Sondra Barchard is a renowned artist specializing in custom seashell mirrors and art. Top designers across the U.S. have commissioned her work, including Mark Sikes, Wendow Fine Living, Rod Mickley, Carly Ahlman, Designers West, Deborah Leahmann, and Cynthia Collins. Sondra also has many clients who take decorating into their own hands. Her work has been featured in Lux, Veranda, Southern Home, and Luxury Home magazines. 

Now celebrating 25 years in business, Sondra started Seashore Chic in 1999. She polished her artistic skills as a shell designer and became a partner in a shop in downtown Fernandina Beach. Her shell designs now grace the interiors of The Ritz Carlton, The Jekyll Island Club, Grey Gardens, and many homes in the Bahamas, Bermuda, and throughout the U.S.

Sondra now lives in Melbourne Beach, Florida, with her husband Curt in an empty nest called the Coconut Cottage.