Lisa Orlans is a beachcomber and artist from Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Lisa says beachcombing has always been a favorite activity of hers, ever since her early childhood in Jupiter, Florida. When she was little, she’d collect anything interesting that she came across while walking the coast. Now, many years later, her family enjoys finding treasures in nature just as much as she does, whether it’s sea glass on the beach or shark teeth hidden in the Peace River.
Lisa has also turned her love for collecting and nature into an artistic passion. Lisa explains that she and her kids used to love to search for painted rocks at local parks and would paint their own rocks and hide them for lucky strangers to find. In 2017, the Kindness Rocks project really took off and they all enjoyed painting and hiding rocks.
Painting rocks attracted Lisa because of how uniquely low-pressure the artistic process is. “For me, it is so much less serious and intimidating than staring at a blank canvas. It allows you to get creative, be whimsical, and just have fun with it.”
It wasn’t until more recently that Lisa’s art became intertwined with beachcombing. “When the pandemic started, I would run in the woods or wetlands instead of hitting the gym,” she says. While there, she started collecting empty apple snail shells along the banks of the rivers and lakes. And, with the snail shells piling up, it did not take long before Lisa started painting on them.
Lisa’s process starts with collecting the empty shells, boiling them clean, and scrubbing them with soap. Painting them takes about six hours, after which she seals them with resin for glossiness and strength. Finally she adds pearls, studs, or rhinestones. When people ask what goes into her artistic process, Lisa responds, “A lot of time and a lot of love.”
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