2009 Boardwalk Art Show

Exercise 101 --- Walk, walk, walk, walk and walk some more...That I did. Amy and I met up early and went to the Boardwalk art show. There were a few artists showing their sea glass jewelry. It's amazing how something that started as someone's trash, thrown into the sea, tumbles over time and then becomes a jewel. One artist in particular gave me some advice. Start out with a pair of pliars. Another artist had a few gorgeous pink selections. He said they were the only ones in his collection because pink was so difficult to obtain. He found this particular sea glass in the Bahama Islands. He also told me that Puerto Rico was the best for sea glass. I questioned another artist about his glass and was promptly told with disgust that he only works with precious gems. He also told me to watch out for sea glass because most of it was only tumbled glass and not the real thing. Amy reminded me not to ask too many questions because it could be offensive to the artist. Yikes!!! So much for my inquisitive mind. After getting from 34th street to 18th street, we decided to walk back on Atlantic Avenue and "play tourist" - We went into all the shops, bought a few touristy items and made our way back to 34th street. What fun we had right in our own city. Besides the jewelry there was some absolutely exquisite artwork. One in particular struck me as unusual and beachy - This artist had work that was featured in Coastal Living Magazine summer 2007 --- His name is Tony Krysinsky - Check out his work at tonykrysinsky.com