White Octopus

This little box was made for a gift exchange I did with a group of friends in August. The box has a small glass fronted shadow box on top that contains a shell from Sanibel Island and crystal glass sand.

The octopus is one my favorite creatures. I did this one in white so he would really stand out from the tropical summer colors. One of my favorite images from a book called Archipelago is of a white octopus. Whenever I look at that picture I'm put in mind of a fairy creature of the sea.

It doesn't come through in the picture but the octopus' skin has an overlay of pearlescent glimmers.