Nature's Sculptures: Coral

To me, a piece of coral is nature's most beautiful sculpture, which might explain my obsession with and the abundance of coral in my home. I began collecting specimens about four years ago, and my love for them only grows with each vignette, each display, and each photograph they help to create. Here are some of my most beautiful and prized possessions:

Above:

A large clam shell holds birdnest coral, blue coral, stylophora coral, and ivory bush coral.

 This large pink seafan coral is displayed in all it's grandeur on a piece of lucite.

Blue coral, with it's gorgeous gray-blue color, is absolutely spectacular next to blue books and in a "sea" of white coral and clam shells.

This rose coral couldn't have been given a more appropriate name. It looks like a rose in full bloom.

A seafan coral in front of a gold mirror "fans" my plate coral beneath it. The white plate coral looks luminescent on my mantle and my dining table.

I hope you enjoyed, and thank you for visiting Nora's Nest!

       XOXO,