Seashells
This collection exposes the complex and beautiful structures found within seashells. Each piece is made entirely in my workshop, from the first carving of clay, through lost wax casting to the final polishing of the bronze. Starting from wax casts of the original clay sculpture the shells are carved with individual patterns making every single one unique.
The Seagrass Nautilus
Bronze half Nautilus shell. Carved seagrass ripples with ancient green patina
Dimensions: 39 cm x 29 cm x 12 cm. 7.0 kg
The Great Kanagawa Nautilus
Bronze half Nautilus shell. My own relief carving of "The Great Wave Off Kanagawa" by Katsushika Hokusai. Internal chambers hammered bronze.
Dimensions: 39 cm x 29 cm x 12 cm. 7.0 kg
Tiger Nautilus
Bronze half Nautilus shell. A hammered surface and smooth stripes with a deep green black patina. Internal chambers polished bronze.
Dimensions: 39 cm x 29 cm x 12 cm. 7.8 kg
Rippled Nautilus
Bronze half Nautilus shell. Deeply rippled shell with a rich burgundy to variegated gold patina. Internal chambers polished bronze.
Dimensions: 39 cm x 29 cm x 12 cm. 7.8 kg
Tonna galea
Bronze half Tonna galea shell. A rippled shell with polished internal chambers and a deep burgandy patina.
Dimensions: 36 cm x 27 cm x 11 cm. 5.3 kg
Marbled Tonna galea
Bronze half Tun shell. A smooth shell with polished internal chambers and a marbled patina.
Dimensions: 36 cm x 27 cm x 11 cm. 5.0 kg
Biplex perca
Bronze half Biplex perca shell. A deep midnight blue patina with pale veining, internal chambers polished bronze.
Dimensions: 31cm x 35 cm x 8 cm. 4.4 kg
Timbellus phyllopterus
Bronze half Timbellus phyllopterus shell. A beautiful shell with rippling varices (ridges along the shell) with a deep red patina fading to black.
Dimensions: 30 cm x 31 cm x 15 cm. 4.9 kg
Sienna Plate Nautilus
A Nautilus with overlapping plates. A rich graded sienna patina on the back with polished and hammered internal chambers.
Dimensions: 39 cm x 29 cm x 12 cm. ~7 kg