Monday 8 August 2016

More shells


A more practical application of shell carving.
This one is in a little public park in Batheaston.


This grotto chair used to belong to Matisse. It is featured in one of his paintings. Bad photo because no flash (photos forbidden).

18 comments:

  1. Beautiful; I'd love one of those here.

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  2. Back in the UK, I have a large shell shaped Victorian bedroom chair. Pity I can't show you a picture.

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    1. See Matisse's chair above. That one is 18th century.

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    2. I have been waiting for someone to ask me to make a shell canopy for about 40 years now, and they never have!

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  3. I'd like that in my garden ..... Any chance of getting it under the cover of darkness ? ..... I wouldn't want to shell out for one !!!!!!! XXXX

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  4. Yes, stone garden furniture is a lot easier to reproduce these days with high water pressure carving and laser engraving.

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    1. I wonder why I have never heard of either of those techniques?

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  5. We have some large, beautiful pieces of coral that were gifts to my husband from aquarium clients. I'll have to post some photos on my blog.

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    1. I accumulated tons - literally - of this sort of thing when I restored grottoes. Stalagmites/tites, etc. too. Very difficult to legally get hold of now, especially now the Barrier Reef is shrinking.

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  6. There's a 15' stainless steel one on Aldeburgh Beach by Maggi Hambling.

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  7. That Matisse chair sure looks uncomfortable.

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    1. Any chair in a grotto is going to seem comfortable compared to the wet rocks.

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  8. https://www.facebook.com/shellgrotto/

    My entire contribution today.

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    1. No, sorry - Facebook puts the blinds down for non members these days. To hell with them.

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