I was commissioned to create a 52 foot shell wall mosaic for the re-inventing of an Olympia, Washington restaurant. The historic King Solomans Reef Cafe was established in the 1930's and is in the historical part of the city. The new owners wanted to introduce a west coast flavour adding oysters from the Perkins Oyster Farms and other seafood menu items. They wanted to provide a visual reference for the "The Reef" motif. The wall mosaic utilizes all kinds of shells including oysters, clams, muscles, lichens, scallops and moon and drill snails. I consulted on the overall design and provided options for the wildlife that were created to provide a suggestions of creatures but made from shells. The shell wall mosaic flows from the front of the restaurant to the back adding a cohesive eye visual when you first enter the restaurant. A young child was heard to say "can we sit by the octopus". Perfect!