My Bubble
by Barbara McMahon
Title
My Bubble
Artist
Barbara McMahon
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
A soft grouping of aquamarine and light green sea glass representing my "Bubble" during the Covid pandemic.
This miniature sculpture of seaglass was captured outdoors in subzero weather. The sunlight shines through making the beautiful aquamarines glow despite the frigid temperatures. Credit for the collection of this beautiful seaglass belongs to my daughter, Jennifer McMahon. She beachcombs when time permits and has the eye of an eagle to spot the tiny pieces. The little blue piece on top is approximately .25 cm. long.
Purple sea glass is very uncommon, as is citron, opaque white (from milk glass), cobalt and cornflower blue (from early Milk of Magnesia bottles, poison bottles, artwork, and Bromo-Seltzer and Vicks VapoRub containers), and aqua (from Ball Mason jars and 19th century glass bottles). These colors are found once for every 200 to 1,000 pieces found.
The most common colors of sea glass are kelly green, brown, white(clear), and purple(clear). These colors come from bottles used by companies that sell beer, juices, and soft drinks. The clear or white glass comes from clear plates and glasses, windshields, windows, and assorted other sources.
Less common colors include jade, amber (from bottles for whiskey, medicine, spirits, and early bleach bottles), golden amber or amberina (mostly used for spirit bottles), lime green (from soda bottles during the 1960s), forest green, and ice- or soft blue (from soda bottles, medicine bottles, ink bottles, and fruit jars from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, windows, and windshields). These colors are found about once for every 25 to 100 pieces of sea glass found.
Uncommon colors of sea glass include a type of green, which comes primarily from early to mid-1900s Coca-Cola, Dr Pepper, and RC Cola bottles as well as beer bottles. Soft green colors could come from bottles that were used for ink, fruit, and baking soda. These colors are found once in every 50 to 100 pieces.
coastal, coastal home, seaside, cottage, north caroline, south carolina ,florida, california, new jersey
Featured in the following FAA groups:
RED MAPLE GALLERY Feb 6/21
Polish Photographers Platform 02/11/21
Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery 02/12/21
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September 3rd, 2020
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Comments (7)
Randy Rosenberger
It is with great pleasure that I announce to you a big congratulations for this chosen piece of your artwork to be on special display on the homepage of our community of friends and fine artists, in our Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery group. I appreciate your activity in our group and want to thank you so much for being an active participant in helping promote other fine artists within the group. Usually in turn, such promotions bring promotions of your artwork into perspective and are featured on our homepage. One good turn deserves another. Your quality, definition, character, and variation in your works bring about a visual pleasure to view and share with others. Thanks for your participation in our family of friends and fine artists in our WFS group.
Barbara McMahon replied:
Thank you Randy for your kind comment, support and the feature in the Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery group! l/f
Maria Faria Rodrigues
Congratulations, your amazing photograph is Featured, in the RED MAPLE GALLERY, homepage group, of Fine Art America!
Barbara McMahon replied:
Thank you Maria for the feature in the RED MAPLE GALLERY group! Much appreciated.
Barbara McMahon
A Big Thank You to the Buyer from Philadelphia, PA for your lovely purchase of a metal print! I hope this artwork brings you joy for years to come! Sincerely, Barbara McMahon