Sailor's Valentines And Other Sea Shell Mosaics    by Helen Beck

Helen Beck has been working with shells since 1978.  The Sailor's Valentine, as we know it, is a sea shell mosaic worked into a single or double octagonal box.

Helen Beck goes a bit further in doing sea shell mosaics as actual sea shell mosaic paintings using shells in their natural colors.  They may be in octagonal boxes or any other kind of box to make the painting.

In her valentines, Helen often makes use of symbols to give meaning to her work.  Her shell paintings look real -- such as a ship coming toward you, ballet dancers in position, whaling scenes and portraits.

Since 1978, Helen Beck's Sea Shell Mosaics have won hundreds of awards including:  Best in Show, Exhibitor's Choice and Master's Awards.  Her work has been exhibited in the National Maritime Museum in Haifa, Israel and currently in the Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum in Sanibel, Florida.

As an octogenarian, Helen Beck still enjoys making and surprising her audiences with new sea shell masterpieces.

We hope you enjoy examples of her work.

Tilt Top Table by Helen Beck

Madonna and Child  by Helen Beck

Ballet Dancers  by Helen Beck

Clipper Ship by Helen Beck

Whaling Scene  by Helen Beck

Sailor's Valentine  by Helen Beck

Portraits   by Helen Beck

Antique Style   by Helen Beck

Chinese Valentine   by Helen Beck

Porpoises   by Helen Beck

Sanibel Valentine    by Helen Beck

Artist at Work is Helen Beck

For Information About Sailor's Valentines, Send E-Mail to HelenBeck@att.net

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