Magandang umaga Philippines!!!!

cowrie shells/Philippine Islands

Still Life With Shells/Shahbazi

Salamat po!  Thank you for visiting.  I am ready for lumpia and a walk on your beautiful beaches anytime! My collection of shells sits in my living room. A funny story of how I came about my shell collection.  I was living in Olongapo and teaching art on Subic Bay Naval Base.  Every weekend a woman from the Southern Islands(Mindano) would plant herself outside my house and would not leave until I bought sea shells from her.  She often brought a baby and young children.  The size of my collection grew and grew because of my soft heart.   It was truly the accidental collection.  I should thank her now, for it is a nice collection and it has increased in value over the years.  It certainly brings beautiful memories as well, of wonderful people and a wonderful country.