Saltmarsh Tapestry (5) Size:41cm x 61cm, 16.0inches x 24.0inches with sea purslane

with sea purslane

knowing that you are seeing part of a wall painted almost 2000 years ago in the Roman city of Pompeii

The rough stucco and the sheltered but shady conditions had allowed these moulds to grow and bloom in soft cloudy patterns

Boats beached on the tidal mudflats of Sluice Creek in the mist at sunrise

Saltmarsh Tapestry (5) Size:41cm x 61cm, 16.0inches x 24.0inches with sea purslaneHerbaceous border of the natural world. Marsh samphire, Salicornia europaea, and annual seablite, Suaeda maritima, glow amongst the grey green of sea purslane, Halimione portulacoides, and seedheads of sea lavender, Limonium vulgare.