Winner of Sea Glass Shard Contest

Congratulations

Nancy White

Your are the Winner of the Sea Glass Shard Contest

The winning shard is the Black Sea Glass on the left of the photo.

Black Sea Glass is in the rare spectrum of colors and can be quite old.

Here is Nancy’s Story of her Sea Glass

Fabulous tears  bestowed upon me as I walked upon the ocean floor in the beautiful Bay of Fundy, in St. Andrew’s, New Brunswick Canada.  The phenomenal Bay of Fundy tide is quite a spectacle in itself, rising and falling up to forty feet in some areas in the province.  But even as you witness the rising and ebbing of the tide, it is unbelievable!  St. Andrew’s is quite near the border of Maine, and hundreds of years ago the busy little harbour boasted a number of wharves that merchant ships from all over the world used to load and unload their wares.  Apparently they used all forms of glass, (china dishes, perfume bottles, wine bottles, vases, etc.) as ballast in the bottom of their ships for their journey across the seas to the little town on Passamaquoddy Bay.  Once they finished unloading their cargo, they simply dropped the ballast into the sea beside the wharves.  With the force of the mighty Bay of Fundy tide, that beautiful glass now washes up in tiny pieces on the rocky shore once the tide has ebbed.  The tide in that particular area rises some twenty-eight feet, so when it ebbs, you quite literally walk on the ocean floor, and it is simply magical! I have dreamed away many beautiful days in the warm sunshine, listening for the weeping sound as I collect the glittering gems the tide leaves there for me.  I return every summer to the enchanting little seaside town, rent the same little cottage on the beach, and sit on the deck excitedly awaiting the ebbing tide!

As the Winner…Nancy White will be receiving these Sea Glass Earrings

To all my Mermaid Friends, Happy Hunting.

Fair Winds and Calm Seas,

Deborah Leon    artist/collector