Article: [ Pieces of sea glass sparkle like rare gems ... ]

By THERESA WINSLOW

Staff Writer

Pieces of sea glass sparkle like rare gems when they wash ashore: deep blue, brilliant green, vibrant yellow and bright orange.

But they truly come alive in Annapolis photographer Celia Pearson's hands. To make her latest subjects shine, she painstakingly chose just the right backgrounds and lighting.

The results are on display in a new book on sea glass by Chestertown resident Richard LaMotte. "Pure Sea Glass: Discovering Nature's Vanishing Gems" came out in June, and a book signing was held recently at the Maryland Federation of Art in Annapolis.

The book includes more than 150 of her photographs, each carefully set up, sometimes taking a half-hour to an ...

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