Carved shell

Trochus shell, carved by convicts, Trochus shell, maker unknown, New Caledonia, before 1884

Nautilus Shell Scrimshaw, circa 1845. Dedicated to Queen Victoria and carved with a common penknife.

Image cropped for size; from the collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art: This shell from the 11th century, which was probably used to hold and pour sacred water during religious ceremonies, depicts the god Vishnu who is known for using a conch shell as a war trumpet. (Bengali or Orissan) Via A London Salmagundi.

CIRCA 1900

carved Paua Shell from New Zealand

victorian sewing kit, steampunk

Carved and pierced Nautilus

Based in Amsterdam, Italian and American designers Marcello De Simone and Bruce Wayland are passionate about what they create. Both are steeped in their respective backgrounds of studio art and art history, as well as the world of textile design and culinary arts.Their combined histories as well as deep love of art and design informs all that they do. https://desimonewayland.com

Carved nautilus shell circa 1650

"Vagaries" opened this past Friday June 6th, 2014 at Stranger Factory in Albuquerque, NM. Here's a little run down of some of my pieces from the show as well as some details, works-in-progress shots, and process images. Enjoy! *(To purchase any of the works, please contact Stranger Factory - use this link to shop the show!) *(For links to any of the reference images here please refer to my Pinterest / Reasearchspiration board ) So here's the spread of the larger puzzle of paintings. Below…