Maryanne Patlak's Blog – December 2013 Archive (1)

Maryanne works with discarded materials, usually nature's flotsam debris found on the beach. Having spent four years living in the Caribbean, she was inspired by the people, places, and cultures. First, painting sea life and birds with acrylics on bamboo, she moved on to coconut husk masks, driftwood carvings, and macramé integrating seashells and feathers. She has worked with recycled copper wire to craft hand-in-hand doll chains and paper mache angels. Reused milk jugs covered with… Continue