{"id":5318,"date":"2010-05-25T16:08:34","date_gmt":"2010-05-25T15:08:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/driftsurfingmagazine.driftdigital.co.uk\/?p=5318"},"modified":"2010-05-25T16:08:34","modified_gmt":"2010-05-25T15:08:34","slug":"beachcombing-beauty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/driftsurfingmagazine.driftdigital.co.uk\/index.php\/archives\/5318","title":{"rendered":"Beachcombing beauty"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"beach-shack-project\"<\/a>If you spot a girl wandering the pebbles of Brighton with her eyes glued firmly ground-ward, it\u2019s probably Hannah Marshall (aka the Beach Shack Project<\/a>) scouring the shoreline for new material. From fishing nylon to sea glass, driftwood and shells, she transforms things that most of us would overlook into the cutest trinkets, fit for any mermaid.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m always intrigued by people creating something out of nothing. Turns out there\u2019s more to this beachcombing lark than meets the eye. I\u2019ll let Hannah explain\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cI grew up in Cornwall and have always collected little bits of sea glass and pottery from my local beaches, Charleston and Crinnis. When I moved to Brighton about eight years ago I had this huge hoard of flotsam and jetsam, and I realised one day that it would make wonderful jewellery. I was inspired to create pieces out of fishing line by all the junk that washes up on Brighton\u2019s beach, but my favourite finds are sea pottery \u2013 I love it when you turn a piece over and there\u2019s an old willow pattern on it.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause I work with found objects, each piece I make differs slightly, and most of the time pieces design themselves \u2013 different elements lend themselves to a certain purpose. I might find a piece of curved glass that may be perfect for a bracelet because it sits flush against the wrist, for example.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe beachcombers prefer to keep our best beaches secret \u2013 sea glass and pottery are highly prized, and certain colours and patterns are considered rarer than others. Some of my best finds include red, turquoise and fuchsia sea glass, unusual Victorian pottery shards, marbles, bottlestoppers, amethyst, and ceramic figurines. Most of my favourite pieces are very personal \u2013 bits that I have found on holiday or that have been given to me by someone special. My boyfriend has found me pieces in South Africa and a friend gave me some pottery he found on Dunkirk beach. To me, these pieces are priceless.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"hannah-marshall\"And as if you needed further reason to brighten up your day, buy any item of recycled nylon jewellery and the Beach Shack Project will donate 15% of the price to SAS. Go on, take a look\u2026<\/p>\n

www.beachshackproject.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you spot a girl wandering the pebbles of Brighton with her eyes glued firmly ground-ward, it\u2019s probably Hannah Marshall (aka the Beach Shack Project) scouring the shoreline for new material. From fishing nylon to sea glass, driftwood and shells, she transforms things that most of us would overlook into the cutest trinkets, fit for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[88,5],"tags":[956,650],"class_list":["post-5318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-angela-rivers","category-portfolios","tag-beach-shack-project","tag-jewellery"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t