Specimen 11 by Betsy Youngquist

4x4.75x4
These creatures are explorers who dare to come out of their borrowed shells and experience the outside world. This series is all about playful oddities. The process is mosaic.
 
Materials
 
-Rhinestone chain from the Czech Republic
-Antique glass doll eye
-Glass microbeads from the 1800s (Italy)
-Shell
-Swarovski stones
-Contemporary and vintage glass beads and stones
-Old stock mother of pearl
-Craft pearls