Shell Artist

Last update 7/3/10

This work was inspired by one of the two pavilions decorated with shells in the divine garden of prince Peter Wolkonski in Brittany.

I was asked to present a life size maquette for the decoration of an underground tearoom in France.

It was conceived in panels as a life size model so it could be re arranged in different ways…

a panel of shells could have been replaced by a large mirror.

The yellow coloured background was left apparent through the shelling (as in Bathroom).

Within each shelled strip a different coloured background mortar was used to help highlight the lattice effect.