OBSIDIAN TIDES (Reserved)

€425.00

Details

Size: 50 × 50 × 6 cm

Materials: Mussel shells on canvas, black wooden frame

Finish: Natural shell finish with subtle 3D texture

Hanging: Ready to hang, wire

Year: 2025

🌍 Shipping

Each artwork is carefully packed and shipped using professional art transport services.

I can arrange the shipping personally or connect you directly with the shipping company if you prefer to organize the transport yourself.

For shipping information or purchase inquiries, please contact: dana@danashellart.com

Description

“Obsidian Tides” is a contemporary shell artwork composed of hundreds of carefully arranged mussel shells forming a series of interconnected spirals and tidal movements within a circular format.

The deep charcoal, silver-grey, and midnight-blue tones create a sense of depth and motion, drawing the eye through the composition like water moving under the influence of unseen forces. Layer upon layer, the shells create a textured landscape where rhythm and structure coexist with the organic unpredictability of nature.

Handcrafted using natural shells, each unique in color and form, the artwork celebrates the beauty of repetition, variation, and flow.

Created as the sister piece to “Midnight Tides”, “Obsidian Tides” explores the gathering force of the sea—its ability to move with purpose while remaining calm, steady, and enduring.

Details

Size: 50 × 50 × 6 cm

Materials: Mussel shells on canvas, black wooden frame

Finish: Natural shell finish with subtle 3D texture

Hanging: Ready to hang, wire

Year: 2025

🌍 Shipping

Each artwork is carefully packed and shipped using professional art transport services.

I can arrange the shipping personally or connect you directly with the shipping company if you prefer to organize the transport yourself.

For shipping information or purchase inquiries, please contact: dana@danashellart.com

Description

“Obsidian Tides” is a contemporary shell artwork composed of hundreds of carefully arranged mussel shells forming a series of interconnected spirals and tidal movements within a circular format.

The deep charcoal, silver-grey, and midnight-blue tones create a sense of depth and motion, drawing the eye through the composition like water moving under the influence of unseen forces. Layer upon layer, the shells create a textured landscape where rhythm and structure coexist with the organic unpredictability of nature.

Handcrafted using natural shells, each unique in color and form, the artwork celebrates the beauty of repetition, variation, and flow.

Created as the sister piece to “Midnight Tides”, “Obsidian Tides” explores the gathering force of the sea—its ability to move with purpose while remaining calm, steady, and enduring.

The sea rarely moves in a straight line.

It circles. Returns. Pulls away and comes back again.

While creating “Obsidian Tides”, I found myself drawn to these repeating patterns. The spirals began to emerge naturally, echoing the movement of water gathering strength beneath the surface.

There is something reassuring about the tide's certainty. It does not rush, compete, or demand attention. Yet over time, it shapes coastlines, smooths stone, and leaves its mark on everything it touches.

Built shell by shell, “Obsidian Tides” is a reflection of that quiet persistence—a reminder that lasting change often comes through steady movement rather than force.

Together with “Midnight Tides”, it forms part of an exploration into rhythm, return, and the enduring power of the sea.