"Silver Sea" I donated "Silver Sea" to the SAQA Benefit Auction for 2015. It was inspired by my love of the seas and the oceans. We were unable to travel when I was a child, so I never saw the ocean till I was 16. I was mercerized! Much of my work centers around this theme. The silver embellishments represent the treasures the seas protect. I am surrounded by my art pieces and my shells which remind me of the awesome beauty found in nature.