SHELBY JENSEN LONGBRUSH: SWAMP CHILD

          

Shelby Jensen Longbrush, 32, was born in the swamp lands of South Florida.  After battling her way up the peninsula in her youth, through the vast and wild wetlands ripe with alligators, snakes, bears and boars, Shelby found her home in the mossy curtains and tree covered canopy that is beautiful Savannah. There she honed her skills in woodworking, bike exploration, plant identification and learning to assimilate rather than to fear the local wildlife.  Soon the wild world around her became both her playground and inspiration–thus the Swamp Child was born!

Shelby’s free-spirited creations make use of a host of mixed media, including house paint, acrylic paint, found objects, wood boards, beads, bones, bronze, crystal beads, glass beads, wood beads, mortar and grout, fabric pieces, stones, driftwood, copper wire, yarn, wood glue, polyurethane, shellac, sea- shells, pressed flowers and other odds and ends.

Shelby’s Exhibit will be on display through August and September.