Panel with seashells on a net, 11
(Code: A-033)

Composition of seashells on a white mesh in a tall brown wooden frame. The shells were collected in the Atlantic Ocean, in the Algarve province, Portugal. The composition uses roots found at the edge of the ocean and polished by sea water, in addition to marine gorgonians.

Walking along the ocean shore, on the beaches we meet a large number of all kinds of shells. Shells are amazing creatures. They can have different shapes, colors and even patterns - it depends on the glands that the molluscs have. The surface of the sinks can also be different - rough, smooth, twisted, with stripes, in the form of a fan ... The shell is the external skeleton of mollusks, their strength, which they themselves build throughout life. The mollusk grows, and its outer protection is the shell. Layer by layer, the sea dwellers fold the edges its mantle, forming limestone crystals from the salts of sea water. In winter, shellfish grow more slowly than in summer, because of this, seams and convex growth rings are formed on the shell. Along them, like on annual rings on a tree cut, you can calculate the age of the mollusk.

Material: Seashells, roots, sea gorgonians, mesh, glass, wood frame, varnish, glue.

Size: 23х20х3 cm.

weight: 394 g.

Manufacturer: Handmade, own production. Albufeira, Algarve, Portugal.