I found these oysters on Ebay years ago. The story is that a woman... depressed after 9/11 went for a walk on the beach at Youngs Island. She gathered up oyster shells and took them home. She painted Santa's. Each one is unique, with great detail, hand signed with a glued cord for hanging. 100 of them. The colors are red, white and blue.They ended up here- across the country at another home of OYSTERS.
I am not sure why she sold her masterpieces... and for less than the cost of shipping them. I felt so badly that I sent her another check. Later, I was contacted by someone writing a book about unique Ebay transactions. That would be 100 Patriotic Santas from South Carolina Low Country Oyster Shells.
The clock, Nutcrackers and plant stand on the right were hand made from exotic wood by my Father. I will highlight those with a special photo in a few days.