Sentences with phrase «abalone shells used»

The remarkable aspect of this find was uncovering two abalone shells used as vessels for the preparation of the ochre.

In addition to pieces of ochre that appear to have been engraved — the oldest such abstract art in the world — archaeologists have found tool kits that included abalone shells used as containers to mix ochre with crushed bone, charcoal, quartz and other material to make paint.

For the mosaics of stone and crushed abalone shell used throughout the house, the designers commissioned Xavier Llongueras, an artist who relocated to L.A. from the South of France, and gave him carte blanche to install mosaic «carpets» as well as a mosaic ceiling in the master suite.

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Benyus says the strategy has already yielded a wide range of new products that may replicate nature's successes: ceramics with the strength and toughness of abalone shells, self - assembling computer chips that form by processes similar to the way that tooth enamel grows, adhesives that mimic the glue that mussels use to anchor themselves in place, and self - cleaning plastics based on the structure of a lotus leaf.

Bracelets, anklets and necklaces are all made by hand using natural materials including shells like mother - of - pearl and abalone; freshwater pearls; precious and semi-precious gemstones, metals; and 100 % pure cotton cord.

Warman makes all of her necklaces, earrings, bracelets and anklets by hand, using natural materials she finds in her environment like mother - of - pearl and abalone shells; freshwater pearls; precious and semi-precious gemstones such as opal, jade, onyx, garnet and turquoise; metals of copper, brass and sterling silver; and 100 % pure cotton cord.

The interplay of much black and white media in the exhibit — the large wall drawing Head and Tales, 2007, which consists of dark marks made using spray paint and abalone shells cast from charcoal — arguably accentuate this.