Muscle shell

Drawings of muscle shells in different mark making techniques to show range and skill

As long as there is an R in the month - Mussels are in season. (from May to August they're breeding, and not only are they rattly i.e. losing a lot of meat, they also need to be left alone to reproduce.) Mussels remind me of times spent in Brussels, of days sitting outside the cafés around Le Grand Place, eating steaming bowls of them with the best chips (frites) ever! I'm going over a few of my early notebook pages to add a drawing or extend the colour range, either because I love the…

I created this seashell box for my Mom's 69th Birthday which was this past Friday. I did a beach theme for her birthday this year. The seashell box can be used for seashells or a jewerly box. I choose to make a seashell box not only because of the theme but also because it reminds me of when I was younger. We spent every summer at Wildwood, New Jersey and many hours on the beach collecting seashells. I thought a gift like this would also bring back good memories for her too. I created this…

2-C - This is artist Mary Helsaple's drawing of the paired muscle shells for the dingbat for short story number two "When Whales Watch."

Trebarwith Strand: muscle shells by Zuleika Barker

Blue mussel shell in watercolour.