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Marble from the beach

"The sea does not reward those who are to anxious, to greedy, or too impatient. To dig for treasures shows not only impatience and greed, but lack of faith. Patience, patience, patience, is what the sea teaches. Patience and faith. One should lie empty, open, choiceless as a beach- waiting for a gift from the sea." A Gift FromThe Sea.
This quote resonated with me as it wasn't until I read it that I realised that I never dig for that special something on the beach. Like I've said before, there is absolutely nothing of interest on my local beach at the foot of my garden, but once in a while something catches my eyes and the excitement of picking up a piece of glass or pottery never wanes. Usually it turns out to be either broken shell or a piece of plastic. This ring is for a new group exhibition in Thurso gallery on 23rd september 2016 then Wick afterwards. I am drawing on personal experience and this particular piece places the sea washed marble as something very special. The stand has been cut using my new stone cutter and is a deliberate solid piece holding this ring as something of importance.

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Lydia said…
Great quote about Gifts from the Sea...who wrote it originally? Love the colours in the ring and the way you use found objects.
27 August 2016 at 06:10
Lindsey Gallacher said…
Thanks Lydia, the quote comes from a book written originally in 1955 called 'Gift From The Sea' by Anne Morrow Lindbergh. There are quite a few other lines in the book that I'd like to use!
27 August 2016 at 09:00
Lindsey Gallacher said…
Hi Lydia I started a new thread instead of replying properly, if you'd like to read below...
29 August 2016 at 14:41
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