Gallery Guide: Dance and Motion

1. Solitude, the richness of self - 2025

Antique leaded glass cabinet door with Lake Erie beach glass, shells and lucky stones.

“I find there is a quality to being alone that is incredibly precious. Life rushes back into the void, richer, more vivid, fuller than before.” ― Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Gift from the Sea.

This one piece represents three years of finding peace and joy through solitude at the lake. For those who do not hold beach glass hunting as a treasured hobby, the piece features a wealth of rare pieces from the yellow sun under red and lilac hues in the main oval to an all pink flower and a small rectangle of rare grey. To bring together a collection like what's on this panel takes years. I started hunting for seaglass when my eight year old daughter (now 11) asked me if we could try to find sea glass at Lake Erie, and then continued to pester me till I nearly lost my mind.

After one trip to the shore, I was hooked. I have so many thoughts about what makes Lake Erie special to me. I love how the waves rewrite the shore in two or three revolutions. I love the white noise of the water whether still enough to see to the bottom or rough enough to keep me back a few feet from the water line. I love the hot sun on my skin, or the slight sting of the winter air on the skin outside my scarf. I love being the only person mad enough to head out into a snowy blizzard on the lakeshore only to witness stunning visuals that go unnoticed by humanity.

This piece is the story of these past three years of my life, which have been filled to the brim with change and a newfound dedication to caring for myself so I can be the kind of caregiver I want to be for my family.

$2,500

2. Siren Trap - 2025

Arched window from a 1930s Lakewood, Ohio home. Lake Erie beach glass and shells.

The young mermaid is trying to escape encasement in an antique window as bubbles follow her to the surface.

$250

3. Beachcomber's Delight - 2025

Antique window, Lake Erie beach glass, Lake Erie found shells, Lake Erie lucky stones.

From the dock and its lone seagull to the sailboats on a hot summer day, this window depicts scenes from my beach combing trips to Lake Erie.

$200

4. Glass Magic - 2025

Hanging metal lantern, Lake Erie beach glass, fairy lights.

Any respectable sea witch must have lamps crusted in beach glass dangling from her seaside lair.

$50

5. Lucky, Lucky - 2025

Gold-tone table top lantern, Lake Erie lucky stones, beach glass, fairy lights.

Lucky stones (the small round white stones in the center of this lantern) are the otolith bone of the fresh water drum fish. Many people collect "Lake Erie" lucky stones. This piece was inspired by the way indigenous Ohioans saw lucky stones as powerful talismans and wore them as one might pearls in jewelry.

$75

6 & 7. Twinkle and Sparkle - 2025

Metal candle holder, Lake Erie beach glass

The clatter of exuberant patio dining, lake breezes and bonfires. Summer at the shore wrapped in little lanterns.

$30

$35

8. Neon Naiad - 2025

Acrylic neon USB sign, Lake Erie beach glass and acrylic.

This acrylic neon sign makes an ideal home for more than three dozen pieces of the largest beach glass I have found. Each one glitters as a scale on the mermaid's tail. The translucent sign can be plugged into a USB charger and lights up in a multitude of colors and patterns.

$150

9. Inner Glow - 2025

Faux battery powered oil lamp, Lake Erie beach glass.

Imagine this turn of the (last) century-style oil lamp lighting the way as the coven walked to their lakeside fire pit. Switch on the light and enjoy the beautiful mosaic pattern reflected out from in.

$75

10. A Jelly for Zoey - 2025

8x10 - Acrylic on canvas board.

For little Zoey's third birthday, I held my first group painting activity - jellyfish (and a Mr. Jeff concert). This was my jelly re-do because I wasn't happy with the one I painted while leading ten kids ages 3-12 during the activity.

$100

11. Treasure Hunt - 2025

11x14 - Acrylic and beach glass on canvas board.

There's nothing like the thrill of the hunt at an uncombed shore.

$150

12. Ice flow - 2025

10 x 10 - Acrylic on canvas.

Before the thaw at Sims Park in Euclid, Ohio, the view created by the iced over water and snow reflecting the deep red sun was magic.

$125

13. Solstice Song

11 x 14 Acrylic on canvas board.

My son was standing, hand outstreched, with a stick from the sand, conducting a rich red sunset on the solstice.

$150

14. Cotton Candy redux

8x10 - Acrylic on plexiglass

Inspired by the photo (in this exhibit) Cotton Candy sky, this work was created using Sharpie creative markers on plexiglass.

