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A slide show presented by Mary Beth Beuke of West Coast Sea Glass at the North American Sea Glass Association's 2009 Sea Glass Festival.
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“AROUND THE WORLD
ADVENTURES IN SEA GLASS”
NORTH AMERICANSEA GLASS FESTIVALMARY BETH BEUKE
MB KAYAKING. PACIFIC OCEAN, WA
PACIFIC OCEAN CLIFFS – 3,200 MILES+
PACIFIC OCEAN, PUGET SOUND PHOTO: RANSCO’S ADVENTURE PAGES
PUGET SOUND, WA – WHERE I LIVE, KAYAK AND SEARCH FOR SEA GLASS
WHAT IS SEA GLASS?:BROKEN BOTTLESWINDOW PANESLANTERN GLASS
VASESART GLASS
CANNING JARSTABLE WARE
MARBLES
Sea glass starts out as refuse glass that was broken then discarded into the sea. Powerful elements of sand, tide, water and weather buffet the shard over time and terrain. It is transformed during the voyage; sanded, smoothed, hydrated and renewed into a gem.
IN GENERAL, SEA GLASS IS BROKEN GLASSPIECES FOUND ALONG THE SHORE.
INTACT, LAVENDER BOTTLE NECKBC, CANADA
ENGLAND’S NORTH SEA GEMS
HYDRATION & PITTING, TWO IMPORTANT FACTORS THAT DEFINE GENUINE SEA GLASS
IDENTIFYING SEA GLASS CREATES ACHALLENGE BETWEEN HISTORY’STRUTHS AND ONE’S IMAGINATION
Why do we love sea glass?
Why do we love sea glass?
HOW IT ALL STARTED. OREGON COAST – 1970?
THE PACIFIC’S DANGEROUS SHORES.PHOTO: FULLERTON COLLEGE ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY DEPT.
SHIPWRECK COUNT SINCE 1803 IMAGE: WESTCOASTER.COM
PETER IREDALE – SHORTLY AFTER GROUNDINGFT. CLATSOP, OREGON - 1906
1850’S GLOBE LANTERN OR HURRICANE DISTRESS LAMP W/CRANBERRY RED GLASS.
FOUND AFTER AN EARLY 1900’S SHIPWRECK
VANCOUVER IS. CANADA© WEST SEA CO.
SOME OF THE PACIFIC’S RAREST GEMS.
From South to North, up the Pacific Coast. 7,000 mile road
trip.
KONA, HAWAII
LAVA FLOW, CORAL, TIDE POOLS & SEA GLASS.FURTHEST SOUTHERNMOST POINT US
LAVA FLOW & CORAL BED. CLOSE-UP. HAWAII
KILAUEA - LAVA HOPPING FOR SEA GLASS.
GREAT PACIFIC GARBAGE PATCH FLOTSAM. HAWAII
ROUGH PACIFIC TIDEAPPROACHING IN THE DISTANCE.
LARGE RARE ORANGE. HAPUNA, HAWAII
PROTECTED SEA TURTLE - HAWAII
WHALE BREACHING IN THE BAY. HAWAII
SEA GLASS IS MOST OFTEN FOUND ALONG PEBBLY SHORES. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
A CLOSER LOOK ON THE SAME BEACH
MALIBU, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
A SEA GLASS HUNTER IN TRAINING. HER FIRST ORANGE. NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
A HANDFUL OF GEMS. NORTHERN CA
PACIFIC OCEAN - SAN FRANCISCO BAYWITH OLDER HISTORY. NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
ALCATRAZ ISLAND IN THE DISTANCE
SPENDING A WHOLE DAY ON A SMALL ISLAND.
FORT BRAGG, CA – WHITES & BROWNS
PACIFIC OCEAN CLIFFS – SOUTHERN OREGON
CORNFLOWER BLUE – 1 IN 300 PIECES THAT DAYNEAH BAY, WASHINGTON
A WEDDING ON THE WASHINGTON COAST.
A VERY GOOD DAY. TEN HOURS.
A BALD EAGLE HUNTING FOR LUNCH. MT. BAKER IN WASHINGTON STATE IN THE BACKGROUND
SEA GLASS FOUND IN THE NORTHWEST US.
DINNER AFTER AN ALL DAY HIKE.
A VERY REMOTE ISLAND. PUGET SOUND, WA
RARE, ALASKAN SNOWY OWL. 1 IN 10 YEARS
AN ISLAND OFF THE CANADIAN COAST.GEORGIA STRAIT
KAYAKING IN DUNGENESS BAY – VANCOUVER ISLAND, CANADA SUNSET IN THE DISTANCE
CANADIAN TRIBES PADDLE - 2004
JAPANESE GLASS FISHING FLOATS – BERING SEAFOUND IN ALASKA
CLAM DIGGING. LOWEST TIDE. -9.6
CARIBBEAN SEA GLASS – JAMAICA, HAITI, VIRGIN IS.
GREEK ISLANDS
SANTORINI ISLAND GREECE - AGEAN SEA
SANTORINI GREECE – AN ISLAND CALDERA
SANTORINI ISLAND GREECE - AGEAN SEA
ATHENS, GREECE - AGEAN SEA
PAROS, GREECE – AEGEAN SEA ISLAND
SANTORINI ISLAND GREECE - AGEAN SEA
VINTAGE GAME DIE – ¼” WIDE. NORTHERN WA
A COLOR WHEEL OF GEMS FROM ENGLAND’S NORTH SEA
OLIVE GREEN W/AIR BUBBLE, BOTTOM RIGHT
CARIBBEAN
EXTREMELY RARE PACIFIC, SEA GLASS BEADS.
THE DARKEST BLUE IS A TRADING BEAD
A RARE, TRUE TURQUOISE, SEA GLASS BEAD
CALIFORNIA - 2007
WHERE DO SEA GLASS MARBLES COME FROM?
PACIFIC & CARIBBEAN OCEAN MARBLES TUMBLING 70+ YEARS
LET’S TALK ABOUT RED…
EXTREMELY RARE RED, TINY BOTTLE STOPPER
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
EXTREMELY RARE, FACETED REDS.PACIFIC OCEAN
VASELINE GLASS W/URANIUM DIOXIDE POSSIBLY FROM A HANDLE
THANK YOU!
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