This is the sea glass pottery that I have collected on the north shore of Lake Erie in the past year. The earthenware obviously outnumbers the other types of sea glass pottery shards.

There is something primal and beautiful about earthenware shards. I haven’t made anything with them (not sure that I will), but I love the look of them heaped together in a bowl. (I display them in a large clear bowl that we got as a wedding gift.)

Pottery shards in solid colours are always fun to find. I think the small ones would make lovely charms grouped together on a bracelet.

The biggest thrill is to find a piece of pottery with a pattern. Many of these would make superb pendants. But the prettiest ones are not mine. My daughters have keen eyes for pottery shards – they always seem to find the nicest ones.

I’m pretty astounded at the amount of sickeningly beautiful Victorian sea glass pottery comes out of the U.K. Check out this current listing on eBay.

Drool. Look at those gorgeous colours and patterns!

Lake Erie cannot, will not, nada nada nada compete in the realm of ornate sea glass pottery. I’ve only found a small handful of dinnerware pieces. That said, it does kick up a few fine rustic shards of earthenware pottery. I quite like the simple, water-beaten shards that I have found. Very earthy. I think they will make some fine jewelry. Here are some photos I took today of some of my sea glass pottery.