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Mid-Atlantic Sea Glass & Coastal Arts Festival brightens Lewes

Danielle Hopkins admires the wares of Swellcolors Glass Studio. DAN COOK PHOTOS
Dan Cook
June 10, 2023

The 2023 Mid-Atlantic Sea Glass & Coastal Arts Festival took place June 3-4 at the Lewes Historical Society campus on Shipcarpenter Street in Lewes.

The festival celebrates all things sea glass, with vendors offering coastal creations from the best of the Atlantic seaboard.

Proceeds from this event benefit educational and preservation programs of the Lewes Historical Society.

Scott Roberts shows off his unique wood-burned wares.
The Jazzmen performs at the event.
Dish flowers from Posey’s By The Sea were a hit with the visitors.
Sea glass jellyfish from Living in Glass Houses catch the sun.
Gilbert Carey stands with his fine wood sculptures.
Frannie Phillips Authentic Maryland Sea Glass also has driftwood.
People shop among the vendors at the event.
Cameron Bach, left, and Kristin Quirk Clevenger show off their pottery from Quirk n Bach.
Unique artwork was prevalent throughout the Lewes Historical Society campus.
Asente Sana Art out of Philadelphia has unique giraffe statues.
Lewes Historical Society assistant curator Lucie Allen welcomes visitors to her kitchen.
Anna Brown, left, asks her husband Ken for his opinion on a necklace from Sea Goddess Treasures.
Lewes Historical Society intern Reilly Choma demonstrates the art of rope walking.
Paige Clark, 4, loves her sea crown from Saltwater and Sand.
Susan McLean of Susan McLean Photography stands among her fine photographs.
Fine artwork hung in the Symond Studios booth.
Rob Locraft and Izzy from Virginia take a break to relax during the event.
A unique find at Cooley Ceramics.
You can purchase a gecko from Washed Up Beach Glass Creations.
Visitors walked freely among the vendors admiring their work.
A gecko, frog or gator from Washed Up Beach Glass Creations would look great on anyone’s lawn.

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Dan has worked for the Cape Gazette for more than 30 years as a photographer and reporter, covering high school sports and happenings around eastern Sussex County. He won a photography award from the National Newspaper Association, and numerous awards from the Maryland, Delaware, D.C. Press Association. A Delaware native, Dan graduated from Cape in 1972 and returned as a teacher and coach in the 1980s. He retired from the classroom in 2016. He was inducted into Cape High’s Legends Stadium in 2016. In his spare time, Dan enjoys spending time with his wife, two sons, grandchildren and dogs. 

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