Lean On Us
by Barbara McMahon
Title
Lean On Us
Artist
Barbara McMahon
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This beautiful mauve beach glass sculpture is a representation of the importance of family and friends and how their wonderful support can be a tower of strength to those that are in need of such. As life throws us struggles, just as these beautiful stones can rearrange themselves, we as humans provide that pillar of strength for those that are suffering.
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.
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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June 22nd, 2014
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Comments (9)
Barbara McMahon
Thank you the Buyer from Glasgow, Scotland! I hope this greeting card conveys exactly what you want to say. Sincerely, Barbara McMahon
Jan Roelofs
Congrats on your Feature in Half the Color Wheel. The group,is going pink for breast cancer awareness month. Nice work!
Barbara McMahon
Thank you Nadine and Bob Johnston for featuring "Lean on Us" in the Artist News group! Very much appreciated.
Bernardo Cesare
What a beautiful image and combination of colors!
Barbara McMahon replied:
Thank you kindly Bernardo! I very much appreciate your lovely comment. Barbara :)
Barbara Chichester
Your outstanding artwork has been chosen as a FEATURE in one of the most highly viewed Art Groups on Fine Art America. MOTIVATION MEDITATION INSPIRATION! From the hundreds of pieces of artwork received daily to review and choose from, your work has been chosen because of it's Excellence! Congratulations!
Barbara McMahon replied:
Thank you Barbara Chichester for featuring "Lean On Us" in the Motivation Meditation Inspiration group! Very much appreciated. :)