There’s something incredibly nostalgic and magical about collecting seashells on the beach, and Katarina Tifft managed to elevate it to an art form. She enjoys collecting seashells from the beaches of Florida and transforming them into sculptural works of art.
Tifft has lived all around the world over the years, but she’s currently based in Florida, where her passion for coastal art was born. She took an involuntary sabbatical from work in 2020 in the face of the global pandemic, and decided to keep her hands busy by experimenting with seashells she found at local beaches.
She enjoyed forging seashells for many years, but her time in Florida inspired her to see them as an artistic medium.
“I find inspiration everywhere, and my creativity flows easily… I revere the natural world around me and am greatly inspired by the delicate patterns revealed in the ordinary. The aesthetics of my work is influenced by coastal living and a passion for interior design,” she explains on her official website.
Tifft’s first coastal artwork was created for her home, as a reminder of the beautiful days she spent at the beach with her husband. She decided to keep experimenting with this medium, using the most common seashells that can be found in abundance to explore geometric shapes, repetitive patterns, and abstract imagery through her art.
