Recovery project

After undertaking such a big project, I really needed goals I could accomplish quickly to sooth me. I couldn't seem to leave the water though. I am a compulsive collector on beaches and love the idea of putting some of that 'junk' into art.

This is based on a salmon pattern in the book Fabulous Fish
by Jan Schrader. It is two pieces of glass sandwiched with shells and beach flotsom inside. I managed to remember how to macrame from summer camp days, which is how I made the string. My husband received it for his b-day as well as the gift of being "allowed" to hang it where ever he wanted.

I also made an alewife for one of my sisters. We used to go to Camp Miniwanca along Lake Michigan in the 70's. We had to clean the beaches of dead alewives before we could use it. Now I live in Massachusetts where alewives are respected and places are even named after them.