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The old Sunset Beach Bridge is soon to be decommissioned. You can can remember the bridge with a Giclée Commemorative Print by nationally renowned local nature photographer and artist, Ken Buckner.

Click here to buy a high quality Giclée Print at the Islands Art website!

“I explore beauty with my camera. The photos show the journey” – Ken Buckner

All photos have titles in the white margins and Ken’s signature is printed in the image digitally. A light gray mat is also printed around the white area.

All photos are signed and titled digitally and reproduced as high quality Giclées. A grey mat is printed around the image . All prints fit standard frames.

Click here to buy a high quality Giclée Print at the Islands-Art.com website!

Islands Art features Giclée Prints by nationally renowned local nature photographer and artist, Ken Buckner, the books of Miller Pope (founder of The Winds Resort and Sea Trail Golf Resort), mystery novelist Tom Rieber and renowned local Romance Novelists Jacqueline DeGroot and Peggy Grich.

Pricing is by frame size:

5×7 (white around 4×6 image): $8.00
8×10 (white around 5×7 image): $20.00
11×14 (white around 6×9 image): $25.00
16×20 (white around 10×14 image): $35.00
24×36 (white around 20×32 image): $75.00

The giclée is designed to fit standard frame sizes found everywhere. ??All art from Doe Creek Gallery is unconditionally guaranteed. We use only the finest and most permanent materials. Our prices are as low as we can make them?consistent with this quality.

Q: What is a giclée?

A: Simply stated, it is the “Rolls Royce” of new printing technology. Pronounced “G-Clay”, the image is reproduced from a digital file by slowly spraying archival inks (rated at 65-75 years) on fine paper or canvas.

Click here to buy a high quality Giclée Print at the Islands Art website!

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Local writer and artist Miller Pope has been busy writing and illustrating eight books over the last several years including a series of pirate books, local history books, a book on illustration techniques as well as a memoir entitled “Confessions of a Mad Man”.

The January 2011 issue of Our State Magazine includes a 4 page color article about Miller in their People section and features a number of his vintage illustrations.

All of miller’s books as well as prints of some of his most popular paintings and illustrations are available for sale online at his website: http://MillerPope.com as well as on: http://Islands-Art.com

Islands-Art.com – is a new e-commerce website featuring books, photography and other works by artists and writers of the islands of Coastal Carolina.

The coastal islands of the area have long been a magnet to artists and writers who discover the beauty and romance of the area and decide to put down roots.

Islands Art features Giclée Prints by nationally renowned local nature photographer and artist, Ken Buckner, the books of Miller Pope (founder of The Winds Resort and Sea Trail Golf Resort), mystery novelist Tom Rieber and renowned local Romance Novelists Jacqueline DeGroot and Peggy Grich.

Also The History of Ocean Isle Beach book and Audio Driving Tour 2 CD Set by local authors Fred R David and Vern J. Bender

Visitors to the site can learn about these artists and writers and purchase their works along with T-shirts and other apparel featuring their works of art.

The site has just been launched and offers dozens of books and prints. New works will be added going forward as the site expands!

Click here to take a look: http://www.islands-art.com

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Another busy golf season wrapped up in November with The 23rd International Tee Party Tournament. The Winds Resort hosted 60 players from both sides of the Atlantic for a week of golf and special activities.

The Americans took home the cup again this year but our British friends have already made reservations for Oct. 29, through Nov. 5, 2011, to attempt to take the cup across the Atlantic!

Participants played Sandpiper Bay and Tiger’s Eye courses in Sunset Beach, NC, Then had a day off at leisure? where some took advantage of the optional trip to Bald Head Island, NC. Play continued the next day on Farmstead and Meadowlands courses in Calabash, NC.

North Carolina International Tee Party is the world’s largest international team event. The tournament will take place in November, 2010 marking it’s Twenty Third anniversary.

This Ryder Cup style event is a mixed competition for all handicaps hosted by “THE WINDS RESORT BEACH CLUB” just 20 minutes north of Myrtle Beach.

A European Team of approximately 50 golfers will play for the 23rd consecutive year against an American Team of the same number over four competition days on some of the area’s finest courses for the North Carolina “Tee Pot” Trophy.

Competition takes place over four days on four of the area’s finest courses for the North Carolina “Tee Pot” Trophy. The week long event includes receptions, a mid week barbecue, an awards banquet and golf on some of the area’s finest courses.

Reserve your spot in the 24th Annual North Carolina International Tee Party Golf Tournament Oct. 29, through Nov. 5, 2011!

Come join us to enjoy great golf, great accommodations and great camaraderie!

Call The Winds Resort Golf Desk at 800.334.3581 or email:

GolfDesk@TheWindsGolf.com

Here is a video taken at The Tee Party Tournament Awards Dinner. The next tournament marks it’s 24th Annual Year and will take place in November, 2011.

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Tales of the Silver Coast – A Secret History Of Brunswick County – From the earliest days of European exploration to the golf courses and beach resorts in this fascinating and fast-growing region, Brunswick County has attracted settlers, invaders, and visitors of all descriptions.

In these pages you’ll read about Steve Bonnet, the “Gentleman Pirate,” who hid his ships in Brunswick’s moss-draped creeks but unfortunately underestimated the ebbing tide; Coast Guard mounted on horse-back patrolling Ocean Isle’s beaches hunting for spies landed by German submarines; “Mrs. Calabash,” who’s said to have lent her name to the famous sign-off for Jimmy Durante’s classic radio shows; and Topsy the Elephant, who swam for the Brunswick riverbank after breaking loose from circus handlers in the 1920s.

Follow the struggles and victories that shaped Brunswick County, from the first contact of Europeans with native Americans, to successive administrations of the Lords Proprietors, the royal governors, the British crown, and the leaders of a new nation—many at whom hailed from this small but influential corner of North Carolina. Discover Brunswick’s rich Civil War history, scenic roadways and waterways and current-day towns and townships.

Tales of the Silver Coast, recounts the tales of privateers and plantation owners, politicians and Prohibition rum-runners and the many colorful people and diverse places of southeastern North Carolina.

Hard Cover $14.95

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