CHECKING FOR SOFT SHELLS holiday ornaments Image size: 27" x 7"

Image size: 27" x 7"

work and play in Skagway

Image size: 16" x 5"

sharing with the world her seamless blend of art

heavily wrinkled

CHECKING FOR SOFT SHELLS holiday ornaments Image size: 27" x 7"Limited edition print by Rie Munoz Edition size: 500 Image size: 8 5 8 x 6 5 8 Artist's description: While in Tenakee a few years ago I was invited to go aboard a fishing boat to pull up a couple of King Crab pots. We got a nice haul and our friend started checking for soft shells. Every year, usually spring, crabs molt their shells being replaced by a larger one. During the molting process there is only half the meat and the crabs are put back in to