Naturally dyed silk with Sea kelp (Stephanocystis osmundacea) or Chain Bladder Kelp. The pillow is pieced with natural 100% wool fabric and hand quilted.
When visiting the wild Northern California Coast  I collect this kelp that has washed up on the shore, I spend hours laying the kelp out on the silk to create designs that will imprint the fabric with the memory of their form.
This pillow is named after one of the Greek Nereids, Galene known to calm the seas.
Did you know that algae provide aproximately 50% of oxygen production on our planet. All the more reason to appreciate these beauties!
(Chapman 2015)