Jeanette James combed remote Tassie beaches as a child, collecting tiny iridescent maireener shells with her family. Decades later she celebrates the importance of this ancient cultural practice. “My ...

A black crow and button shell necklace made by Ashlee Murray and showcased as part of a new exhibition at Bett Gallery. Picture: Jack Bett “The gallery has had a strong working relationship and ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. The skill of shell-stringing — a painstaking process requiring intimate knowledge of the island's ...

A palawa shell necklace by Ashlee Murray, on show at Bett Gallery. Picture Jack Bett “In the early days, it was purely a labour of love, up until the late ’90s and early 2000s when interest (from the ...