Limpet Shell Metal Print
by Nick Payne
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Limpet Shell metal print by Nick Payne. Bring your artwork to life with the stylish lines and added depth of a metal print. Your image gets printed directly onto a sheet of 1/16" thick aluminum. The aluminum sheet is offset from the wall by a 3/4" thick wooden frame which is attached to the back. The high gloss of the aluminum sheet complements the rich colors of any image to produce stunning results.
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Limpets are found in tide pools. Limpets carry conical, almost hat-like shells, and use their tiny teeth that contain a hard mineral known as... more
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Limpets are found in tide pools. Limpets carry conical, almost hat-like shells, and use their tiny teeth that contain a hard mineral known as goethite to scrape their way along the surface of shoreline rocks and remove algae that they eat when the tide is in. Martin Martin, a Scottish writer of the 18th century, is said to have stated that limpets were boiled to use as an ingredient in a substitute for breast milk.
About Nick Payne
Nick Payne credits William Arthur Phillips, a gifted artist and teacher in Tacoma, WA, as an important early influence who developed Nick's art, and who inspired a career in art and education. Paintings posted on this site span four decades. Following graduation from the University of Washington, Nick spent two years in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Then he returned to the USA, and taught at a rural public school in northeastern Washington State. During this time he married. Several paintings from this time feature his children. After 20 years in the classroom, he returned to western WA and served as a principal for 13 years in the Bellingham and Ferndale school districts. Through most of his career in education, Nick�s parallel career...
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