Searching for these sea-borne treasures has become more than a hobby—it's a way of life, leading me to beaches both near and far in pursuit of nature’s little gifts.

Welcome, I’m Gail

I've been lucky enough to live near the Pacific Ocean my whole life. When I was a child, my mom used to say all they had to do to keep me occupied at the beach was hand me a bucket, and I’d walk to the other side of the world collecting whatever caught my fancy along the way.

The beach has always been my place of solace and reflection. I spent my summers by the shore, got my first kiss by the waves, and have always felt the ocean calling me home.

Many years later, while living in Pacifica with my family, my sister gifted my youngest daughter a jewelry-making kit from Costco. She wasn’t particularly impressed—but I was.

I fell in love with the process and soon found myself exploring bead and jewelry shows, taking classes, and learning to create earrings, necklaces, and bracelets from semi-precious stones and handmade beads. I started selling my designs at craft shows, enjoying the creative process, but then something unexpected happened.

One day, I wandered into a new local boutique specializing in coastal treasures. There, in a case by the register, was a beach glass bracelet from Hawaii. I was captivated—instantly.

And just like that, an obsession was born.

I had already been collecting sea glass, but now I needed to learn how to drill it. So I did. I also stepped up my collecting—starting with my own backyard, Linda Mar Beach, just blocks from my home. I had already visited Glass Beach in Fort Bragg, but my search expanded, and soon I was creating earrings, bracelets, and necklaces entirely from sea glass.

Joining the sea glass community has been an incredible journey. I've made wonderful friends, traveled to amazing places, and experienced the whirlwind of busy beach glass shows. I’ve met so many others who share my obsession—in the best possible way. The world of sea glass is wild, wonderful, and completely consuming.

I’ll continue searching for sea glass around the world (that’s half the fun), dreaming up new designs, and looking forward to new shows and friendships. And it’s never lost on me that, at its core, sea glass is really just discarded trash, transformed by the ocean. What I do is the ultimate form of recycling—turning something once thrown away into wearable art.

Lucky me.