I wish I could say my motivation for making this post is to celebrate our oceans, and though it is intended for that, our oceans are in fact dying. I recently read a story about a sailor, Ivan Macfadyen, who sailed a race from Melbourne, Australia to Osaka, Japan ten years ago, and then did the same race again this year. Only his ocean experience on his recent sail was vastly different. With great alarm and sorrow, he announced the Pacific ocean was broken. Where ten years ago, the sea life and birds were abundant, the ocean now is virtually a ghost town devoid of seagulls, schools of fish and dolphins and whale sitings. He sited only one whale which he said appeared to be sick, and caught only two fish in a month. To make matters worse, he encountered huge plumes of debris from the catastrophic tsunami of 2011 in Japan. This debris was not just floating on the surface, but could be seen at all depth levels. As well, his rudder often became entangled in these trash plumes, and constant guard was necessary to prevent boat damage from encounters with large pieces of debris. This is one of the saddest stories I have ever read. Fortunately, Macfadyen plans to take action, and try to help save our oceans.
In response to this story, I am creating this post to celebrate our oceans with 10% of all orders from my ocean sea rug designs to be donated to the Oceanic Society to help save our oceans. Here are 12 great ocean sea rug designs from which to choose.
Ocean Blue was inspired by my many winter stays along the Pacific ocean in Baja, Mexico. This design has a modern flair, yet will transition into diverse decors.
This Seaweed rug design is a recent inspiration from the occasional seaweed that rolls on to Miami beach. Its copper color is a lovely contrast to the turquoise Caribbean sea here.
The Starfish rug design is very popular in tropical climates or for your summer beach house. Remember floorcloths are water resistant making them an ideal rug choice for life by the sea.
Everyone loves a Shell rug as much as they love collecting beach shells. I often spend early Sunday mornings strolling the empty beach in search of these gems from the sea.
Last winter I found an exquisite sea urchin shell in shades of green. It was the first one I had ever found, and honored the occasion with a Sea Urchin rug design.
Sometimes when I am swimming in the ocean, I come across tiny flowers floating on the surface. My guess is they are blown off of flowering trees, and then carried on the wind to the sea. Lots of tiny orange blossoms in the ocean inspired my Ocean Flower rug design.
There is a type of coral here in Miami called coral keystone, and many older homes and walls are built from this very strong, durable coral rock from the sea. Upon close examination, one can find lovely patterns in the coral to inspire designs such as my Coral Keystone rug.
You cannot design ocean sea rugs without including a Mermaid rug. I liked the idea of using multiple mermaids to create the design instead of one lonely mermaid.
I am always looking for interesting, unusual patterns. One day while browsing some mermaid paintings, I took note of the patterns in their tales. Thus, my Mermaid Scales rug design was born.
Palm trees and the ocean are the definitive signals to kick back and relax. This is a Palm Tree rug design inspired from my visits to Baja, thus the festive Mexican border.
My Sea Turtle rug is one of my favorite ocean rugs for kids. I swam with a big sea turtle in Hawaii once, holding on to its shell and being pulled effortlessly through the water. That sealed the deal of my great love for them.
My Under The Sea rug is my version of a fish rug. It has always been a popular design for kids and grown ups alike. I am working on a new, modern under the sea design which will have more transitional appeal.
The holidays are just around the corner. You can give the gift of an ocean sea rug, and help save our oceans at the same time.