The shell is an exoskeleton serving to protect the vulnerable creature that dwells within. But shells are also delicate, easily broken, not the tough carapace of defensiveness. We speak of coming out of, or going into, one’s “shell”, suggesting gradual, tenuous exposure to the world, or retreat from it, in privacy, refuge or withdrawal.
I WISH I WERE A PIRATE
Handmade one of a kind brooch
Wings, Shell and Silver Drop Charms
Vintage Copper Portrait
on a bed of velvet flower fabric.
Every piece has been researched in symbol and meaning. They have been blessed with sage, and a little bit of magic.
