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Since that holiday I've looked for sea pottery and sea glass whenever I've been on a beach. I've found some lovely pieces on the beaches at North Berwick and Musselburgh. Some can be re-purposed just as they are, like the two in the photo below - the smaller one is an ideal size to use as a an incense cone holder. (These two pieces are not for sale, I'm using them myself!)
Other pieces can be used in jewellery, mosaics or assemblages. I'll be adding quite a few pieces to my Etsy shop over the next few months!
It's amazing what you can find on the beach, if you keep your eyes open!
Of course, there's a lot of less appealing things found on beaches, if you're in the UK you can volunteer with the Marine Conservation Society to help keep our beaches clean.
Fascinating post. I know almost nothing about sea pottery or sea glass, so I appreciated your photos. Lovely. I plan to check out your Etsy site to see more.
ReplyDeleteI am off to check out the stores. Beautiful pieces.
ReplyDeleteThese are lovely. On this side of the Channel we never seem to get the sea glass, pottery and driftwood I remember from the Uk, I don't know why not, perhaps there's a tidal reason.
ReplyDeleteHi Juliet,
ReplyDeleteI am always on the look out for what I might find while walking along the beach. Love the treasures you found.
Happy week
Hugs
Carolyn
We expect some Japanese tsunami flotsam any time now ...
ReplyDeleteI love found objects, especially gorgeous pieces like these.
ReplyDeleteWe always keep our eyes peeled for such fragments. They often get overlooked in favour of shells. You have some fine examples here, Juliet.
ReplyDeleteI am shortly going to Northumberland for a week, so shall now keep my eyes open as we walk on the beaches. We intend to take cold weather gear so that we can walk whatever the weather is like.
ReplyDeleteAmazing you can find those beauties by beachcombing. Wow.
ReplyDeleteAmazing. Also one of my obsessions :) I got a great haul at the beach in Ullapool last summer.
ReplyDeletehi! i just started a facebook group for sea pottery - https://www.facebook.com/groups/297610943664817/
ReplyDeletejoin us!!
I think that I actually prefer some sea pottery to sea glass. I think the pieces have much more character. I make sea pottery and sea glass jewelry and sell on etsy under the shop name Sea Glass Visions.
ReplyDeleteI also have a Facebook page and talk about sea pottery and sea pottery jewelry under the name Sea Glass Visions.
I hope you will visit my pages and I will gladly take a look at your etsy site.