Scraping By

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Artist: Nicole de Mestre

Title: Scraping by

Year: 2021-2024

Materials: Found and recycled materials - metal, wood, textiles 

Dimensions: variable

I have collected limpet shells since I was a child, and previously had never really contemplated their lives or why hundreds of them are regularly washed up on our beaches.

Often overlooked, limpets are the unsung heroes of the intertidal zone-one of the most extreme environments on the planet. Underneath their umbrella-like shells, limpets spend their lives licking and scraping the algae off rocks between the high and low water marks, allowing other creatures to thrive. 

It is fitting that these limpets are created from materials found or “scraped” from urban streets. Inspired by the cone shapes of their shells, combined with my love of basketmaking using recycled materials, these mighty limpets were born! 


Each limpet is available for sale. Prices are POA and range from $75-$1000 each. Please contact us for more information and price details.

​Nicole de Mestre is an environmental artist, who is motivated by producing something of beauty from materials that would otherwise have ended their days in a landfill site. She tries to reduce her impact on the planet and uses art to communicate her thoughts about society’s unsustainable consumer habits and living practices. She creates an eclectic range of artistic works, all linked through the use of recycled materials and found objects. Much of her process is obtaining materials and often their shapes, colour and texture determine the final work.
We wish to acknowledge and pay respect to the Arakwal people of the Bundjalung Nation,
the traditional custodians of the land​ on which we meet and work.​​
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