Wall Work · One of a kind

Shell Art

Before the bolo ties there were the panels. Every shell in these pieces was found on a beach — in Hawaiʻi and on travels across the world — carried home, cleaned and laid by hand — thousands of them, one at a time, into mandalas, moons, hearts and sea creatures. Same hands, same shells, same idea: the beauty is already in there, it just needs someone patient enough to arrange it.

LOVE — handmade Hawaiian shell mosaic wall art by Aaron Pomerantz, cowrie shells on panel — **LOVE**Shell-letter wall panel spelling LOVE, built entirely from gathered cowries, cones and clam fragments on natural birch.Wood panel, resin-finished

Compass Star — handmade Hawaiian shell mosaic wall art by Aaron Pomerantz, cowrie shells on panel — **Compass Star**A radiating compass-star mandala with shell rosettes at each corner — cone shells, cowries and scallops laid point by point.Wood panel, resin-finished

Cowrie Bloom — handmade Hawaiian shell mosaic wall art by Aaron Pomerantz, cowrie shells on panel — **Cowrie Bloom**A dense bloom of purple-brown cowries opening outward across a soft sage ground.Panel, resin-finished

Spiral Rings — handmade Hawaiian shell mosaic wall art by Aaron Pomerantz, cowrie shells on panel — **Spiral Rings**Concentric rings of matched puka and cone shells spiralling inward on deep olive — a study in patience.Panel, resin-finished

Merkaba Star — handmade Hawaiian shell mosaic wall art by Aaron Pomerantz, cowrie shells on panel — **Merkaba Star**Interlocking star geometry in cowries and amethyst-toned shells over natural wood grain.Wood panel, resin-finished

Peace — handmade Hawaiian shell mosaic wall art by Aaron Pomerantz, cowrie shells on panel — **Peace**A peace sign rendered in cream cowries, framed by shell rosettes at each corner.Wood panel, resin-finished

Manta — handmade Hawaiian shell mosaic wall art by Aaron Pomerantz, cowrie shells on panel — **Manta**A manta ray in full glide, its whole body tiled in cowries — cut to silhouette, no frame.Shaped panel, resin-finished

Triple Moon — handmade Hawaiian shell mosaic wall art by Aaron Pomerantz, cowrie shells on panel — **Triple Moon**A waxing, full and waning moon in carved wood and shell inlay — three pieces hung as one phase.Carved panels, shell inlay

Eye Mandala — handmade Hawaiian shell mosaic wall art by Aaron Pomerantz, cowrie shells on panel — **Eye Mandala**A circular eye mandala ringed in hundreds of cowries over layered carved wood.Round panel, resin-finished

Cowrie Disc — handmade Hawaiian shell mosaic wall art by Aaron Pomerantz, cowrie shells on panel — **Cowrie Disc**A hanging oval of tightly packed cowries — the simplest form, and the hardest to lay evenly.Round panel, resin-finished

Turquoise Starburst — handmade Hawaiian shell mosaic wall art by Aaron Pomerantz, cowrie shells on panel — **Turquoise Starburst**An eight-point starburst over turquoise, centred on a single sea urchin test.Panel, resin-finished

Crimson Fern — handmade Hawaiian shell mosaic wall art by Aaron Pomerantz, cowrie shells on panel — **Crimson Fern**Shell mandala with fern-like fronds radiating across a deep crimson ground.Panel, resin-finished

Shell Heart — handmade Hawaiian shell mosaic wall art by Aaron Pomerantz, cowrie shells on panel — **Shell Heart**A heart filled with mixed shell fragments and pearl shell, bordered in cowries.Wood panel, resin-finished

About these panels

The pieces shown here are from my personal collection — they hang in my home and studio and aren't currently for sale. But this is the work the bolo ties grew out of, and I do take panel commissions: one of a kind, sized to your wall, built around a symbol or shells that mean something to you. If one of these speaks to you, write me and tell me what you have in mind.

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