Constance Marshall Miller, Mary S. Page, Ann T. Schutt: Sailors' Valentines: Their Journey Through Time

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Sailors' Valentines: Their Journey Through Time

Seashells from the worlds' oceans have fascinated people since the dawn of time, and they continue to inspire study, collections, and decorative uses today. This new and stunningly beautiful book showcases seashells that have been assembled by shell artists in sailor's valentines, the octagonal-framed plaques with love messages and floral designs that were said to have been made by Victorian... (read more)

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“this book deals with the revival of the sailor valentine art form. plenty of large pictures, nicely laid out. some bios are a little over-wrought. yeh, the sea is inspirational to all of us. back to the images!

its the new classic, heh. best examples are the designers that keep the geometric form going, but push on it.

my favorites are the designers that keep that rough, sincere edge about their work. a few of the sailor valentine designers create works so intricately tiny...”

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