Gallery 2
Shell and Beach Series |
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BLACK WALNUT SHELL
Walnut on bird's eye
maple
8 x 12 x 7"
$700
Most of the shells that
reach our beaches are not whole, but
arrive in fragmented and/or tumbled state.
Their shapes are still beautiful and
sculptural. Closeup Back
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APPLE
SNAIL
Cherry on cherry
14 x 11 x 14"
$2,000
I
just think snail shells are beautiful
in their own right. Closeup Back
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PORPOISING
Podocarpus on walnut
26 x 30 x 10"
A
neighbor brought me this big podocarpus log with two trunks growing
together. I had to wrestle it to carve anything. It changed subject
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MACULATE MOON
Spalted black walnut on hickory
16 x 16 x 16"
$2,500
Moon shells are
my favorite of all the local shells. Ours are pretty ordinary
looking, but the maculated ones I saw in a shell book were as
wonderful and multi-colored as the spalted woods that I favor.
This piece of black walnut has a strange knot that I was able
to use as the center eye of the shell. Top view Larger view Another view
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OVULA
Cedar on cherry
26 x 10 x 10"
$2,000
South Carolina cedar,
the title is the Latin name for this type of Ovum shell.
Larger view
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SHARK EYE MOON
Carrotwood on maple
19" x 10" x 8"
$1,800
Carrotwood
is a tree ranging from Central
Florida to South Florida. This tree has an orange color to the wood. The
title refers to this type of shell before it was tumbled by the
ocean and brought to shore.
Larger view Another view
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CRADLE SHELL
Cherry on holly
18 x 17 x 14"
$2,000
Made
from Florida cherry, this was part of the shell series and an award
winner at the Vero Beach Fine Arts Show. Larger view |
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COCCOLOBO
Seagrape on walnut
11 x 18 x 8"
$900
Made from seagrape
wood found in Key West, the title is the Latin name for Seagrape. Larger view Side view |
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UNDATUS
Buttonwood on hickory
22 x 9 x 12"
$1,800
Made
from a buttonwood mangrove tree given
to me by a park ranger who had permission to cut it down. The
title is the Latin name for the night-blooming cactus. Larger view Another view Back view Different back view |
