Lobsterman's Lens

$75.00

6” x 6.5” x 1.5”

On display at Unitarian Universalist Church, Brunswick, ME (open Tues - Fri, 10 - 4; Sunday 10 - 11:30)

Lobsterman’s Lens pays tribute to the maritime traditions of Maine. This piece arranges rope, shells, and lobster trap imagery with brass gears and a central lens, creating a layered assemblage that both reflects and magnifies the working world of the sea.

6” x 6.5” x 1.5”

On display at Unitarian Universalist Church, Brunswick, ME (open Tues - Fri, 10 - 4; Sunday 10 - 11:30)

Lobsterman’s Lens pays tribute to the maritime traditions of Maine. This piece arranges rope, shells, and lobster trap imagery with brass gears and a central lens, creating a layered assemblage that both reflects and magnifies the working world of the sea.

Materials List:

  • Vintage magnifying lens

  • Brass compass glass and directional dial

  • Lobster trap imagery background

  • Rope and wooden structural elements

  • Seashells and small marine artifacts

  • Brass gears, springs, and mechanical fragments

Lobsterman’s Lens merges maritime tools with organic finds, centering on a magnifying lens that peers into a layered seascape of traps, shells, and rope. Brass gears, compass glass, and nautical imagery echo the working life of Maine’s coast, where sea and craft intertwine.