Shell-stringing is the cultural practice of collecting, preparing and stringing shells to make necklaces and bracelets. This knowledge is passed from mothers and grandmothers to their daughters and ...

Lola Greeno's shell necklaces tell a story about growing up on a remote Bass Strait island. The renowned Indigenous artist's exhibition Cultural Jewels has returned home to Tasmania for Reconciliation ...

I am surprised that Kaia Gerber did not wear a long, beaded necklace while browsing for root vegetables and spiritual sustenance at the farmers market last weekend, because just about every other ...

Jeanette James combed remote Tassie beaches as a child, collecting tiny iridescent maireener shells with her family. Decades later she celebrates the importance of this ancient cultural practice. “My ...

Some of Jeanette James’ earliest childhood memories involve combing remote Tasmanian beaches and collecting tiny iridescent maireener shells with her family. She always enjoyed the process, but it ...