'Mind-blowing': Sanibel Shell Show returns to wow collectors, fans

The Sanibel Shell Show returns to the island this week for the first time since Ian. And organizer Beryl Hosack promises this ...
The New York Times

Seashell Art Is Shedding Its Kitschy Reputation

No longer confined to beachy souvenir shops, works encrusted with oysters and mussels are showing up in galleries and interiors. Tess Morley’s “Grotesque with curled moustache and protruding tongue” ...
Post and Courier

Painted half shells bring public art to the town

Driving around Mount Pleasant or walking throughout popular areas of town, keen observers might spot four-foot tall oyster shells painted with designs reminiscent of the Lowcountry. Take a walk at ...
WECT

Oyster art on the half shell: Local artist turns shells into artwork

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - There’s definitely an art to eating oysters, and there’s also an art in oyster shells. Oyster art has become a popular trend, and from chandeliers to jewelry, it’s all the ...
The News-Press

Shell Festival opens Thursday on Sanibel

The Sanibel Shell Show gives up a little bit of whimsy as it opens Thursday. Part fun and part educational, a 48-foot-long exhibit “Mollusk General Hospital” features patients that are injured ...