Hurricane Irma’s force washed ashore large fossilized Lightening Whelk shells in late 2017. I was drawn to collect them. These type of shells are considered sacred by the Native American Indians. Their clockwise spiral is unique to their species. It represents the cycle of life and has healing energy. I painted them and took them back to the beach to photograph them, thereby giving them a new life. What I didn’t realize at the time, was that they were giving me a new life...