Sandra Wilson
Sandra Wilson
Sandra Wilson has lived much of her life on the East Coast and has always loved the ocean and was a craft dabbler through all of her working years. In 2021, she moved to the Oregon Coast, where her love of the beach, seashells in particular, was allowed to flourish. Having a new craft room and a beach full of inspiration and materials, she began making decoupage and seashell collages, learning new techniques at every turn. In 2023, she relocated to Philomath, OR and continues to explore shell decoupage there.
I choose my oyster shells for their size and interest, from the Yaquina Bay Oyster Farm discards. The scallop shells are purchased online and the dungeness crab shells are collected from local seafood retailers. I especially like working with the shells that I can collect locally. My images come from napkins which I collect from around the globe, online, and I enjoy matching each shell to the design that is right for it. There are usually eight layers of work on each shell. While my contribution to the shell is overboard with glitz and shine, I leave the backsides as nature made them. Mother Nature does the outsides and I do the insides.
I choose my oyster shells for their size and interest, from the Yaquina Bay Oyster Farm discards. The scallop shells are purchased online and the dungeness crab shells are collected from local seafood retailers. I especially like working with the shells that I can collect locally. My images come from napkins which I collect from around the globe, online, and I enjoy matching each shell to the design that is right for it. There are usually eight layers of work on each shell. While my contribution to the shell is overboard with glitz and shine, I leave the backsides as nature made them. Mother Nature does the outsides and I do the insides.
