Sitting in front of a cutting wheel in his studio full of seashells, artisan Jin A'shan takes a few pieces, fashions them into different shapes and quickly polishes them. Within minutes, ordinary ...

Shell mosaic art is an ancient African tradition that uses natural materials to create stunning wall installations ...

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” ...

Vanya Robinson takes long walks along the beach to find inspiration for her artwork. Once Robinson finds a collection of seashells she likes, she uses a chisel and hammer to sculpt the pieces, and ...

Shell artist Jin A'shan works on his peacock shell painting at his studio in Dalian, a coastal city in Northeast China's Liaoning province. [Photo provided to China Daily] Sitting in front of a ...