Artist Profile

Shell Art by Shelley LLC

Walking the beaches of Southwest Florida is a calming and creative experience.  Listening to the waves, smelling the sea, and looking for sea shells is a pastime which has turned into a creative venture.  Finding a perfect shell is a blessing but finding a broken shell is a gift.  So many times, a broken shell will look up from the beach and send a message of design.  For example, the tree shown in the listing of my work is mostly broken sea shells.  One day a broken lightening whelk sitting on the beach reminded me of an alligator.  He promptly came home with me and I made an alligator desk ornament for my grandson.    

Each piece of work is one of a kind using sea shells, drift wood and sometimes antique jewelry.  I hope you enjoy my works of art as much I enjoy making them.   

Specific shell and material list provided upon request.