Beautiful shadow box containing collage of sea star, sea urchin, sand dollar, sea horse, coral, and other seashells. I believe it says it’s dated 2000, but I’m not 100% sure. Please see pictures.

These pieces of art are all hand made by Julio Meza.

He began his career by selling hand made flowers with his Aunt at the age of three, expanding into shells as he became old enough to collect them.

To this day he spends many days each year gathering shells from the salt water of his beloved and beautiful Western Mexico.

He painstakingly cleans and sorts shells, a long a laborious process, to ensure the God given natural beauty of the shell is retained.

Each finished piece is individually hand crafted for the enjoyment of all those who see his works.

No two are ever duplicated exactly.

Sr. Mesa's work has been presented to many dignitaries around the world, including Pope John Paul II and former Attorney General Janet Napolitano to name a few.

His shell art is on display across the world with work included in the collection of the Vatican.

8” length, 2” width, 12” height

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