13 Specialized dentistry for infants, children, adolescents and children with special needs. www.GrowingGrins.com For more information call 910-686-1869 or 910-333-0343 W I L M I N G T O N J A C K S O N V I L L E Come meet the caring and compassionate team of Halley White Pediatric Dentistry today! TWO LOCATI ONS: WILMINGTON: 8115 Market Street, Suite 204 JACKSONVILLE: 306 Dolphin Drive www.wrightsvillebeachmagazine.com WBM Originating in Barbados this c. 1830 sailors’ valentine was owned by Margaret Woodbury Strong, founder of The Strong Museum in Rochester, New York. This half features an octagonal case of stained Spanish cedar with a glass cover. Patterned with colored cardboard, it is embellished with multi-colored shells and crab’s eyes, or seeds. It has traveled to the Houston Museum of Natural Science and the Brandywine River Museum in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, for temporary exhibitions. from Virginia, have been North Carolina Shell Club award winners for their dou-ble and single valentines. Santini says she has been drawn to the sea and maritime folklore since she was a child. Her father went to sea when he was 14 and became a sea captain in the United States Merchant Marine. “I’ve always been fascinated by shells but I started making valentines about 15 years ago,” Santini says. She glues thousands of shells to a single valentine, making custom and creative designs. Rather than planning a design before securing the shells to the back of the box, Santini works intuitively as she creates the valentines. “Because the design is very symmetri-cal, it just comes naturally to me,” Santini says. “I love making them because they are so charming and beautiful.” COURTESY OF THE STRONG, ROCHESTER, NEW YORK
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