Introducing : The Shelleys! (mary and percy).
I never planned to make another cake topper, the birds ended up in the nuptials biz by accident. Earlier in the summer I discovered a vintage souvenir seashell doll at a barn sale. I love vintage souvenirs and this one hit all the right notes for me: a small and perfect memento of a special day , a time and place, a remembrance, sweet, a little bit sad and deeply nostalgic. It inspired these little figures and I tried hard to create that kind of sentiment - a memento of a happy day.
Simply gorgeous! A future heirloom!
Absolute treasures! You are so very clever Ann.
I had two shell dolls when I was growing up—one was covered in glitter and was probably from the 50s—a seaside souvenir of my mother’s. The second I bought with my own allowance in the early 70s on a trip to Florida. I remember it was pink and aqua. Ooo la la. Yours are so full of personality. I don’t know if I’ll come upon mine someday while searching the attic or if they disappeared in a thrift store donation years ago, but maybe I’ll try to make one or two myself. Thanks for recalling this memory.
Hi Sue – thanks so much. My first thought when I saw the little shell doll was oh my – I would have gone bannanas for this when I was 8 – something so special and innocent about it.
So sweet! I have been a fan of yours for a long time. I love your work!
I had an obsession with Egyptian things for a while in gradeschool. Not sure why it occured to me, but one day I glued some shells to a piece of paper and colored them with markers to look like pharoah’s headpieces. Seeing your lovely Shelleys made me want to bust out the craft glue again.
Bonjour, je vous ai découverte il y a peu de temps et je suis épatée par votre créativité.
Quelles idées ! quelles réalisations ! c’est vraiment extra, j’aime bcp, c’est très atypique.
Bon chemin créatif et heureux à vous.
Amicalement.
Isabelle (from France)