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Springtime In The Marsh II
$800
Measurements: 30” X 46”
Custom Gray Stained Weathered Wood Frame
I can remember as a little girl the anticipation I felt knowing our week at the beach was quickly approaching. The week was always filled with lots of beach time, hunting for shells, crabbing off the old pier and eating some of the best seafood the lowcountry had to offer. It was a week reserved every summer to visit our little island with my Mom’s side of the family. My mom had been doing the same each summer since she was a little girl.
I didn't know it at the time but I had made mental snapshots of the marsh when we would cross over the causeway. This three mile stretch that crossed over five bridges and the most pristine marshland will forever be etched in my mind.
Most of the trip, I would have slept, but as soon as I knew we had turned onto the causeway something in me awakened. Life slowed down. We cranked the windows and breathed into our lungs that first sweet smell of the marsh.There is a sweetness mixed in with the saltiness of the water and pluff mud. It gave me hope.
Springtime might just be my favorite time to visit the marsh. The brown Spartina slowly leaves the marsh with every ebb and flow of the tides. Then it turns every color of green you can imagine.
I once heard that the marsh is the birthplace of the lowcountry. There is a renewing spirit I get walking over the boardwalk. Seeing the new growth bursting forth. Isn’t that what we want? We want the year behind us washed back out the sea. Sifting us, cleansing us. We live in hope of the promise that a new season is being born with each passing day.
Springtime in the Marsh is my mental snapshot I share with you. I hope it brings you a sense of belonging and a connection to the world around you.
Unexpected Growth
$450
Measurements: 20” x 24”
Custom Stained Wood Frame or Painted Gold Edges
I have always found oysters fascinating. I love the pearly white insides and the deep purple hues of where it once was attached to a living creature. Every one a treasure coughed up from the sea, or a restaurant for that matter. It's become the running joke of my husband and I. He says I can’t sneak anymore shells when we leave a restaurant or oyster roast, not because I have enough in my collections, but maybe one or two have been forgotten in my purse through the years.
I have usually painted the inside of these beautiful shells, but lately, the outside has caught my eye. The outside of the shell shows the growth of an oyster, similar to that of the rings in a tree. I love the depth, texture and color in each curve of the ring.
Growth. We all have a growing season. Some cold, long, scarred-we show the signs of each lesson in each twist and turn of life. Others, the lessons we learn quickly, the signs aren’t as visible to the eye, but it's there. Life experiences, seasons, perspective. I am thankful for each one. Unexpected at times, but God has used all of it for good. Some I hold close. I examine, question. Others I share, hoping that my story will only encourage their own.
I'm glad I don't have a perfect linear view of my life laid out. Instead, I'm grateful that there is purpose in the days and I set my hope on eternity. Our lives are beautiful, scarred and all. It all shows growth.
Ecclesiastes 3:11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet[a] no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end.
A Closer Look
$400.00
Measurements: 12” x 36”
Framed with Custom Walnut Stain
These are the colors of the low country marsh. Deep browns and greens set against the sea salt sky.
Morning Walk
$400
Measurements: 18” x 24”
Custom Stained Wood Frame
This painting was inspired by a photo I recently captured on an early morning walk with my husband when we were vacationing on beautiful Fripp Island. There are so many layers in this painting. The spartina growing in all different directions, a little creek meandering through the tall grasses and the beautiful oaks and palmettos in the background. I love with each glance the depth each layer brings and draws your eye into.
Smokey Oyster
$400
Measurements: 18” x 24”
Custom Weather Wood Frame
This dramatic black Eastern Oyster is set on the backdrop of rich cream. I love the contrast of the two. The arches of the rings show so much growth this shell had to make. The actual oyster is actually pretty thin and smooth to the touch. I remember walking along with it in my hand and rubbing it like a prayer stone. I walked and prayed and marveled at God’s creativity. Thanking Him that the shell washed up on the sandy shore. A gift for me to find and reflect.
My hope is that when it hangs on your wall you will take time to pause and remember and lift up praise and gratefulness of another day.
This oyster will come custom framed with a walnut stain.