art is easy when nature does it for you. this is simply a random spill of the clams we had for dinner, two types of mediterranean shellfish called palourdes and clovisses. they look painted to me. manipulated somehow to be more than simply randomly pleasing. they look, in a word, artful. sometimes you need to know when to intervene, but sometimes you need to know when to step out of the way.

clovisses and palourdes clams

etang de thau, mediterranean, france