Pat D'Angelo, of North Wildwood, poses for a picture by a set of wings made by Chris Pohle, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. The display is located at 7th Street and JFK Boulevard in North Wildwood. (Tim Hawk | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com)

There are a few reasons to visit the 7th Street beach in North Wildwood during the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday.

Some may want to see the erosion caused from the last few storms while others may just want to walk the quiet beach during the offseason. But those in the know have a different reason to pay a visit -- to see a set of wings that resemble those of an angel.

These two 4-foot tall wings -- made of approximately 350 cut conch (strombus) shells that are attached to a pole -- provide joy, hope and a spiritual connection to the people that come to visit them at take photos.

"I think it's beautiful," said Pat D'Angelo, of North Wildwood. "It's so spiritual."

Chris Pohle, of Wildwood, stands by a set of wings that he made out of conch shells, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. The display is located at 7th Street and JFK Boulevard in North Wildwood. (Tim Hawk | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com)

D'Angelo, with her daughter and granddaughter in tow, came to see the wings and like everyone else, pose for a few pictures in front of them.

Thursday was the second day the wings were on display. "They do not disappoint," said D'Angelo, before leaving to watch her granddaughter, Maelisa, 3, play on a nearby wooden castle.

This unusual piece of art began popping up last Easter, with the first set of wings made of sand dollars. Who the artist was and where it came from was a mystery.

"Originally when I did this, I didn't even want people to know it was me," said Wildwood resident Chris Pohle, who blames his daughter for the social media push that exposed him as the artist.

Pohle, who makes a living in the real estate business, has dabbled in art his whole life but it wasn't until he stumbled upon the art of Kelsey Montague that the idea of beach meets angel wings began to take flight.

"It all clicked with me somehow," he said, after seeing Montague's painted wings in Ireland.

Marissa Pohle poses for a picture by a set of wings that her father Chris made out of sea dollars. (Photo courtesy of Chris Pohle)

It occurred to him that he could make wings out of the sand dollars he and his wife collected over the years.

He did, and his art struck a chord for many that stopped by.

"It had such an overwhelming reception," said Pohle, adding that the humbling part of it all was that some people suffering from cancer really connected with the sand dollar wings.

He even made a mini set of wings for a few people because it meant that much to them.

Since then Pohle has made a set of wings out of starfish, painted red, white and blue, and a set for the Wildwoods Irish Festival made of shamrock molds with embedded sea glass. He already has a set made for Valentines Day.

A set of wings made out of conch shells, created by Wildwood resident, Chris Pohle, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. The display is located at 7th Street and JFK Boulevard in North Wildwood. (Tim Hawk | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com)

Pohle said he doesn't necessarily plan out the design, but more or less just wings it. The most recent piece took approximately three weeks to complete, with each cut conch shell individually glued.

He finds that working on the wings is a way to relax and get away from the real estate business, but he won't call himself an artist just yet.

"People are calling me an artist," said Pohle. But when asked what he calls himself, he says with a laugh, Chris."

Pohle makes no money off of his art but said he does it because people are drawn to the wing designs.

"They connect to these things, each in their own personal different way."

The wings will be on display until December 2 at 7th Street and JFK Boulevard in North Wildwood, or as some now call it Angel Beach.

Scroll down below to see more images of the Angel Beach wings.

Marissa Pohle poses for a picture by a set of wings that her father Chris made out of starfish. (Photo courtesy of Chris Pohle)

Barbara Mitchell, of North Coventry, Pa., takes a picture of a set of wings made out of conch shells, created by Wildwood resident, Chris Pohle, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. The display is located at 7th Street and JFK Boulevard in North Wildwood. (Tim Hawk | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com)

A set of wings made from shamrock molds with embedded sea glass was created by Chris Pohle. (Photo courtesy of Chris Pohle)

A set of wings made from sea dollars was created by Chris Pohle. (Photo courtesy of Chris Pohle)

Chris Pohle, of Wildwood, takes a picture of Monica Bagley, of North Wildwood, in front of a set of wings that he made out of conch shells, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. The display is located at 7th Street and JFK Boulevard in North Wildwood. (Tim Hawk | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com)

A set of wings made from shamrock molds with embedded sea glass was created by Chris Pohle. (Photo courtesy of Chris Pohle)

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