Looking for a great holiday gift for someone special? How about a Giclée Print of a local landmark or their favorite vacation spot? Take them back to their beloved Southport all year long with a print, a book, or a piece of artwork from Islands Art!
Islands Art is proud to offer Giclée prints by nationally renowned local nature photographer and artist, Ken Buckner and Giclée print of original paintings by local artist & author Miller Pope.
All prints fit standard frames including our hand painted textured sand frame, add one to your order for a complete gift for as low as $15.95!
We also have a large selection of local books, cook books, and children’s books. Islands Art is your place for all of your holiday shopping!
You can buy everything at Islands Art & Books store on hwy 179 between Ocean Isle and Sunset Beach or online at: https://islandsartstore.com/
Before We Were Quaint by Larry Maisel
This book punctures the myth about the nature of the small North Carolina coastal village of Southport. Today it is known as “the town with all the antique stores,” but it’s past is very different. From the mid 1800s to the 1950s Southport was a hard working, sometimes kind of rough, even industrial, town, not merely a fishing village. Only later could it be called “quaint.”
The author unfolds that past for us. The reader will learn not only of patriots in the Revolution and Civil War blockade-runners, but the story of the little known role her people played in saving lives using converted shrimp boats to seek out German U-boats offshore during World War II. From after the Civil War until well after World War II, the robust people of Southport transformed the community. They brought about a nearly explosive growth of commercial seafood processing in the shrimp and menhaden industries, which for many years were the economic backbone of Southport.
Before We Were Quaint tells the story of the lives of people who lived with the threat of disease, survived hurricanes and children who grew up swimming, fishing, and getting into mischief along the town’s waterfront.
Going with the Flow by Miller Pope
Giclée Print by nationally renowned local author and artist, Miller Pope.
All photos have titles in the white margins.
All prints are titled digitally and reproduced as high quality Giclées. A light gray mat is also printed around the white area. All prints fit standard frames.
Tales of the Silver Coast by Miller Pope and Jacqueline DeGroot
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; “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.
Baby Sea Turtle Print by Ken Buckner
Giclée Print by nationally renowned local nature photographer and artist, Ken Buckner. “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.
Favorite Beach Photos by Ken Buckner
Hardcover coffee table edition with 128 high quality 8×10 pages with 100 full color photographs – personally signed by the author.
Stroll sandy shores by the sea or the beaches of a lovely lake and see sunrises, sunsets and wildlife just as nationally renowned local nature photographer and artist, Ken Buckner viewed them through his camera.Most of the photos were taken near his home in the South Brunswick Islands of North Carolina.
The book includes the occasional “story behind the picture.” Ken wants the reader to feel some of the excitement he experienced capturing these special moments in time. “
