Field guide No. 042
Claws for comfort
Upholstered shellfish.
A red velvet chaise longue shaped like a lobster lounges in a pale marble hall. Comfortable, if a little snappy.
Field noteFurniture has been animal-shaped for centuries. Upholsterers took the lobster in stride.
Also possible, also breaking nothing
The spare TuesdaySmall doors in skirting boards are a known feature of houses and mice. This one simply has no key.
A well-kept secretA jeweller could hinge a walnut by teatime. The vice is just there to make a point.
Ants mend a shattered cobalt teapotAnts do bridge gaps with their bodies. That they chose a teapot is odd, not contradictory.
Current exhibitionA gilt frame stood in the surf is a weekend installation. The tide does the curating.