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PRESS RELEASE<br>
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RELEASE
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:<br>
April 3,
2018
Teresa Izzo<br>
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tizzo@ccmnh.org<br>
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The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History presents<br>
<i> Naturescape Gallery <br>
Sailors’ Valentines<br>
</i>with Artist Gregg Roberts<br>
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BREWSTER, MA Naturescape Gallery at the Cape Cod Museum of Natural
History is proud to present <i>Sailors’ Valentines</i> by artist Gregg
Roberts <b>May 1 ~ June 30, 2018. * <br>
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</b> Cape Cod native and <i>Sailors’ Valentines</i> award winning
artist, Gregg Roberts, is a singer, poet and self-taught artisan.
He resides, teaches and maintains a studio in the seaside village of
Cotuit, which houses an immense collection of shells and nautical
memorabilia used in the creation of his distinctive works.<br>
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Gregg created his first <i>Sailors’ Valentines</i> in 1984 following an
inspirational recollection of seeing a Sailors’ Valentines on a childhood
trip to the maritime museum at the Mystic Seaport in Connecticut.
From the beginning, his distinctive artistry became apparent as Gregg
incorporated his knowledge of knot tying into the traditional shell based
style of Barbados based Sailors’ Valentines artists favored by B. H.
Belgrave.<br>
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Recognition of his talent followed quickly as Gregg participated in the
Sanibel Shell Show, the oldest and most prestigious shell craft global
competition, and won prizes in the professional Sailors’ Valentines and
jewelry categories. He also has been recognized as one of the country’s
most prominent artists in this genre by Grace L. Madeira in her seminal
book, <i>Sailors’ Valentines…Their Journey Through Time</i> in which six
of his pieces are featured.<br>
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Gregg Roberts will be giving a presentation at the Museum on Monday, June
11th at 1pm<br>
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<b>Museum hours: May ~ Wednesday - Sunday ~ 11am-3pm / June ~ Open
Daily ~ 9:30am-4pm <br>
</b> <b>Free with Museum Admission<br>
*Dates for the exhibition are subject to minor changes. Please call
ahead. <br>
</b>For more information please call the Museum at 508-896-3867
ext. 133.<br>
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Teresa Izzo<br>
Program Coordinator<br>
Cape Cod Museum of Natural History<br>
869 Main St./Rte. 6A<br>
Brewster, MA 02631<br>
508-896-3867 x137<br>
508-896-8844 - fax</body>
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