With this project I wanted to play with different materials. in a previous meeting with my lecturer we discussed possibly using actual artifacts from the sea (shells, glass, coral) instead of just using them as reference material. I was given this stunning piece of paua shell by a friend, and thought it would be perfect to use while experimenting with different materials. 
For this piece i kept the setting very simple so that it didnt take any focus away from the shell itself. I originally wanted to frame set the back of the shell and set a piece of enamel to make it more interesting, but after playing with forged elements i decided a simple setting could be just as interesting as an elaborate one. This was the back of the shell can also be seen.
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