Hello, Captiva 2015! 
Robert (aka “Shell Man”) and Kathy from NJ built another sand sculpture at Blind Pass Captiva… and I watched the whole thing. Kathy collects the shells then Robert designs and builds his masterpiece. I love to see artists creating beach art.
As soon as I saw someone digging a mound of sand with a shovel, I had a sneaking suspicion I knew who it was.
Robert brings a few tools…
With a bucket of painted COCKLES shells then added a few PEN SHELLS.
Two hours later… spectacsheller beach art!
You just might recognize his other masterpieces too. Remember this shell heart? Yep, it was Robert’s work.
Yes, and this fabshellous shamrock…
Just to remind you how our beaches in SW Florida change very quickly- this is the pile of shells I was sorting through just a few days ago when Robert was building his beach art…
And now Robert’s Captiva 2015 beach sign looks like this. Crazy, huh?
It didn’t take long for Mother Nature to rearrange his masterpiece!
Great to see the blue sky and the blue Gulf in your photos Pam, and to see girls on the beach in bikinis! Up here in the frozen north (NYC) we are still getting hammered with some nights in the single digits and the threat of more snow.
This is so cool! How creative to use painted shells! I am counting down the days tip i’m there (and on your shelling cruise!) Happy Shelling!
Mama Nature just reminding us who’s boss. :)
Haha You know it!
It was so exciting to be there and watch the process and meet you also!
wow !!!!!! shells galore ,sun and fun cant wait–captiva I’ve never been there hope to get a trip with pam and clark to do some shellin—r.g.stein
I was there too! I saw his sculpture.. Didn’t see you, Pam.. Had a fun shelling time…
do the sculptures ever get in the way of the nesting sea turtles?
Sea turtles don’t nest in the winter so no worries. In the summer nesting season, most folks know that sculptures and sand pits are detrimental to nesting so we don’t see a lot. If they are built, the turtle trackers who count the nests each morning will knock them down and fill in holes so they won’t last long. :)
oh good!!!
I love that shamrock!
Shellotte and I looked for you today when shelling. I was fortunate to find my very first junonia!!!! I did a “happy dance” and the shellers around me saw it and were just as excited. It is in perfect condition, about 2 inches long. I looked just like you when that conch rolled up. Sorry for bragging but I am on Cloud 9.
So happy for you! Still a dream for me…so tell…where and when, details please.
Many times as I walk the beaches, I tell myself the story that I would tell of how I found my Junonia…if I ever find one.
Pam was sweet enough to meet us at the special spot this morning to take pictures and get the story. Stay tuned!
Just saw it. Thanks. Again happy for you !
I hope that the paint on those shells is non-toxic, since it all ended up (or will) in the ocean.
Also, FWIW, that is not a shamrock but is a four-leafed clover.