The delights of coastal debris

From “Coast,’’ a collection of smalll altered found objects and constructions, by Abbie Read, at Boston Sculptors Gallery, that recalls a natural history exhibit.

The gallery explains:

The exhibition pays homage to the artist’s strong connection to a particular place, the shoreline of Matinicus Island, in Maine, where Read’s family has had a home since the 1950s.

“Coast’’ emerged from a lifetime of collecting debris there. “Detritus from the shoreline, much of which consists of remnants of the fishing industry, has provided an ongoing inspiration for her artistic practice, finding its way into both two– and three– dimensional work. The exhibition also features a 100–page artist book of drawings.’’

Matinicus Harbor at low tide. Matinicus is the farthest out inhabited U.S. land off the East Coast.

— Photo by Jim Kuhn