sea glass and shells have been replaced by tumbled sea plastic. I found some pretty colorful stuff-my favorites were the unidentifiable tumbled globs. I never saw plastic on the beaches near Savannah, but I never found many shells there either. I've been dumb to the fact that this has been happening all over for some time now. I found this sea debris chandelier via
SFGirlbyBay. Artist Stuart Haygarth has been collecting reams of debris near his home on the English coastline which he now recycles into amazing light fixtures. See the respective article on
CasaSugar.
A favorite artist that works with sea plastic is Gerd Rohling (Berlin). He creates new vessels from plastic that appear to be artifacts misplaced from the antiquities room. Look closely at his "archaeological finds" and you will begin to recognize some familiar shapes such as the tail end of a pink yard flamingo or a coke bottle. The images I found are from an article that appeared in
The World of Interiors (I think!) a few years ago. The works are backlit to show off their opalescence and the aged-by-the-sea patina that make these "trashy" works seem so precious.
Tide Chandelier by Stuart Haygarth
detail, Tide Chandelier
An ornate handle made from the end of a toy horse.
Gerd Rohling
Goblets by Gerd Rohling
my little basket of beach loot
Doesn't my father look handsome? Thank you Addom for
With my sisters Meredith and Jennifer and sister-in-law Cass.
This is the only photo I have that really shows my dress
All the beautiful flowers were done by Leslie Wacker
My sister Meredith and her youngest son Sam pose outside the reception hall.
Forgot about table numbers!
My mother created a small cookbook of family recipes that we used as favors.
Another pretty arrangement. Can you believe I pulled this vase
My green cake was actually very tasty!
This is my grandmother and grandfather Szoke (Zoh-key) on their wedding day. I promise she was happy but for some reason didn't dare crack a smile for this portrait. Hopefully, I'll slow down soon so I'll be able to relax and be full of smiles come Saturday. Thanks to everyone who has been so helpful in preparing for our big day! xo
