Artist uses seashells of different shapes and sizes to create stunning animal mosaics in the sand

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Un-beach-lievable! Artist uses seashells of different shapes and sizes to create stunning animal mosaics in the sand

  • Anna Chan visited Robert Moses State Park, New York, to make sand sculptures
  • These evolved into beautiful mosaic animals from lions and whales to sheep 
  • Bored Panda compiled gallery of the most stunning creations made from shells 

By Nicole Conner For Mailonline

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An artist uses shells of different shapes and sizes to create stunning beach artwork. 

Jeweller and designer Anna Chan, who is based in New York, visited Robert Moses State Park and began creating sand sculptures which eventually evolved into beautiful animal mosaics.  

Bored Panda compiled a gallery of Anna’s designs including safari animals like lions and rhinos, as well as paying homage to the sea with whales, an octopus and fish.

She begins her projects by collecting different shapes and colours of shells that match the idea she has in her head, be that penguins or hedgehogs.   

The stunning works of art, which are shared on her Instagram and website, take a minimum of three days to complete, and it can be up to a week before they’re finished.  

Here FEMAIL looks at some of the intricate pieces…  

Jeweller and designer Anna Chan, who is based in New York, creates stunning mosaics of animals including lions using shells she found on the beach 

During lockdown she visited Robert Moses State Park and began creating sand sculptures but this evolved into creating art depicting various animals like penguins

During lockdown she visited Robert Moses State Park and began creating sand sculptures but this evolved into creating art depicting various animals like penguins 

She begins her projects by collecting different shapes and colours of shells that match the idea, like the grey, black and white ones used for this rhino

She begins her projects by collecting different shapes and colours of shells that match the idea, like the grey, black and white ones used for this rhino 

The stunning works of art take a minimum of three days to complete and she occasionally uses props like the bamboo to make her panda come to life

The stunning works of art take a minimum of three days to complete and she occasionally uses props like the bamboo to make her panda come to life 

Different types of shells found on the beach, like these mussels shells which gives the illusion of a feathered tail on this peacock

Different types of shells found on the beach, like these mussels shells which gives the illusion of a feathered tail on this peacock 

Stunning attention to detail is taken to create the animals and smaller shells are added to make the snout and small spiral at the tail of this seahorse

Stunning attention to detail is taken to create the animals and smaller shells are added to make the snout and small spiral at the tail of this seahorse 

This beautiful 3D fish uses flat shells which have been stuck into the sand to create a stunning tail and smaller circular shells create the body

This beautiful 3D fish uses flat shells which have been stuck into the sand to create a stunning tail and smaller circular shells create the body 

Bored Panda compiled a list of Anna's most stunning works like this orange and white octopus which she built into the sand

Bored Panda compiled a list of Anna’s most stunning works like this orange and white octopus which she built into the sand

This snap shows the process behind the works of art as individual shells are carefully added into the sand to create the images

This snap shows the process behind the works of art as individual shells are carefully added into the sand to create the images 

No animal is too small recreate as Anna takes lots of small dark shells to give the impression of spikes on the back of this hedgehog

No animal is too small recreate as Anna takes lots of small dark shells to give the impression of spikes on the back of this hedgehog 

Anna depicts numerous different animals in her creations and picks different shells like these shark eyes to give the impression of curly wool for this sheep

Anna depicts numerous different animals in her creations and picks different shells like these shark eyes to give the impression of curly wool for this sheep 

Numerous different types of shells in an array of colours helps bring creations such as birds and various land and sea creatures to life

Numerous different types of shells in an array of colours helps bring creations such as birds and various land and sea creatures to life