Elegant Treasures from the Sea
by Carla Parris
Title
Elegant Treasures from the Sea
Artist
Carla Parris
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photograph
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ELEGANT TREASURES FROM THE SEA is a square format still life digital photograph by Carla Parris.
This still life features an elegant strand of luminous pearls draped across a small pile of humble, simple, gnarly oyster shells on a handpainted, textured peach background.
Oysters are common bivalve mollusks which live in fresh water and brackish habitats. They have a rough, irregular-shaped, unpretentious outward appearance which belies the treasures they may contain.
In some cases, the contents of interest are pearls, which may be found within the mantle of �pearl oysters,� also called �feathered oysters,� from the Pteriidae family. These lustrous beauties are formed when an oyster reacts to an irritant, such as sand or a parasite, by secreting a protective substance called nacre around the offending invader.
In other cases, the oysters which are valued are so-called �true oysters� from the Ostreidae family, such as American, or Eastern, oysters like those harvested from the coastal waters of the Gulf of Mexico. These are edible oysters, which many consider irresistible seafood delicacies. Oysters are enjoyed fried, blackened, steamed, and raw, "on the half shell."
This photograph features oyster shells from Apalachicola, Florida and a string of pearls which were a graduation gift from my parents.
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April 4th, 2015
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