HELLO MY NAME IS SHANNON. I WAS RAISED IN A LARGE FAMILY WHERE MONEY NEVER WENT FAR ENOUGH. I ALWAYS WANTED NICE THINGS SO AT A YOUNG AGE, I LEARNED THE "ART OF SHOPPING" ON A SHOESTRING. MY SISTER AND I HAVE COLLECTED "STUFF" ALL OF OUR LIVES. SHE IS ALSO AN eBAYER. I HAVE A PASSION FOR SEA SHELLS AND HAVE BEEN COLLECTING THEM MYSELF ON BEACHES AROUND THE WORLD. I RECENTLY BEGAN MAKING SAILORS VALENTINES AND DISCOVERED HOW QUICKLY 30 YEARS OF SHELLS CAN DISAPPEAR! MASKS ALSO INTRIGUE ME, ESPECIALLY VINTAGE AFRICAN TRIBAL MASKS. MY NEPHEW BROUGHT ME MY FIRST "ORIGINAL" TRIBAL MASK STRAIGHT OUT OF THE BUSH OF WEST AFRICA WHEN HE WAS IN THE PEACE CORPS. IT WAS RECENTLY VALUED AS VERY ANTIQUE AND VERY AUTHENTIC. I GOT EXCITED ABOUT COLLECTING THEM AND I HAVE BEEN HOOKED ON THEM EVER SINCE. I ALSO COLLECT LOCAL ART FOUND IN MY TRAVELS, MARBLES & JEWELRY. I AM AN AVID FEMALE MOTORCYLIST AND RIDE YAMAHA ROADSTAR & V-STAR CRUISERS.