Etsy

About

Time spent at the beach or otherwise on the water is high on my list. Living on the Gulf coast of Florida allows plenty of opportunity to search for treasures at low tide, share a sunset with friends, rollerblade at dawn and kayak the surf to Shell Island for a picnic and some of the best shelling anywhere. The southernmost tip of St. Pete Beach is a village called Pass-A-Grille, a close-knit community of characters and charm. Many of the shells used in my work are collected from the beaches here, on beach walks that yeild a jubilee of shells, the variety of which changes with the seasons.

My pleasure is the challenge and inspiration of a vintage piece, an unusual shell or a custom request for a nature-inspired work of art. I frequently incorporate natural stone or glass tile, quirky found objects, beach glass and fun jewelry finds.

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• Female
• Born on October 16
• Joined July 15, 2009

Favorite materials

Shells, stone and glass tiles, beach glass, frames, vintage boxes and furniture, bottles, pottery, wood, paint, glaze, glue, grout