Lightning Whelk

This seashell was inspired by Robert Lang's Rim Pot design. I was interested in the way his model was constructed since the base was not the result of a circle-river packing and was truly 3-dimensional, and it seemed to me that this style would lend itself well to a seashell design. After folding this model, I researched different types of seashells to see which kind most closely resembled my creation, and I settled on the Lightning Whelk. My parents have two in their house, featured in the pictures I took shown below, but I had to figure out the name. This shell is one of the few which has the opening on the left-hand side.

Design date: June, 2008

Paper used: A single un-cut square of tissue paper treated with methyl cellulose.