The following was written by "By the Bay Treasures" former owner, founder and co-founder of the North American Sea Glass Association, Charles Peden. The North American Sea Glass Association (NASGA) was formed by a group of professional sea glass collectors, authors, artisans, and retailers. The NASGA is an organization with a primary goal: to inform collectors and retailers about the inherent properties of genuine sea glass versus the artificial, tumbled craft glass, which is commonly being sold and often misrepresented as genuine sea glass. Those involved on the board of the NASGA are leaders in their fields and respected members of the sea glass community: Richard LaMotte author of Pure Sea Glass, internationally recognized sea glass jeweler Lisa Hall, artists in other retail businesses, as well as experienced collectors. The NASGA will establish guidelines to differentiate genuine from fake sea glass, assist retailers in marketing genuine beach sea glass. The Sea Glass Association will provide a community link to field trips, lectures, workshops, festivals, websites, and more. I take great pride in not only being one of the association's founders, but in also serving on the board of the association as President of the association, later I served as webmaster and board member before stepping down in order to have time to work with one of my life's paths as a psychic medium and animal communicator. To view photos from the October 7th and 8th of 2006, Sea Glass Festival, click here. Follow the link below and to the right to be taken to the official website of the North American Sea Glass Association.

Cofounder Click here to visit the official website of the North American Sea Glass Association.