Sea Glass Hunt in Victoria BC

This is a video from back in 2012 when it was still pretty easy to find sea glass on the beach along Dallas road. I have not looked there in recent years but I can guess it won't be as plentiful since more and more people have sought it out! At any rate, I am sharing this here after ignoring my blog for several years! I hope you enjoy. If you liked this video, please subscribe to my YouTube channel! Gracias :*

Teal Sea Glass: My favourite of all

Teal is my all time ultimate favourite sea glass colour! The colour flows somewhere between green and aqua blue. It's a more rare find for me, and teal sea glass can often disguise itself against the pebbles as a stone. When not hit by direct sunlight, the colour seems to absorb the darker ground colour very well, especially when the glass is dry. I think that is why discovering teal sea glass is such a thrill for me. The challenge of discovering these rarities, makes the hunt that much more thrilling. When I look at my overall colour collection, teal sits in one of the smallest containers I have.

This summer, I upgraded my lavender sea glass into a larger container which was unexpected as I thought it was more rare than teal. I don't know what teal sea glass once was, do you? In this piece in particular, one person on Facebook said they saw the profile of a person's face. I could say I see the profile of a Mayan sculpture face. Having lived for several years on and off in the Riviera Maya, I recognized this iconic shape almost immediately. This piece is probably one of my larger teal finds. I very much welcome more teal sea glass into my life. So, what is your favourite sea glass colour? Please take the sea glass colour poll. I regretfully forgot to add teal to the list, but I am guessing that some might lump it either into the green or aqua category.

A pile of Sea Glass

Sea glass hunting can be a hit and miss. Some days, I am lucky to find a handful along a seaside walk while other days, I hit the jackpot and come home with an almost filled doggie poo bag full of treasures. If I really want to score, I need to get down and dig. I actually love digging in the pebbles and sand, and have come up with a strategy for doing so. It's much easier to use a tool for pushing aside the pebbles, so I use a small piece of drift wood bark. Pulling back the layers, reveals the moist and curved colourful shapes of the glass, popping out of the dark pebbles that surround them.

In this photo, you can see the vibrancy of the colours bounce off the natural volcanic rock formation found along the Victoria waterfront coastline. I find the natural world makes the best back drop for showing off sea glass finds. The photos are as scrumptious as the sea glass themselves. Who knew, that trash could become so beautiful, so treasured, and sought after. The best part of all? It's free. I don't need to pay anything for this priceless experience provided by the paradise that surrounds me. There really is no amount of money that can buy this kind of thrill. It's no wonder people are waking up around the world to this past time, hobby or in some cases occupation. Heck, I'd be happy doing nothing else but strolling the shoreline, walking one step in front of the other, in a mindful fashion, seeking out those adrenaline rush discoveries. It's a simple yet fulfilling experience, sea glass makes me happy.

Sea Glass Beach Art Photography

Here is a photo composition of sea glass I took while sea glass hunting at the beach. Found washed up dried kelp roots, make a beautiful looking nest or basket for the colourful sea glass pieces. The sea glass nest is then placed upon a beach log, giving it the organic background texture. I think it's awesome that I can go to the beach, find sea glass and make such beautiful photos from what was essentially garbage and washed up ocean debris.

I took this photo with my cell phone rather than my compact Canon camera or Nikon DSLR. I find using my cell phone to be a much easier experience than dragging a camera with me on the beach. I think that cell phone cameras will one day replace much of our use for the bigger cameras. As I have owned and used many kinds of cameras over my life, I welcome a mobile camera with an optical zoom. As a sea glass hunter, I always have my mobile phone out taking photos and videos of my explorations and sea glass finds and then immediately upload those to my social networks. One cannot get enough of looking at photos of sea glass!!

Welcome to my new Sea Glass blog

Greetings! Welcome to my sea glass blog. You can expect to see everything and anything related to sea glass! I have been an avid collector for several years now. I enjoy strolling on the beach, picking up the colourful glass and making it into beautiful art, jewellery and photographs!

To start us out, I am sharing a couple of photos I took about a month ago, along the west coast of Vancouver Island. The variety of vibrant colours, makes the mind wonder, just what these fragments used to be. My favourite colours are olive green, lavender, aqua and blue.

Please be sure to follow along here for updates on everything sea glass!