SANTA CRUZ — Hundreds of sea glass enthusiasts and ocean ... frescoes and other art pieces featuring fossils, teeth and shells. Chappell explained that he was educated as a zoologist and began ...

He combs beaches for real sea glass, which is decades old and has been buried by sand, uncovered by tides, and tumbled over rocks and clam shells to ... David Lee Valle's art made of sea glass.

Here's where you can find sea glass. Artistic sea glass pieces include jewelry and mosaic works of art. Farmers' markets, especially those close to coastal towns and beach cities, are usually easy ...

Often lustrous and intricately patterned, shells have served as ... stalactites, glass gems and sculptures of mermaids and other mythical sea dwellers — provided refuge from summer heat and ...

The festival had a plethora of sea glass jewelry and ocean art for beach enthusiasts to shop, admire and even show their own finds. "We look for original, we look for extremely creative ...

Sea glass, weathered glass found on beaches ... scoop up the sifter a few feet into the water and sort through the sand and shells for a smooth, shark tooth. H. Cliff Harrison, a senior ...