Joanne Dozor and her daughter Emily have started a new venture: Blue Mermaid Art, a line of printed T-shirts, sweatshirts, children’s wear and baby onesies with designs inspired by the sea creatures of Long Beach Island.
Joanne is well known as the owner of Firefly Gallery in Surf City, the shining mosaic-covered building at 15 North Long Beach Blvd.
She opened the gallery after moving in 2001 from the Philadelphia region, where she had established her midwifery career, which included teaching prenatal yoga and yoga for children.
The tragic loss of her adult son to addiction brought her to the healing coastline of LBI, where she opened an outdoor…
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