Southwest Florida Artist Heidi Saletko hand paints animals on palm fronds and calls them “FrondZoo”.  Palm fronds are in plentiful supply in this region, they hold acrylic or oil paint well, they’re durable, and they’re easily transportable.  Heidi was featured recently in News Press as having captured the imagination of school-aged children through her realistic animal portraiture.  She sculpts the fronds to create 3D creatures that almost appear alive!  She’s a member of The Naples Artcrafters,The Naples Art Association,The United Arts Council of Collier County and her FrondZoo masks can be purchased at:  The Artist Boutique, Tin City, Art Etc. Bonita Springs, Naples Ships Store,12th Ave.S.,Naples, Frame It, Bonita Springs, and Your Island Home, Marco Island.

FrondZoo is a kaleidoscope of creatures.  The wall-hanging animal masks are as unique as the trees from which they come.  The shape and size  vary slightly, but just as zebras living in the wild, no two are exactly the same.  All pieces are created from recycled palm tree materials and are carefully hand painted. (www.frondzoo.com).

Shauna Lee Lange is a full-service arts advisory firm and design studio located in Port Charlotte, Southwest Florida.  We are dedicated to helping women and girls live more creatively artful and authentic lives through coaching & teaching,  craft workspace design & organization, and art marketing & branding.  The Artist Shauna Lee Lange exhibits nationally in paper and book arts in art journaling, visual diaries, and sketchbooks.  Her works center on personal geographies and women’s transformative issues through the use of vintage ephemera, collage, and mixed media components.  Come on over and be a part of our International Linkedin Arts Network Creative Art Consultants.  More art IS more love.