The North American Sea Glass Association was founded by a team of sea glass collectors who saw a need to work together to educate the public about the differences between genuine sea glass and craft glass that is artificially made to look like sea glass. The NASGA is best known for hosting the annual North American Sea Glass Festival which is well attended by collectors, artists, authors and enthusiasts from all over the world.
The NASGA is made up of devoted volunteers who spend countless hours working on anything from shoreline restoration to organizing the sea glass festivals. As a collector who has a sea glass jewelry business I am very grateful to the NASGA. Up until a few years ago most of my experience in selling sea glass jewelry took place in Rincon, Puerto Rico. Many of my customers there had already collected sea glass on the beaches of Rincon before finding their way to me or my local gallery space. So it was pretty self explanatory that my sea glass jewelry was made with real sea glass. Now that I live stateside, and mostly market my jewelry on the internet, I find the NASGA to be a sanctuary for those of us who are authentic in our work. The NASGA has also benefited the sea glass consumer who because of the efforts of the NASGA is able to tell the difference between real sea glass and fake sea glass.
I am honored to serve on the board of the North American Sea Glass Association. While living in the Caribbean I spent many years on the board of one of the most powerful environmental organizations in the Caribbean and although I wouldn't change a thing I promised myself that I would never do it again! After attending the North American Sea Glass Festival - 2008 in Lewes, Delaware I opened up to the idea of serving on the board as I found the NASGA to be a very upbeat and proactive community of people.
To learn more about the North American Sea Glass Association please check out the link below:
The North American Seaglass Association Online Community
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