Who doesn't love the Moonsnail? Who can resist the geometric perfection of this elegant gastropod?
I can't. I've been obsessed with collecting, photographing, drawing, casting, glueing and generally fawning over Lunatia Heros since I arrived in Cape Breton.
I can't. I've been obsessed with collecting, photographing, drawing, casting, glueing and generally fawning over Lunatia Heros since I arrived in Cape Breton.
Lunatia Heros has been the star in shell mosaic frames that I once made in profusion:
She/he/it has inspired poetry:
...and other little books
...and boxes....
and more boxes...
....and cast paper collages...
...and more recently...he/she/it/they have been the molluscs-of-the-month for 2 months in my 2013 calendar:
Meet Miss August
and Mr. October
Let's face it.
Moosnails are nippleicious
They cast shadows that make us want to titter a bit,
quietly, to ourselves.
quietly, to ourselves.
(Oh my. Did I say titter?)
See what I mean.
Moonsnails. They're the breast!
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