Sea glass by Gigi
From trash to treasures…
Gigi, founder of Gglass
Gigi love for sea glass came about during the Covid-19 lockdown. During this difficult time, walking on the beach saved her sanity and also led her to discover sea glass, something she’d never heard of before. She began noticing sea glass more and more on the beaches she walked.
Dunure beach is one of her local beaches and her favourite place to beach comb. The more she learnt about sea glass the more captivated she became. Did you know it takes decades, if not centuries, to produce sea glass through the power of waves?
Just like people, each piece is unique. They come in all colours and shades, ranging from the common white to ultra-rare orange.
Seeing sea glass reminds her of the serenity the beach brings, and so one day, an idea came to her mind. What if she could create something to capture their beauty and to have them close to her all of the time. This marked the beginning of her handmade sea glass jewellery brand and thus, Gglass was born.
Hollow Christmas tree
“At Christmas time, I make Christmas trees using sea glass. They are hollow so you can light them up if you wish to at night time, and put them by the windowsill. I also make Christmas decorations to go on the trees such as snowflakes, candy canes, angels and little Christmas trees.”
Snow flake
“For most of the year, I make jewellery like earrings, bracelets, necklaces. I also make little sea turtles but my speciality is actually flowers. I like to make roses, baby’s breath and also little daisies.”
Bouquet
“There is also something called sea pottery which you also find as sea glass, on the beach. They have usually been discarded centuries ago. I use sea pottery to do different things like pottery hearts and mosaics.”
Sea pottery mosaic
She has always been into art and took art at school. She’s got a creative mind and like to come up with new ideas and sort out colours, shape and designs.
“After collecting the sea glass, I tend to sort all the pieces out by colours, then by shape. It’s a very therapeutic activity for me as obviously you have to be quite calm to sort out different colours and shapes but also just planning on different designs. You have to sit down and be calm.”
Jewellery
“I tend to use what I find instead of having to reshape them. So again, everything has been done by nature. The only thing I do to alter is I have to draw a hole to make earrings but other than that, the actual shape and colour of it has not been changed. That’s how it is as found!”
“There are a lot of people in the UK that are interested in sea glass but I primarily find that’s it’s Americans that are really really into it as like they would research where the sea glass is from depending on colour. They like to know the history of things as well. In the UK, people are interested in sea glass but I find they’re not totally crazy about it whereas the Americans are really really into it! »
Little sea turtles
Looking for treasures? Look no further. You can find some of Gglass creations in the shop “Heart in the craft” in Troon.