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Giant Clamshell Chair

A life-sized clamshell chair with shimmery pearl ridges and barnacle details, built from chicken wire and paper mache over a simple acrylic chair frame.

Charity Grace

Charity Grace

November 19, 2024

Giant Clamshell Chair

Iridescent paint catches the light across sculpted ridges while tiny foam clay barnacles cluster along the base — the whole thing looks like it washed ashore from a mermaid’s living room, yet it’s light enough for a kid to carry. Charity Grace builds the shell shape with chicken wire and wood supports screwed into an acrylic chair, then layers paper mache and foil to create those signature ridges. A perfect statement piece for photoshoots, conventions, or themed parties that somehow fits in a minivan.

Materials

  • Acrylic chair with cushion
  • Chicken wire
  • Small wood pieces + screws
  • Paper + Mod Podge (paper mache)
  • Aluminum foil
  • Foam clay
  • Spray paint (white, tan, sand, copper)
  • Acrylic paint (shimmery) + sponge
  • Holographic powder

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