(H024) Hermit Crab, Spiral - Color Chart I've been surprised by two remarks I've heard since I began selling my "Guiltless Shells" in 2001.  The misconception that the seashell a hermit crab uses as its home was abandoned by the snail that made it.  The assumption is made that the snail also outgrew its shell and went looking for a larger one.  The other natural mistake is concluding that the crab made the shell.  I realize if I hadn't been exposed to marine ecology I might have come to the same conclusions.   I've tried to keep my environmental concerns muted, realizing that a whispered thought has more power than a shout.   I love to make the elongated spiral shell combining the eyes and claws of a hermit crab to create a whimsical yet wise sculpture inviting you to think as you smile.

(H025) Horns, Antelope - Color Chart When I started to make my "Guiltless Shells" two years ago, I had no idea the spiraled multicolored cones would also be raw material allowing me to create other life forms.  Horns and antlers have always intrigued me, so it's rewarding to be able to capture the essence of an antelope with only its horns. Different mounting options, such as shadowbox, loose in a bowl of sand and rocks, cedar shavings, etc. are available.  Contact me to discuss preferences.

(H026) Manta Ray - Color Chart When I was 16, I took my first flying lesson in a tiny, two seat T-Craft.  A few weeks later I soloed; finding myself alone, dancing high above Holland in this red and white canvas bird.  To see the Manta Ray soar in the sea with its wings of flesh captures the flier in me; letting me vicariously fly too. Taking the clay filled with flowing color allows me to dance with the Manta Ray form, expressing my love of flight.