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Lost city of Atlantis gallery 1 2

Clam shell carved in polystyrene and textured using a soldering iron. Finished with a coat of latex mixed with french clay. Opening/closing mechanism and bubble machine were built into a wood unit at the base of the shell. Exterior shell finished with acrylic paints. Small LED's were fixed around the lower lip to reflect the internal pearlescent finish. The timer allowed the clam to open and close at 3 minute intervals. As it opens, the bubble machine is activated, releasing hundreds of bubbles The pediment was made out of stretched canvas and polystyrene. Pillars from plaster and the pedestals from wood, all coated with paint mixed with sand.


	Clam shell carved in polystyrene and textured using a soldering iron. Finished with a coat of latex mixed with french clay.