Sea Glass Hearts

Josie Iselin, author of Abams's popular Heart Stones, turns to sea glass hearts for a companion volume that promises to be just as appealing. Beachcombers the world over treasure sea glass, the shards from broken objects that are tumbled by the waves into smooth, pebble like forms. They know which colours are common (green and brown) and which are unusual (black, yellow, red and especially orange) and they can often identify the ago and origin of a specimen. On rare occasions sea glass takes the shape of a heart, the universal symbol for love. In Sea-glass Hearts Iselin assembles and inspiring collection of these precious objects that are free for the taking, if you are lucky enough to find one!

Josie Iselin is the author of Abrams Beach Stones, Seashells and Heart Stones. As an artist who uses the flatbed scanner to create sculptural two-dimensional designs with three dimensional objects, Iselin is particularly drawn to the ocean shore. Before becoming a book maker, she was a photographer and installation artist exhibiting throughout California.