The beauty of the ocean knows no bounds, and Nicola Fewings can’t get enough of it. She’s the mastermind behind Lily & Sea, the coastal artwork brand inspired by her fascination with the sandy shores of Cornwall and the countless tiny treasures she found beneath its waves.
Fewings’ love for the sea can be traced back to her youth, and she discovered beachcombing while spending summers on the northeast coast of England with her family. Her love for nature eventually turned into an academic pursuit, and she got her degree in marine biology at Plymouth University.
This was just the start of her epic adventure, and she spent a year teaching volunteers about the marine world in Mexico, before heading to the Maldives, where she worked as a diving tour operator for eight years. She eventually moved to Cornwall with her husband, where her love for the ocean blossomed into something unique.
Fewings collected an impressive collection of seashells during her honeymoon to southwest England and decided to set them into a frame. She still loves collecting shells, sea glass, pebbles, and other tiny treasures from the Cornwall beaches and arranging them into breathtaking works of art. Her friends and family were so impressed by her tiny works of art that she kept making more, and her brand Lily & Sea eventually became a full-time job.
