Now you can take a
Fabulous WHIMZEYLAND Complex Tour!!
TOUR THE EXTERIOR OF WHIMZEYLAND THE ART ENVIRONMENT THAT IS THE HOUSE AND STUDIO OF TODD AND KIARALINDA THE FOUNDERS OF SAFETY HARBOR ART AND MUSIC CENTER (SHAMC) AND THEN CONTINUE ON YOUR TOUR TO (SHAMC) And learn how they are connected along with other pieces of the complex puzzle
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The artist life is alive and evolving in Safety Harbor, Florida.
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Fabulous WHIMZEYLAND Complex Tour
Summer Guided Tours are by Appointment
Tour guide Janet Lee 727-424-6258
4 person minimum
$25 a person- everyone must purchase a ticket regardless of age
Tour guide Janet Lee 727-424-6258
Please NO pets and Adults only
Partial proceeds benefit SHAMc children's programming
Join Janet Lee for an interactive tour and experience with our city’s unique and fantastic folk art. You will begin by touring the grounds ofWHIMZEYLAND -a unique installation of local artists, Todd and Kiaralinda. Whimzeyland has become a focal point of our little town. Fantastic WHIMZEYLAND has been featured in many television shows including Home Strange Home. This yard is full of wonder with it’s fabulous recycled shrines, 600 bowling balls, mosaic pathways, wire art daisies, and mermaid carvings. You are invited to hop up on the giant mosaic moon, pose with smiling joker heads, and gaze down at the sparkling pathway of inspirational words.
Next, you will visit the Safety Harbor Art and Music Center just blocks away. SHAMc was the brainchild of Kiaralinda and Todd as the next monumental folk art creation but it was created with the help of the arts collective that by that time had been formed. It will remind you of WHIMZEYLAND. This fantastic mirrored mosaic building was literally built by the community one piece at a time. Tour the open air ODD-itorium and see what’s so special about the bathrooms! Find magic with the beautiful life-sized unicorn and pose with Elle the giant elephant. SHAMc is a place that will transform your imagination and get you thinking about how to make your neighborhood special by adding your artistic flair.
Meet your Facilitator-O-Fun, Janet Lee
I grew up in a beige world. When I arrived in Safety Harbor 9 years ago, I knew I finally found my home. The artists welcomed me and opened up their special environments for me. They encouraged me to be a part of their creations and to try new things with creativity and mixed media. In the first year, I was in three parades and had helped to create over ten mosaic pieces for the art center! I was dancing and wearing feathers in my hair and I even changed my career to embrace new technology and design. You know what Oprah says about choosing a new life – well, I did it with the help of this fantastic community! My favorite thing to do is share this wonderful place with visitors! I have stories! I have access! I know people!! Come along with me and we can explore this amazing place I call home.
Summer Guided Tours are by Appointment
Tour guide Janet Lee 727-424-6258
4 person minimum
$25 a person- everyone must purchase a ticket regardless of age
Tour guide Janet Lee 727-424-6258
Please NO pets and Adults only
Partial proceeds benefit SHAMc children's programming
Join Janet Lee for an interactive tour and experience with our city’s unique and fantastic folk art. You will begin by touring the grounds ofWHIMZEYLAND -a unique installation of local artists, Todd and Kiaralinda. Whimzeyland has become a focal point of our little town. Fantastic WHIMZEYLAND has been featured in many television shows including Home Strange Home. This yard is full of wonder with it’s fabulous recycled shrines, 600 bowling balls, mosaic pathways, wire art daisies, and mermaid carvings. You are invited to hop up on the giant mosaic moon, pose with smiling joker heads, and gaze down at the sparkling pathway of inspirational words.
Next, you will visit the Safety Harbor Art and Music Center just blocks away. SHAMc was the brainchild of Kiaralinda and Todd as the next monumental folk art creation but it was created with the help of the arts collective that by that time had been formed. It will remind you of WHIMZEYLAND. This fantastic mirrored mosaic building was literally built by the community one piece at a time. Tour the open air ODD-itorium and see what’s so special about the bathrooms! Find magic with the beautiful life-sized unicorn and pose with Elle the giant elephant. SHAMc is a place that will transform your imagination and get you thinking about how to make your neighborhood special by adding your artistic flair.
Meet your Facilitator-O-Fun, Janet Lee
I grew up in a beige world. When I arrived in Safety Harbor 9 years ago, I knew I finally found my home. The artists welcomed me and opened up their special environments for me. They encouraged me to be a part of their creations and to try new things with creativity and mixed media. In the first year, I was in three parades and had helped to create over ten mosaic pieces for the art center! I was dancing and wearing feathers in my hair and I even changed my career to embrace new technology and design. You know what Oprah says about choosing a new life – well, I did it with the help of this fantastic community! My favorite thing to do is share this wonderful place with visitors! I have stories! I have access! I know people!! Come along with me and we can explore this amazing place I call home.
