My final object choice was a sea shell. Well, multiple of them; about 100-ish. Made from exoskeletons of crustaceans native to the ocean, these shells have been around since the times of dinosaurs since they can be seen in fossils. For Buddhists and Hinduists they are used for ritual music and conch shells are seen as wise. For spiritualists in our day, shells are seen as peace and tranquility. For the Spaniards, they are reminiscent of food for them. To me personally, they remind me of happy times and my favorite place to be.
I had some seashells already readily available from my previous visits to the ocean. Although I didn’t have nearly 50 to contribute to the project. So I did what makes the most sense living inland by the mountains. I went to the Thrift store; multiple times. When I went I had pretty much my heart set on seashells, easy to transport, light enough to carry around. But I still wanted to see what else would be available to me. I was temped to get dice, dishes, snow globes, clothing, and golf clubs. In the end I stayed with the seashells, I think if I could do this again I would get the golf clubs. They would’ve made a really interesting piece. The shells themselves gave me the end result of a spider. The shape of them was already so segmented. A segmented animal or design was almost too good of an opportunity to give up. Though looking back a scorpion would have been cooler to make. Probably easier to tell what it is too..
Star dust, home, glass, fuel, exoskeleton, sand castle decor, furniture accents, lamp filler, framed, inside a snow globe, memorizes, armor, mermaid accessories, necklaces, hair ties, surgical tool, staff, crab offering to stop the volcano from erupting, paint, makeup holder, crown, bench, vest, pillow, and high heels. Just to name a few.
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