The beaches of Cornwall and Scotland are Ramona Maywood’s happy place, and she found a special way to celebrate their beauty. She’s collecting tiny seaside treasures everywhere she goes and transforming them into coastal art inspired by the beauty of the deep blue sea.
Maywood spent 16 years working as an art teacher but decided to leave her old job behind after a particularly stressful year. She quickly realized that working on her own art brought her peace, and she mostly focused on crocheting and weaving, before discovering the magic of coastal art.
Maywood always felt at home at the beaches of Cornwall and Scotland and discovered the beauty of beachcombing along the way. She collected everything from shells and pebbles to sea glass and driftwood, and later decided to preserve them in their natural state through her art.
She enjoys arranging her seaside treasures into beautiful works of art, and it fills her with joy to know they’ve brought a tiny piece of the sea to other people’s homes.
“With my art, I aim to reflect the special beauty of the coast and share my deep love of the shore. Every piece I create is unique. All my treasures have been collected sustainably… I never take too much and always check that no little creature has made it their home,” she writes on her Etsy page.