$100

15. Painted

11 x 14 pro-premiere luster print with lacquer coating. White wooden frame.

Nokomis Beach, Vermilion, Ohio. May 26, 2025.

Today, skies are painted the color of a cowboy's cliché (-John Mayer).

$95

16. Cotton candy sky

11 x 14 pro-premiere luster print with lacquer coating. White wooden frame.

Kenneth J. Sims Park, Euclid, Ohio. June 15, 2025

This was a magical sunset. I especially loved the wispy cotton candy clouds.

$95

17. Where there's smoke

11 x 14 pro-premiere luster print with lacquer coating. White wooden frame.

Nokomis Beach, Vermilion, Ohio during the Canadian wildfire peak. June 9, 2025

The wildfires in Canada created the most intensely red sunsets. Though there is beauty in destruction, I would definitely prefer the normal golden color to the damage.

$95

18. There's fire

8 x 10 pro-premiere luster print with lacquer coating. White wooden frame.

Nokomis Beach, Vermilion, Ohio during the Canadian wildfire peak. June 9, 2025

$65

19. Solstice vibrance

11 x 14 pro-premiere luster print with lacquer coating. White wooden frame.

Nokomis Beach, Vermilion, Ohio. June 20, 2025

How is this an un-edited photo of reality? Don't ask me - I am just as shocked.

$95

20. Sunset for Dan

11 x 14 pro-premiere luster print with lacquer coating. White wooden frame.

Lakeside Landing, Lorain, Ohio. February 11, 2024

Dan Ramos was a dedicated statehouse representative and a long-time friend. He passed away in 2023 at the age of 41, which broke my heart. Despite not talking extensively in recent years, I have continued to miss his presence regularly - always when I'm up in Lorain looking for glass. It's as if I can hear the echoes of Jimi Hendrix coming from an old car window where he and I are sitting talking about the future. Read more about Dan here: Main Street Beach, Vermilion, Ohio

$95

21. MsTakes and Daughter

11 x 14 pro-premiere luster print with lacquer coating. White wooden frame.

Perkins Beach, Edgewater, Cleveland, Ohio. October 5, 2022

This photo was taken a few weeks after our very first beach glass hunt. My daughter is sifting through the shore without any tools or mesh bags or really any idea exactly what she's looking for. I will remember this day forever. The sky was gorgeous, the air was fresh and comfortable and Hazel and I bonded.

$95

22. Splash

11 x 14 pro-premiere luster print with lacquer coating. White wooden frame.

Nokomis Beach, Vermilion, Ohio. May 8, 2025

$95

23. Screentime

11 x 14 pro-premiere luster print with lacquer coating. White wooden frame.

Perkins Beach, Edgewater, Cleveland, Ohio. June 29, 2025

When I saw this composition, in my mind's eye this man was playing an instrument, meditating or basking in the glow of the setting sun. When I zoomed in on the photo, I saw that he was crouched over his cell phone, trying to see it despite the sun glare. The perfect microcosm of what we lose when we overextend technology.

$95

24. Ice palace for one

11 x 14 pro-premiere luster print with lacquer coating. White wooden frame.

Kenneth J. Sims Park, Euclid, Ohio. December 22, 2024

I always feel a certain sadness when I see absolutely breathtaking beauty in places people traditionally avoid in bad weather. I'm usually the solitary person crazy enough to be out in the storm. I combat that sadness by working to get a photo that captures the essence of my experience so I can share it with them.

$95

25. Solo view

8 x 10 pro-premiere luster print with lacquer coating. Cream wooden table top frame.

Kenneth J. Sims Park, Euclid, Ohio. December 22, 2024

$65

26. Gerber surprise

8 x 10 pro-premiere luster print with lacquer coating. White wooden frame.

Perkins Beach, Edgewater, Cleveland, Ohio. March 24, 2025

I was down at Perkins Beach with my friend Donna, her partner Bez and my daughter Zoey when I noticed a collection of Gerber Daisies washed up at the shore. Many times I wonder where washed up items come from. One day, I saw various raw fruits washing up. Another time, Hazel waited an hour for a jewelry box to wash up, only for it to be empty. These gerbers were stunning.

$65

27. Shit-ass grin

8 x 10 pro-premiere luster print with lacquer coating. White wooden frame.

