Artist Creates Charming Animal Sculptures From Found Seashells at the Beach
For one piece, she crafted a bird from scallops, mussels, clams, and horseshoe crab tails. In another, a lions mane is sculpted from large, broken seashells. Chan carefully chooses shells that match the real life characteristics of the animal she’s creating. What started as something to do during lockdown has now become a main focus of Chans artistic practice. My sculptures are inspired by the materials I use. I have worked with clay, wax, metal, fabric etc....