Aunty Marilyn Russell, Shellwork Red jewellery box They are already tempting impossibility

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

Draw the things you see carefully and make the things you think with your heart

and joyous

Materials: pencil & tea on paper

Aunty Marilyn Russell, Shellwork Red jewellery box They are already tempting impossibilityArtist: 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.