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Seascapes, Half Moon Bay, CA September 16th 2005

Book Signing
Sea Glass Exhibit
Sea Glass Jewelry Show

Sea Glass Exhibit & Sea Glass Jewelry on display.       Richard LaMotte signing a copy of Pure Sea Glass in Half Moon Bay, CA at Seascapes.
Richard LaMotte, author of Pure Sea Glass & Charles Peden, professional sea glass collector, extreme beach comber & artisan, entertain and inform fellow beach combers and lovers of sea glass in Half Moon Bay, while signing books and appraising sea glass.

A piece of seafoam sea glass, freshly washed up on to the beach near Santa Cruz.
A big thank you goes out to everyone who made possible and who attended the book signing, sea glass exhibit and jewelry show in Half Moon Bay on Friday, September 16th 2005. Thank you to Sharon Foster, owner of Seascapes Gallery, who invited Richard LaMotte, the author of Pure Sea Glass (2004) to come out from the East coast and sign copies of his wonderful book along with appraising sea glass brought in by fellow beach combers. Sharon did an outstanding job hosting the event along with working with local merchants to provide the venue.

Another thank you goes out to Richard and his family for taking the time to come out here and spend some time in beautiful Half Moon Bay, and for inviting me to join him at the signing so that I could have an opportunity to exhibit some of my rare and uunusual pieces of sea glass, pottery shards and jewelry.

Thank you to my wife Heidi, who though nearly 9 months pregnant with our second child, (our 6 year old was in school), was a trooper and helped a great deal with the set-up, tear down and who was a valuable asset during the show.

We were blessed with great weather and it was a pleasure to meet several long time customers and to be able to put a face to the freindly emails and voices at the other end of the line. There was plenty of talk about how sea glass collecting and beach combing are activities which all generations within a family truly enjoy and it becomes a wonderful bonding experiance to walk along the shores and search out the glistening gems from the sea as they are washed up onto the beaches. Other people commented on how addictive hunting for them can be, (trust me I understand!) :)

If you took photos at the show and would like them to be included on this page, please email them to me in .jpg format and unedited, so that I may edit them to fit properly on this page.

Here are several pictures from the event. I expect to attend several more events, either book signings or jewelry shows and craft fairs in the near future, so be sure to check back often for any upcoming appearances in or near your area. If you are interested in having Richard and myself come out to do a show for you at you bookstore, gallery, gift shop etc. be sure to contact us about availability and details. I look forward to seeing you at the next sea glass event and be sure to bring along a few of your favorite finds so that Richard or I may have a chance to appraise them and perhaps tell you of their origin.

Author Richard LaMotte with his book Pure Sea Glass and a few pieces of sea glass on display. Photograph by Annette Roman.

Author Richard LaMotte holding up his book Pure Sea Glass with several pieces of sea glass on display.
Photograph by Annette Roman.
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All event photos provided by Richard Karst. Richard LaMotte signing a copy of Pure Sea Glass in Half Moon Bay, CA at Seascapes.       Charles Peden & Richard LaMotte
Richard LaMotte signing a copy of his book on the left and on the right Charles and Richard at the show.


Sharon Foster, Owner of Seascapes and Charles Peden.       A rainbow of pure sea glass pre-drilled pendants which were available at the show.
Sharon Foster, owner of Seascapes along with Charles Peden, owner of By the Bay Treasures, on the right is a display of pure sea glass pre-drilled pendants.


Richard LaMotte discussing some of the science behind what turns glass into sea glass.       Charles and Heidi Peden, owners of By the Bay Treasures discuss the sea glass and jewelry show with two fellow beach combers and sea glass enthusiasts.
Richard on the left discusses some of the science behind how glass turns into sea glass while Eli Karst (back to camera) listens and on the right Charles and Heidi Peden of By the Bay Treasures discuss the sea glass exhibit and jewelry display with two fellow beach combers and sea glass enthusiasts.


Charles Peden appraising an aqua blue bottle stopper which was brought in for apprasial.       A shot of the courtyard that we were set up in.
On the left is a picture of Charles Peden appraising a surf tumbled aqua blue bottle stopper and to the right is a photo of the set up we had in the courtyard. In the photo on the right from left to right is Richard and his wife Nancy Lamotte, a sea glass fan, Charles and Heidi Peden along with Charles's mom, Lalita Karst and behind them sipping on a coffee, an unidentified sea glass fan.


Another picture of the sea glass exhibit and jewelry display .       Charles Peden and Richard LaMotte at the book signing, sea glass exhibit, jewelry show event in Half Moon Bay, CA at Seascapes.
To the left is another picture of the sea glass exhibit and jewelry display while on the right is a picture of extreme beach comber and artisan Charles Peden with fellow beach comber and author Richard LaMotte.



Another picture of the sea glass exhibit and jewelry display. Photograph by Annette Roman       pre-drilled sea glass pendants that were at the show.
The picture on the left is another photograph of the display at the show and on the right you have several pre-drilled sea glass pendants.



Pure sea glass pendants from the show with sterling silver wire wrap.       Very rare red sea glass.
Several sterling silver pure sea glass pendants are displayed on the left with a photograph of a hand full of extremly rare red sea glass.
Click here to view more info about the book and you can purchase a copy along with a genuine sea glass sampler in a tiny bottle.
Click on the link above to purchase individual copies of Richard LaMottes book and to purchase larger quantities for resale, go to http://www.pureseaglass.com

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