A New Sea Glass Window
>> Friday, July 23, 2010
I used almost exclusively sea glass collected in Jamestown and Newport, RI for this window. For a client from Jamestown.
All the coke bottle green on the right comes from the shoreline near the Naval Base in Newport. Apparently soldiers drank lots and lots of Coca Cola!
Dry setting is complete
Resin poured
Cured and ready for hanging (hard to get a good photo of the green sea glass in the evening light, sorry!)
29 comments:
Oh my goodness...that is so gorgeous! My son and I were just at the beach yesterday combing for sea glass. We made out pretty good, but he keeps it all - he collects it! So fun!
Lisa, thank you! I collect it too, but one can only have so many overflowing jars, bags, bowls, baskets, vases, etc. I make jewelry with it, attach to everything and anything and still could never use all I've got, LOL!
That is absolutely beautiful. You are very talented. Here where I live I have never once found any sea glass at the ocean. Someone told me Jacksonville is a good place, but I never seem to get over that way.
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Gorgeous!
Your Sea Glass window ROCKS!!!! Well thought out and proportioned.
You could almost see a Mermaid riding that wave. :)
Fair Winds and Calm Seas,
Deborah Leon
www.mermaidspurseseaglass.com
That is amazingly beautiful!
SO BEAUTIFUL Tara!!!!...glad to read that you have an overflow of seaglass...that was a question I had for you...as in, 'how do you let it go'...but, you answered that for me..I'm certain that your client will be THRILLED!!!!!
Beautiful!! I was just wondering..., where you find beach glass in Newport. Near the naval base, never gone there before!
Awesome!!
That's beautiful.
It really has a water effect.
I love it !!!
Do you glue the sea glass before you pour the resin? What kind of glue/resin do you use?
That. Is. Amazing. Beautiful work. :)
This is beautiful....I have to check out your shop - to see if you are selling this!! I LOVE it.
Thanks so much everyone! Lisa4509- Each piece is glued down prior to pouring the resin. I use a 2 part epoxy found at any home improvement/hardware stop.
Love of the Sea- this was a custom piece, it was sold before I started it. Most of my windows are commissioned.
Wow, that window kinda looks like a painting. Very nice! That would be a very good part on a house, indeed. The image of the sea like that is very calming and peaceful.
Tara, this whole sea glass art is new to me. Your work is beautiful! May I ask, what type of resin do you use?
Hi Tara, I'm about to start a project similar to this one! I'm very excited to get started. Did you glue down the glass before you poured the resin? Also, what type/brand of resin did you use?
I really like the way yours came out with the clean finish!!
I was told by the manufacturer that ALL epoxy resins will yellow with time...esp with UV light..(sunshine in the window) What would you all suggest ??
Hi
I would to try something like this could you tell me the type resin you use and I could get it
Thank you
Bill
I have a collection of sea glass my wife and I have been collecting for years. I imagined just such a project with it all. What glue and epoxy do you use exactly?
Your work is amazing,please tell me what resin product you use. thank you
so if i understand correctly; you use the 2 part resin as the glue; as opposed to glue and then pouring resin over pieces after? thanks
This is just beautiful!!! I have a question though -- if you're using glass rocks, for example, aquarium glass pieces, do you mix them with resin before pouring them onto your project? I think I have all the instruction for the rest of the piece, but I am having trouble finding this information. Thanks!!!
I love your art!
do you have to glue pieces down before you pour the resin? And can you please tell me what kind of resin you use?
Thank you.
Actually do you know where I can find step by step instructions please? Thank you in advance for any help you can provide.
What kind of window did you use and where did you get it. Also what resin
Would love to make these for home and givts. Thank you
This is just gorgeous!! You are very talented. Can’t wait to try this technique. Thank you for sharing your beautiful artwork.
Beautiful! What kind of resin did you use?
Have you tried using sand, glitter or small glass chips in any of your work? If so, would you glue that down first, like you do with the sea glass? I have seen that someone else used modge podge to glue their pieces down,. What do you think?
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