I was born at the beach, Atlantic City, NJ. We lived just a block from the ocean and so my childhood was spent playing in the sand. Seems like these early years were formative for me as I have not been able to get my feet off the beach since! Looking back at the “old” photographs and digging in my memories, the beach has always been a place that inspired me…
Most of my shell creations begin with a sand base. This forms the design shape which then is arranged with shells from my collection. I have sand in glass containers from various beaches in my life and they are all different in texture, size and color. Some days in my studio I am reminded of time playing in my childhood sandbox – sand flying everywhere!
Now living on Cape Cod, it is the beach that inspires my writing and designs. Please enjoy this snippet from a poem written with a sand-filled cherished memory of family time at the beach. Off to walk the beach, Midge
Parents and children working side by side,
A stately castle created…until the incoming tide.
Lessons are learned in this time on the beach,
Now I yearn for those years, so out of reach.
Enjoy these cherished moments knee-deep in the sand,
For its memories, not castles, that forever stand.
~mwd~