Sea, Sand and Hand

This video addresses the question that every sea glass collector, be they beginner or seasoned pro, finds themselves asking from time to time. What should I keep and what do I throw back into the sea to finish 'cooking'? While everyone's decisions are personal, and there are no right or wrong answers to the question, this is the approach that I take when I find a shard of sea glass along the Outer Banks. Hope you like the video, and remember, when you visit the beach make sur

In this video I talk a bit about the process of 'hydration', the term used for the chemical transformation that glass undergoes in bodies of water where the Ph is higher than 7. This includes all of the oceans of the world, as well as a couple of the Great Lakes here in North America. If the Ph in the water is above 7, then the soda and lime will be, over time, drawn to the surface of the glass, causing the silica part of the structure, or the glass, to break free from the st