Aquamarine Ice
by Barbara McMahon
Title
Aquamarine Ice
Artist
Barbara McMahon
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
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.
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January 15th, 2013
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Comments (147)
Barbara McMahon
Canada A Big Thank you to the Buyer from Minneapolis, MN for your print purchase of Arctic Peaks and Aquamarine Ice! May you enjoy your artworks for many years. Thank you so much for your patronage. Sincerely, Barbara McMahon
Douglas Fromm
Another marvelous sculpture !... and the best description of Sea Glass that I have read. Maybe this will finally inspire me to photograph my cut glass decanter of Pacific sea glass that I collected during the decade that I lived in San Francisco....
Robyn King
This is so lovely Barbara! Congratulations on your wonderful sales so well deserved!
Barbara McMahon replied:
Thank you Robyn King for the feature in Over 5000 Views and your kind comments and support! Very much appreciated!
Robyn King
Congratulations Barbara your amazing artwork is being featured in Over 5000 Views:-) Please take a moment to add your beautiful art to our archives in the message area and have a wonderful day!
Barbara McMahon
Thank you Pamela Williams for the feature in the Art District Group! Much appreciated.
Denise Winship
Oh, I just love the beautiful simplicity of this. Congratulations on your sale, Barbara!
Barbara McMahon
Thank you to the Buyer from Gilbert, Arizona! This print should look fabulous on metal. Your patronage is much appreciated. Sincerely, Barbara McMahon
Barbara McMahon
Many thanks to the Buyer from Fairhaven MA. So happy you paired it up with "Arctic Peaks". I hope you enjoy your selections for many years to come. Your patronage is very much appreciated. Sincerely, Barbara