I’ve been working with shells – photographing and morphing the images into mandalas for a Pirate Show at the artist co-op I love them.  What fascinating and wonderful bits of creation shells are, with those stunning shapes and warm, earthy tones.

I wish I knew more about where the particular shells came from.  My brother discovered them on the shelves among my late dad’s rock collection and was able to produce them just when I needed them.  Which is a good story itself perhaps.

I thought of calling this mandala ‘shells on a shell’ because really, that’s what it is.  Be sure to click on the detail image below to see how intricate those barnacles are.

More shell mandalas coming.

Barnacle on a Shell - detail

Barnacle on a Shell Mandala source photo