The watermark in the lower right corner of the image will not appear on the final print.
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Image:
8.00" x 6.00"
Mat Border:
2.00"
Frame Width:
0.88"
Overall:
13.50" x 11.50"
Sand Dollar Framed Print
by Vicki Maheu
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Sand Dollar framed print by Vicki Maheu. Bring your print to life with hundreds of different frame and mat combinations. Our framed prints are assembled, packaged, and shipped by our expert framing staff and delivered "ready to hang" with pre-attached hanging wire, mounting hooks, and nails.
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The term sand dollar (or sea cookie or snapper biscuit in New Zealand, or pansy shell in South Africa) refers to species of extremely flattened,... more
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Artist's Description
The term sand dollar (or sea cookie or snapper biscuit in New Zealand, or pansy shell in South Africa) refers to species of extremely flattened, burrowing sea urchins belonging to the order Clypeasteroida. Some species within the order, not quite as flat, are known as sea biscuits. Related animals include the sea cucumbers and starfish.
The term "sand dollar" derives from the appearance of the tests (skeletons) of dead individuals after being washed ashore. The test lacks its velvet-like skin of spines and has often been bleached white by sunlight. To beachcombers of the past, this suggested a large, silver coin, such as the old Spanish or American dollar (diameter 38-40mm).
Other English names for the creatures include sand cake and cake urchin.[3] In South Africa, they are known as pansy shells from their suggestion of a five-petaled garden flower. The Caribbean sand dollar or inflated sea biscuit, Clypeaster rosaceus, is thicker in height than most.
In Spanish-speaking a...
About Vicki Maheu
Originals are available at: Ardent Reflections on Etsy Ardent Reflections Fine Art Vicki J. Maheu resides in Kingston , Washington, where she is loving her life homeschooling her children and creating art that reflects the beauty of God’s creation and His grace toward humankind. She grew up in Southern California, and as a child remembers watching her mother paint in oils on paper at their dining room table. As Vicki grew older, she began exploring art on her own, and as a teen became fairly proficient in drawing in pencil, pastels, oil pastels, and ink. However, as adult life took over, she placed her art on the back burner for many years. Vicki still explored her creativity through crafts, sewing, cooking, blogging, and...
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Mim White
Awesome!
Nancy Merkle
Love this!
Michelle Meenawong
great details, it's beautiful. V/f
Jeanne Fischer
revisit - great image
John Malone
Saw this great work on the comment thread....VOTED
Charlie and Norma Brock
Great!
Pamela Meredith
lovely voted
Edward Fielding
Nice closeup!
Gallery Three
nice macro v
Lea Sutton
very interesting! v
Alanna Dumonceaux
love this! first sanddollar image i have come across on FAA. nice macro. V
Anne Gilbert
Fascinating. v