Sarah Grace Holcomb
Artist (& Educator)



The Oyster:
The Corpse of the Sea


The Corpse of the Sea is an ongoing series investigating the impact of oysters on our oceans.

 

“He was a bold man
who first ate an oyster”

-Jonathan Swift, 1726

(But really he stole this quote from some other guy.)


He was a Bold Man,
Who First Ate an Oyster

Ceramic shell, resin, wood, latex paint, and found objects, 2020
A single oyster can filter 15 gallons of water a day.

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Oyster for Davide & Micol
Graphite, enamel on tile
2020


“No I do not weep at the world― I am too busy sharpening my oyster knife.”

― Zora Neale Hurston, 1928