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PALLIDULA Page 8 become so hot by now that the sun was even burning through my clothes. For this reason I would not recommend Greece in the summer if you want to spend all day collecting out in the sun. On the Saturday we made one final trip to Poseidi, this time by road. I set off an hour before Craig because he wasn’t feeling very well. When I got there the tide was low and I could access a rocky inter-tidal platform. On the platform were many live Thais haemastoma but little else. The shell grit was a bit disappointing also on this visit. We did find some interesting micros and I bagged up a few kilos of grit to process later. We then visited the local supermarket to buy gifts for our nieces. The supermarkets and gift shops in Halkidiki have some really beautiful gifts at very affordable prices, you will not be disappointed. The following morning Craig spent searching the local rocks but very little could be found as the tide just would not go out. We spent the rest of the day cleaning shells and preparing for departure the next day. Monday came, the day of our return back to civilisation. At 10.30am we were told we needed to be out of our room by 11am. We managed to pack everything in an hour! We then had to wait for 11 hours for our pick up to the airport. During this time I took Craig to see the turtles and we collected some more local land snails, including 3 specimens of Dauderbardia, a rare subterranean snail with a reduced ear shaped shell. Most of the day we spent sat around in the reception with all of the other tourists. Our coach came on time to take us to the airport. The flight back went without too many problems and the Growler was waiting eagerly at the airport to drive us back to Preston. We now had the unenviable task of getting thousands of shells ready for the October shell show! Thank you so much for reading my article. If you are planning to visit Greece we would love to hear from you. You can write to us at 10 Acer Grove, Ribbleton, Preston, Lancashire, PR2 6EZ. Species identified so far from Halkidiki Abra segmentum Corbula gibba Helix lucorum Plagiocardium pappilosum Acanthocardia tuberculata Cypraea lurida Helix melanostoma Pomatias sulcatus Acteon tornatilis Donacilla cornea Hexaplex trunculus Pseudochama gryphina Alvania cimex Donax trunculus Jujubinus exasperatus Pupilla muscorum Anomia ephippium Ensis ensis Lamellaria perspicua Pyrene rustica Aporhais pespelicani Eobania vermiculata Littorina neritoides Retusa truncatula Arca noae Epitonium clathrus Loripes lacteus Rissoa auriscalpium Arcopsis lactea Epitonium lamellosum Mactra corallina Rissoa labiosa Bittium reticulatum Epitonium pulchellum Mactra stultorum Ruditapes decusatus Bolinus brandaris Euspira guillemeni Mangiliella multilineolata Smaragdia viridis Bornia sebetia Euthria corneum Manzonia crassa Solen marginatus Bulla striata Flexopecten proteus Mitra ebeninus Sphaeronassa mutabilis Callista chione Fossarus ambiguus Modiolus barbatus Spisula subtruncata Cardita antiquata Fusinus rostratus Monodonta articulata Tellina planata Cardita calyculata Fusinus syracusanus Monodonta turbinata Tellina pulchella Cerastoderma glaucum Gari depressa Muricopsis cristatus Thais haemastoma Cerithium rupestre Gastrana fragilis Musculus senhousia Tonna galea Cerithium vulgatum Gibbula adriatica Mytilus edulis galloprovinciallis Tricolia pullus Chamelea gallina Gibbula divaricata Nassarius incrassatus Tricolia speciosa Chlamys varia Gibbula turbinoides Nassarius louisi Triphora perversa Chrysallida excavata Gibula albida Nassarius reticulatus Truncatella subcylindrica Cirostrema cochlea Gibula richardi Natica intractoides Truncatellina cylindrica Clanculus corallinus Glans trapezia Natica stercusmuscarum Typhinellus sowerbyii Clanculus cruciatus Glycymeris bimaculata Neverita josephina Venerupis corrugata Clanculus jusseui Glycymeris insubrica Ocenebrina edwardsi Venus verrucosa Cochlicella acuta Granopupa granum Paphia aurea Vexillum litoralis Cochlicella barbara Gregariella pectagnae Philine catena Conus ventricosus Haliotis tuberculata lamellosa Pinna nobilis Coralliophila panormitana Helix aspersa Pisania maculosa
PALLIDULA Page 9 There is a new place to spend rainy afternoons at West Cliff, Sheringham, Norfolk. Down at the beach front, tucked behind the lifeboat museum are restored long-shore fishermen’s sheds with exposed beams and flint work. This building has been lovingly restored by Sheringham’s Preservation Society and now houses Peter Coke’s amazing shell pictures and sculptures. The 92 pieces of work have been mounted in glass cabinets, display tables with mirrors to show each part of the collection at its best, at all angles. The walls have been painted the same sea blue green that Peter had at Sharrington <strong>Shell</strong>s and so all the works look as stunning as ever. The Peter Coke <strong>Shell</strong> Museum by Selina Wilkins If you have never seen the pieces, you are in for a stimulating, mind boggling experience as Peter’s work incorporates many different strands. There are sailor’s valentines, pictures of animals, decorated fans, sculptures, decorated small boxes, mirrors and the amazing flower arrangements often with their own decorated vases or under glass domes. When you first enter the museum, hanging on the left wall, is the most amazing intricate face. This grotesque mask is done in the style of Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1527-1593) who painted fruits and vegetables to make portraits. This work uses shells instead of fruits from the Conus family and Dentalium inaequicostaum, opercula and sea coral. This work is one of my personal favourites and inspired me to do my “About Face” face illusions for the Autumn 2006 show. The sailor’s valentines are concave towards the centre, showing off all the shells, drawing your eyes in. The concave shape, unique to Peter, gives him the ability to break the usual sailor’s valentine of having the largest shells always at the outside. He also excels at using shells with colours from opposing sides of the colour wheel to stunning effect, e.g. yellow and purple. One valentine is a Catherine Wheel of green, white and orange. Two valentines are formed from circles within circles; one with blue and white shells from Bahrain, and another showing vivid yellow, pink and white striped Tellina radiata. Looking very simple but I know I couldn’t do it, is the picture of the wildcat. The background is in sand, grey grit and crushed shells with black micro shells forming the cat’s shadow. The cat itself is formed out of common small gastropods, such as Bittinum reticulata and broken black shell fragments to create the cat’s spots and stripes. In a similar style with great exquisite detail is the stag listening on the edge of a coral forest. Also are the magnificent pair of framed Chinese style yellow landscapes with flaring branches of pale umber seaweed on which perch exotic birds with clouds of shimmering butterflies swarming in all directions.
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