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Fabulous WHIMZEYLAND Complex Tour
new dates coming soon
Tour meets at The Nona Slice House 997 Main Street Safety Harbor
to receive tour instructions.
$25 a person Limited capacity so everyone must purchase a ticket regardless of age
Tour Guide Priscilla Velez 787-469-8000
Please NO pets and Adults only
Covid Rules Apply -Masks required when in Art Center
Partial proceed benefit children's programming at SHAMc
Join Priscilla for an interactive tour and experience with our city’s unique and fantastic folk art. You will begin by touring the grounds of WHIMZEYLAND -installation of local artists, Todd and Kiaralinda. Whimzeyland has become a focal point of our little town. Fantastic WHIMZEYLAND has been featured in many television shows including Home Strange Home. This yard is full of wonder with it’s fabulous recycled shrines, 600 bowling balls, mosaic pathways, wire art daisies, and mermaid carvings. You are invited to hop up on the giant mosaic moon, pose with smiling joker heads, and gaze down at the sparkling pathway of inspirational words.
Next, you will visit the Safety Harbor Art and Music Center (SHAMc) just blocks away. SHAMc was the brainchild of Kiaralinda and Todd as the next monumental folk art creation but it was created with the help of the arts collective that by that time had been formed. It will remind you of
WHIMZEYLAND. This fantastic mirrored mosaic building was literally built by the community one piece at a time. Tour the open air ODD-itorium and see what’s so special about the bathrooms! Find magic with the beautiful life-sized unicorn and pose with Elle the giant elephant. SHAMc is a place that will transform your imagination and get you thinking about how to make your neighborhood special by adding your artistic flair.
Meet your Facilitator-O-Fun, Priscilla Velez
Born to a Cuban family in Miami and raised in the beautiful “isla del encanto” in Puerto Rico I grew up amidst colorful and art-filled family and communities which instilled a passion for dance, music, and creativity in me from a very young age. I moved to Safety Harbor and immediately felt embraced by the artist community who took me in as their Spanish/ Spanish music teacher at SHAMc -Safety Harbor Art and Music Center. Living and playing amidst this space together with its people has changed my inner space and the way I see and imagine the world I want to create. Join me as I share stories and fun while we journey through this whimsical land filled with art and beauty.
new dates coming soon
Tour meets at The Nona Slice House 997 Main Street Safety Harbor
to receive tour instructions.
$25 a person Limited capacity so everyone must purchase a ticket regardless of age
Tour Guide Priscilla Velez 787-469-8000
Please NO pets and Adults only
Covid Rules Apply -Masks required when in Art Center
Partial proceed benefit children's programming at SHAMc
Join Priscilla for an interactive tour and experience with our city’s unique and fantastic folk art. You will begin by touring the grounds of WHIMZEYLAND -installation of local artists, Todd and Kiaralinda. Whimzeyland has become a focal point of our little town. Fantastic WHIMZEYLAND has been featured in many television shows including Home Strange Home. This yard is full of wonder with it’s fabulous recycled shrines, 600 bowling balls, mosaic pathways, wire art daisies, and mermaid carvings. You are invited to hop up on the giant mosaic moon, pose with smiling joker heads, and gaze down at the sparkling pathway of inspirational words.
Next, you will visit the Safety Harbor Art and Music Center (SHAMc) just blocks away. SHAMc was the brainchild of Kiaralinda and Todd as the next monumental folk art creation but it was created with the help of the arts collective that by that time had been formed. It will remind you of
WHIMZEYLAND. This fantastic mirrored mosaic building was literally built by the community one piece at a time. Tour the open air ODD-itorium and see what’s so special about the bathrooms! Find magic with the beautiful life-sized unicorn and pose with Elle the giant elephant. SHAMc is a place that will transform your imagination and get you thinking about how to make your neighborhood special by adding your artistic flair.
Meet your Facilitator-O-Fun, Priscilla Velez
Born to a Cuban family in Miami and raised in the beautiful “isla del encanto” in Puerto Rico I grew up amidst colorful and art-filled family and communities which instilled a passion for dance, music, and creativity in me from a very young age. I moved to Safety Harbor and immediately felt embraced by the artist community who took me in as their Spanish/ Spanish music teacher at SHAMc -Safety Harbor Art and Music Center. Living and playing amidst this space together with its people has changed my inner space and the way I see and imagine the world I want to create. Join me as I share stories and fun while we journey through this whimsical land filled with art and beauty.
