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WBM september 2018
Brady Semmel looks for shells in the shallow
waters of the marsh at Wrightsville’s north
end in August 2018.
“I never really go and just sit at the
beach. Every time I go, I’m walking
around and I’m looking,” he says. “When
I’m on these islands I’m always looking
around because, again, it’s places that
people don’t go.”
Collecting the shells is only part of
the preparation for the annual show.
Semmel must also come up with a fresh
theme and create his display cases. He
says it is challenging to come up with
original ideas.
“Whatever idea you have, someone’s
probably done that before,” he says. “It’s
not just the shells, it’s how you display
that’s different.”
Semmel has a few tricks up his sleeve
for this year, including plans to include
mirrors and lights to highlight his spe-cial
shells.
The show includes both scientific
exhibits as well as art pieces, and each
exhibit can range from one shell to
many. There are also a variety of catego-ries
collectors can enter.
“That’s the thing about shell collect-ing,”
he says. “It’s not an expensive hobby.
The stuff is out there. You just have to
get to the beach to find it.”
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