Lori Little will lead a free sea-glass art class for ages 12+ at the Pardee-Morris House. All materials, including sea glass, cardstock, glue, seashells, and frame, will be included. Templates of seahorses, fish, dancers, dogs, cats, flowers, etc. will be provided for tracing, and Little will have some of her work on hand for inspiration. Each participant will create a beautifully framed work of sea glass. For weather updates, check our FB/IG pages or call 203-562-4183.

For Little, a retired art teacher of 40 years, sea glass has become a fun and exciting passion to share with others. In 2014 she began collecting sea glass along the Connecticut beaches where she walked. After acquiring a substantial collection of pretty specimens, she began creating pictures and casually selling pieces to friends and family.

Little has offered sea-glass workshops in numerous locations, including The New England Carousel Museum (where she worked as an education coordinator after retiring), area churches, schools, Girl Scout gatherings, and at Southington Community Cultural Arts SOCCA, a cultural arts center.

New Haven Museum thanks its community partners: WSHU 91.1 FM, The Howard Gilman Foundation, Avangrid/UI Lighting Up the Arts, CT Humanities, and Alder Salvatore E. DeCola for supporting the 2023 summer season.