Anchor Art Glass by Robin Preville, "from broken to beautiful".

06/17/2026

Shop local small business for Father's Day! Booth 38 July 4th 250th Anniversary T's, Hawaiian Beach Shirts, Hats and Dad tumblers!

06/16/2026

North Topsail Beach Artisan Market. Creating great art work for the Dad, Father, Papa in your life! Come "sea" us. 790 N. New River Dr. Across form Villa Capriani, Tuesday 9-1pm. Thank you for shopping local TI artists!

06/13/2026

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06/08/2026

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She found a shelter.
Laid her eggs.
And made a decision
that will cost her everything.

A female octopus can lay
up to 400,000 eggs in a single clutch —
each one no larger than a grain of rice,
each one carrying the entire future
of her bloodline.

From the moment that last egg is laid —
she stops eating.
Completely.
Forever.

For six months she stays —
never leaving the den,
not even for a single second.

She fans the eggs constantly
with her arms —
keeping them oxygenated,
clean, and alive.

She removes parasites one by one.
She fights off starfish,
crabs, eels, and fish —
anything that comes too close.

With arms growing weaker every week.
With a body consuming itself —
her own muscle, her own organs —
just to stay alive long enough
to see them hatch.

And when they finally do —
when thousands of tiny octopuses
drift up into the open ocean —

she is already dying.

Her last act —
a final burst of water
from her siphon,
blowing her babies
into the current.

Then silence.

No other creature on Earth
makes this sacrifice
with such complete,
unconditional devotion.

The ocean has never produced
a greater mother.

Follow OCEANOVA.
Some love stories
end in the deep. 🐙
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06/01/2026

North Topsail Beach Art Market is tomorrow. It is going to be cool and breezy, a perfect day to come find some hand crafted treasures. 790 N. New River Inlet, 9-1pm.

05/25/2026

So excited for tomorrow's NTBAM, 9-1pm, in the Villa Capriani parking lot. Come shop for unique items, hand crafted by local artisans.

05/20/2026

Excited to be a vendor at Topsail Craft Market 5/21, 9-1pm. South end of TI by the Breezeway Restaurant.
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Topsail Craft Market Local art and crafts. Thursdays 9:00-1:00 Memorial Day till Labor Day

05/10/2026

Sold! 2 photos w/ different lightening, 1 outdoor, 1 indoor. Hard to capture the detail. When I delivered it, her reaction was precious... "oh my, it's gorgeous", and I was Blessed to get a big hug! Sending a special prayer out for all the Mom's today!!

05/08/2026

Coastal Charm Marketplace, great vendor boutique store to find the perfect Mother's Day gifts. Shop for unique hand crafted items, shop local! 115 Sneads Ferry Rd

05/06/2026

Octopus heart facts in the link below. Most don't know there are over 300 species. They have 9 brains, a central brain and 8 others so each arm can act independently. Before I begin creating art focusing on an ocean dwelling creature, I do research so I can educate others. I love what I do!

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