Tess Morley Shell Grotesque©Steve Speller

Shell Grotesque

A shelled portrait head with protruding tongue in the style of Giuseppe Arcimboldo. The relief is set on a rectangular panel which has a golden, textured background of crushed iron pyrite. Decorated borders of striped nerite shells and mother-of-pearl abalone shells complete the overall design.

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Tess Morley

Tess enjoys using found materials