Last October I had my parents visiting me from Germany. They loved to go to the beaches here and walk along the shores of the Indian Ocean. On their leisurely holiday strolls they also found quite a collection of seashells (well, most of them were collected by two very keen little shell seekers, also called grandchildren 
). Because of that fact, even quite unsuspecting seashells were treasured very much by my parents.
Now, I have to say that both of them are not very artistic (sorry, guys!). Not at all. So I was even more surprised when my dad emailed me a few months after their visit and attached a picture of what they had done with all these shells. It literally blew me away! Why hadn’t I had an idea like that?? – Here is what they did:
Seashell Art
Seashell Art
Now isn’t that absolutely amazing? Can you see how even quite ordinary seashells, when put together like this, can turn out to be a work of art? Now, my parents “glued” the seashells into a kind of white paste (you will have to ask at a craft store) which dried and the seashells stuck to it. They then had it professionally framed.
I know, this can cost quite a lot of money, but I have to be honest with you: Seeing the result, I doubt if it would have looked similar stunning if just framed with a cheaper frame. Sometimes it pays off to pay a little more, you will enjoy the end result so much more.
I take my hat off to my parents – usually I am the “artistic” one in the family!
Wednesday, 29. April 2009
That’s very cute. Seashell as art became quite popular again. There is a seashell art competition in Sanibel, Fl every year. Check out my favourite seashell artist does with simple shells – http://www.allaexpression.com.
Wednesday, 29. April 2009
Eugene, Thank you for sharing this site with us! Very interesting!
Monday, 3. August 2009
This is beautiful. Is there glass mounted over the seashells? I love it.
Monday, 3. August 2009
@Debbie, no, there is no glass over the seashells, but I guess you could do that, too!
Sunday, 21. March 2010
I enjoyed reading this post about Beach Theme Home Decor » Blog Archive » Turn Your Seashells Into …. Really interesting. I will come back to visit this blog again.
Tuesday, 30. March 2010
The beach and the seaside are a huge inspiration to me and feature strongly in my artwork – like your seashell pictures, it is the fresh, light feel that makes the beach so inviting.
Friday, 23. April 2010
That looks like something I would like to do with my daughter, with the shells we collected on our last holiday. It really is lovely.
Saturday, 24. April 2010
Your parents did a beautiful job with the seashells. It looks like they really had a great time with you picking up those seashells or they wouldn’t display them so proudly. By the way my husband is from Germany also. We spend lots of time at the beach or saltwater fishing. You have a great blog.
Sunday, 30. May 2010
It is a nice idea and i think it is artistic one
so, i appreciate your parents for this nice work
and this frame give it a high value
Sunday, 6. June 2010
It is really nice post and provide great ideas for seashell art
Friday, 18. June 2010
Happy SITS Wednesday! Your seashell art is lovely! If I lived near the ocean I’d ahve to try this!
Friday, 25. June 2010
I think in addition to beautiful and artistic, but it makes a fabulous idea, sometimes we find a lot of things on shore, but do not know how to use it, it’s become a very creative idea at all.
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Friday, 23. July 2010
So most probably being artistic is in your genes. The artwork doesn’t look like its made from home. It looks very beautiful, neat, and clean.
Friday, 30. July 2010
Wow, you have done a good job here. Your master piece is really beautiful and professionally done. Looks like it is made by an expert. Thank for sharing this wonderful work of art.
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