Summer, no matter how sad it is, ends too quickly, but you can remember all the wonders of this fabulous time of year in decorations. Summer is the time of pearls, corals, aquamarine - the Massimo Iso collection is created from precisely these materials. Today I invite you to look for real sea glass along the coast!
How amazingly nature transforms something incomprehensible, and sometimes completely unsightly, into wonderful treasures! We have explored the nature of opals, many of them are fossilized skeletons of ancient lizards, sea creatures, or take amber - the sap of ancient trees has become the greatest treasure, but this took millions of years!
Sea glass is also formed, although its formation period is not a million years, but it is also considerable - 50 years of exposure to the oceanic environment turns broken glass debris into something magical!
It is unlikely that you will find such wonderful glass on the coast of a fairly calm body of water, to get something truly magnificent, you need a raging element (the pH of the water also matters), you need an abrasive in the form of sand and a lot of time.
Yes, people have already created many imitations, but they cannot fully replicate the unique nature.
Each piece of glass processed by nature's master is unique; all those pits, dots and tiny embossed "cs" characteristic of sea glass cannot be completely imitated.
Famous beaches where sea glass is found
The bay is located not far from Vladivostok, the beach was formed due to the fact that here, in Soviet times, a local glass factory exported waste - broken and defective glass and porcelain products.
Nice porcelain shards can also be found here:
Not far away, in Japan (near Nagasaki airport) there is also a glass beach, although it is completely artificial, since the area is covered with glass in order to prevent the release of algae. The beach is closed to the public until the water and sand transform the battle from sharp fragments into round pebbles.
Opposite the Far Eastern coast, 10 thousand km away, is the coast of California, where there is a beach also strewn with multi-colored sparkling glass instead of sand.
Once upon a time, the entire coast was turned into a huge landfill. In the 60s, the beach was closed, and patient Mother Nature began to process and dispose of the trash left by her unreasonable child - man...
The nice thing is that once a year people gather here and organize a sea glass festival, where you can see jewelry and crafts made from this wonderful material:
Fun decorations:
Multi-colored glass is very rare:
Such treasures can be found along the UK coastline, on Seaham Beach. Sea glass hunters from all over the world come here!
These examples are between 80 and 170 years old, as it was during the Victorian era (from 1837 to 1901) that many glass items were produced nearby. And the waste, as you understand, was dumped directly into the ocean.
And now patient and loving nature returns to man what he threw into the water...
In Davenport, Iowa, USA, people are literally risking their lives to hunt for sea glass!
But it's worth it:
People wear wetsuits when glass hunting in Davenport.
Sea glass season usually begins in late November when the first major storms arrive. Storms and tides must be strong enough to remove all the sand and expose the gravel. This usually lasts through the winter and into early spring, after which the storms and tides subside and the sand begins to cover the gravel. The glazing season usually ends in late April - early May.
Yes, this is not a nice walk along the beach in search of colored glass or peaceful digging in the sand under the bright sun on a warm coast. And there are no guarantees that miracle catchers will find something great, but it’s worth the risk.
Restless seekers of glass treasures discover their splendors not only in different colors, but also in shapes:
Perhaps not all the items here are purely natural, but it’s still amazing!
