Aunty Marilyn Russell, Shellwork Red jewellery box Size: Medium

Size: Medium

They are already tempting impossibility in their fragility and the way they are made

a strong pliable plant which grows along the floor and into the canopy of monsoon vine thickets

So there is multiple layers of surface that build up

Aunty Marilyn Russell, Shellwork Red jewellery box Size: MediumArtist: Marilyn Russell Title: Heart shaped red shellwork jewellery box Materials: Shells, glue, velvet, cardboard & glitter Sizes vary: Approx 200mm wide x 200mm x 120mm deep Continuing the tradition of shellwork which has been handed down to her from her mother Esme Timbery, Marilyn Russell's work represents her connection to the past and a process of healing. Through these fine art objects, Marilyn keeps Bidjigal women's shellwork tradition alive.