Meet your Facilitator-O-Fun , Janet Lee
I grew up in a beige world. When I arrived in Safety Harbor 9 years ago, I knew I finally found my home. The artists welcomed me and opened up their special environments for me. They encouraged me to be a part of their creations and to try new things with creativity and mixed media. In the first year, I was in three parades and had helped to create over ten mosaic pieces for the art center! I was dancing and wearing feathers in my hair and I even changed my career to embrace new technology and design. You know what Oprah says about choosing a new life - well, I did it with the help of this fantastic community! My favorite thing to do is share this wonderful place with visitors! I have stories! I have access! I know people!! Come along with me and we can explore this amazing place I call home.
I grew up in a beige world. When I arrived in Safety Harbor 9 years ago, I knew I finally found my home. The artists welcomed me and opened up their special environments for me. They encouraged me to be a part of their creations and to try new things with creativity and mixed media. In the first year, I was in three parades and had helped to create over ten mosaic pieces for the art center! I was dancing and wearing feathers in my hair and I even changed my career to embrace new technology and design. You know what Oprah says about choosing a new life - well, I did it with the help of this fantastic community! My favorite thing to do is share this wonderful place with visitors! I have stories! I have access! I know people!! Come along with me and we can explore this amazing place I call home.
Meet your Facilitator-O-Fun, Priscilla Velez
Born to a Cuban family in Miami and raised in the beautiful “isla del encanto” in Puerto Rico I grew up amidst colorful and art-filled family and communities which instilled a passion for dance, music, and creativity in me from a very young age. I moved to Safety Harbor and immediately felt embraced by the artist community who took me in as their Spanish/ Spanish music teacher at the art and music center. Living and playing amidst this space together with its people has changed my inner space and the way I see and imagine the world I want to create. Join me as I share stories and fun while we journey through this whimsical land filled with art and beauty.
Born to a Cuban family in Miami and raised in the beautiful “isla del encanto” in Puerto Rico I grew up amidst colorful and art-filled family and communities which instilled a passion for dance, music, and creativity in me from a very young age. I moved to Safety Harbor and immediately felt embraced by the artist community who took me in as their Spanish/ Spanish music teacher at the art and music center. Living and playing amidst this space together with its people has changed my inner space and the way I see and imagine the world I want to create. Join me as I share stories and fun while we journey through this whimsical land filled with art and beauty.
Meet your FUNcilitator, Melissa Mabe
Melissa has been a supporter of all things "Whimsical" for as long as she can remember. She discovered or was discovered by the Whimzey Twins, Todd and Kiaralinda, in 2014 when they were searching for an event manager for their fundraising concert series called Safety Harbor SongFest. This annual event helped to raise the funds to complete the building of their non-profit Safety Harbor Art and Music Center. Her background includes 30 years in events and 7 years managing tours for a local tour operator. Melissa has been successful in selling and packaging tours of Whimzeyland to her client's groups. She is well versed in the history and herstory of the house and artworks inside and out and her enthusiasm and affection for all things Whimzey is contagious.
Melissa has been a supporter of all things "Whimsical" for as long as she can remember. She discovered or was discovered by the Whimzey Twins, Todd and Kiaralinda, in 2014 when they were searching for an event manager for their fundraising concert series called Safety Harbor SongFest. This annual event helped to raise the funds to complete the building of their non-profit Safety Harbor Art and Music Center. Her background includes 30 years in events and 7 years managing tours for a local tour operator. Melissa has been successful in selling and packaging tours of Whimzeyland to her client's groups. She is well versed in the history and herstory of the house and artworks inside and out and her enthusiasm and affection for all things Whimzey is contagious.
WHIMZEYLAND
is an experience you won't forget. There are hundreds of recycled art pieces on the grounds. You will see sparkling chandeliers, inspirational tiles, carved figures, and even an old gas pump. Smiling joker heads welcome you to the space and that's only the beginning. The Safety Harbor Art and Music Center will thrill your eyes. See mannequins dressed in high fashion recycled costumes, a giant elephant and heart covered dolphin.
is an experience you won't forget. There are hundreds of recycled art pieces on the grounds. You will see sparkling chandeliers, inspirational tiles, carved figures, and even an old gas pump. Smiling joker heads welcome you to the space and that's only the beginning. The Safety Harbor Art and Music Center will thrill your eyes. See mannequins dressed in high fashion recycled costumes, a giant elephant and heart covered dolphin.
School Tours and Projects
For more information on bringing your school classes to tour SHAMc and WHIMZEYLAND
Call/email Heather -727-424-2576 or impurple@mac.com
Call/email Heather -727-424-2576 or impurple@mac.com