Kenneth J. Sims Park, Euclid, Ohio. June 15, 2025

On this particular day, I was walking the shore obsessing about the uncertainty of the future. I was feeling down with a side of worry. Suddenly, I noticed this little shit-ass grin smiling up at me. While it may just be a cute photo to most, when I see it, it reminds me that my brain is an amazing pattern recognition machine that finds magic in the random, particularly when I need it.

$65

28. Glass trap

8 x 10 pro-premiere luster print with lacquer coating. Cream wooden table top frame.

Nokomis Beach, Vermilion, Ohio. May 26, 2025

When I think of driftwood, I don't usually think of an entire tree. This lovely piece of driftwood was there near the shore for a few weeks, trapping a wealth of glass underneath its worn exterior. Thanks tree.

$65

29. Orinoco

8 x 10 pro-premiere luster print with lacquer coating. Cream wooden table top frame.

Nokomis Beach, Vermilion, Ohio. July 11, 2025

Ok Xennials/early Millenials - do you remember Orinoco Flow? Let me sail, let me sail, let the Orinoco flow, let me reach, let me beach on the shores of Tripoli (Enya). Sure, Lake Erie isn't exactly the Orinoco or Tripoli, but it rivals any place on earth in terms of its beauty when the sun rises and sets. Whenever this song comes to mind, I remember the Christmas morning I opened the album, too old to believe in Santa, I knew my dad had found it for me.

$65

30. Eternia - 2024

Purple Lake Erie marble in silver coated copper with plated chain. Acrylic on paper.

This deep purple swirled marble is so tiny, it had to spend at least a century in Lake Erie to wear down so far. It is exceedingly rare to find such a well worn marble in this color way.

$125

31. Casting Pearls - 2024

Purple Lake Erie marble in silver coated copper with plated chain. Acrylic on paper.

A translucent, perfectly spherical piece of Lake Erie glass in a rare grey color. The shape indicates a marble or another kind of rounded art glass.

$125

32. Summer Magic - 2025

Lake Erie uranium beach glass, silver coated copper wire and silver plated chain. Acrylic on paper.

This painting was inspired by a recent summer evening where my children and I stopped to watch an oncoming thunderstorm and were treated to a million fireflies blinking over a farmer's field. Uranium was used to color glass a sublte green pre-World War II. The glass gives off less radiation than a cellular phone, so it's safe to wear, but shine a black light on it and you'll see an eerie green glow.

$95

33. Fist-bump the rock - 2025

Frosted green Lake Erie beach glass wrapped in stainless steel with stainless chain. Acrylic on paper.

"You gotta fist-bump that rock, because that's how you wake up the jellyfish." - Mr. Jeff

$85

34. Jelly Joy - 2024

Blush Lake Erie beach glass wrapped in pink, gold and rose colored copper wire on gold plated chain. Acrylic on paper.

A true statement piece of jewelry, this jellyfish is loud and proud.

$75

35. Hydrangea - 2025

Large patterned piece of clear Lake Erie beach glass wrapped in silver coated copper on a silver plated chain. Acrylic on paper.

Sometimes a piece of glass tells me what it wants to be. This piece was so clearly the wing of a large and lovely butterfly.

$75

36. Flutterby - 2025

Frosted clear Lake Erie beach glass wrapped in stainless steel wire on a stainless chain. Acrylic on paper.

My butterfly pendants are side profiles of a butterfly landing. This butterfly has found a large daisy to visit.

$75

37. Afterglow - 2025

Ultra rare yellow Lake Erie beach glass wrapped in copper and gold coated copper wire on a rose gold plated chain. Acrylic on paper.

The rarest colors of beach glass to find are orange, yellow and red. This pendant is a true yellow piece of glass shaped like a semi circle. It was formerly part of my 'super rare' collection box.

$95

38. Intergalactic - 2025

Rare deep teal Lake Erie beach glass wrapped in stainless steel wire on a stainless steel chain. Acrylic on paper.

My daughter calls this color glass "king blue," or sometimes "baja blast." It's a striking color that's not nearly as common as the aqua or even cobalt blue pieces.

$85

39. Dusky fir - 2025

Deep green Lake Erie beach glass wrapped in copper wire on a rose gold plated chain. Acrylic on paper.

This wrap has been one of my favorites for months, but it hasn't gotten the attention of flashier pieces of glass. I wanted to showcase its simple beauty and color that resembles a fir tree.

$75

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