About

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Tess Morley comes from a creative background, she was brought up living in Suffolk. Working with collected shells from an early age seemed totally natural and Tess made shell boxes which were given as presents to friends. After studying fine art at Brighton she returned to her passion of making shell encrusted, three dimensional objects in her Sussex studio.

Tess is a member of Homo Faber presented by the Michelangelo Foundation for Creativity and Craftmanship. The extremely unusual, shell Grotesque portrait heads have become collectors items covered by her many followers in the United States. Tess has exhibited her shell work in galleries and show rooms throughout London, Paris and Venice. Her work is internationally known and is highly prized in both America and Europe.

Tess’s restoration of grottoes brought the attention of The National Trust and English Heritage. She has worked on the Goodwood Shell House (probably England's finest), the Shell House at Hatfield Forest and The Long Water Grotto at Valentines Park. A grotto has a timeless quality which is reflected in her exquisite work.