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SHELL
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Bill Jordan
Since 1992 Bill Jordan has been fascinated
with Shell Art and the octagonal
wooden display cases
so
often used in the creation of Sailor's Valentines.
Bill handcrafts a complete line of
beautiful wooden display cases, in which discriminating shell
artists prefer to house their shell art mosaic masterpieces, to
not only protect the fragile designs, but
to add yet another dimension of quality and beauty to their
work.
Now, Bill has added his own unique
shell art interpretation to his collections with his exquisite shell mosaics which are housed within antique pocket
watches, which can be worn as pendants.
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Shell Art gallery
View
Shell Art Pocket Watch slide show
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Install A Pocket Watch
Chain
Step by Step instructional demo |
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1800's Sailor's Valentine
DVD by Bill Jordan
Bill Jordan is proud to
announce the release of his 1800's Sailor's Valentine
Instructional DVD, with over 190 detailed and narrated
images with step by step instructions to create a shell art
masterpiece true to the style of the 1800's.
1800's Sailor's Valentine DVD
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Bill Jordan Featured on Martha
Stewart Living Show
On July 23, 2007
Bill Jordan's Shell Art Pocket Watch Pendants, Shell Park
and his award winning 1800's Sailor Valentine were featured
on the Martha Stewart Living show and is now archived on her
website with other shell art projects. Visit
Martha Stewart Living website
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Shell Art by Bill Jordan
Bill Jordan's Shell Art Pocket Watch Pendants have taken
first place awards and trophy’s in multiple shows, such as
Sanibel FL, Philadelphia, PA, Melbourne, FL and Sarasota, FL
from 2002 to date. Click here to see a slideshow of Bill
Jordan's
Shell Art
Pocketwatches
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Sailor's Valentine Cases
Bill Jordan's handcrafted wooden Sailor's Valentine cases have
been showcased in several books, magazines and publications,
such as Martha Stewart Living magazine, Yankee Magazine, and
a beautiful coffee table book by Marlene Hurley Marshall,
Shell Chic |
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THE ART OF
THE SAILOR'S VALENTINE |
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 What a romantic way to say "I love you"...
Shell art is a delicate and intensive art form, requiring
many
patient hours and much skill to design and layout intricate
shell patterns. The octagonal box which holds
the mosaic should
be no less than an art piece itself. Bill Jordan's
handcrafted wooden cases and his shell mosaics are the perfect
marriage for these intricate works of art.
Featured in works by celebrated shell artisans,
Bill's Sailor's
Valentine cases
are truly worthy component of these works of art. Each box
is painstakingly handcrafted from fine woods such as cherry, maple,
tiger
maple, mahogany
and Spanish cedar, the original woods used in the construction in
the 1800's.
Bill, also a shell mosaic artisan, creates one of a kind
Sailor's Valentines, as well
as the
handcrafted cases.
Sailor's Valentine
Lore...
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