Standard Floats
"For almost fifty years, Japan, our immediate neighbor across the Pacific to the west, has unknowingly been sending good-will messengers to our Pacific beaches in the form of lost fishing net floats. These runaways from her vast fishing industry still create as much mystery and enchantment as they did in 1918, when they first started to show up on the Oregon beaches." - excerpt from "Beachcombing for Japanese Floats", by Amos L. Wood, 1967.
Since that time in 1967, those "good-will messengers" from across the Pacific have dwindled, but the tradition of finding hand-blown glass Floats on the Oregon coast has been continued by glassblowers on this side of the Pacific. Of course, the newer Floats are more decorative than functional, but that also allows for the addition of colors and textures glassblowers of the past would have never imagined.
Bob has a unique way of creating our floats to have that variety of color and texture, creating a tactile as well as visual experience. Bob's Floats are available in a variety of styles - the Standard Float, the Hanging Float, and the Lighted Float styles. Various sizes are available as well, from the 3-1/2" Minifloats and Ornaments, to the 6" Standard and Hanging Floats, to the 7", 8" or 10" Large Floats.
Our Standard Floats are by far our most popular size (6") and style. Most similar to the original fishing floats, these Floats are made with a small plug of glass on the bottom that's flattened into a base for the Float sit on. Though essentially just a simple sphere, the Float is a fantastic way to show off glass colors.
Ocean mix Float
Cobalt Blue Float
The "Cobalt Blue mix" is one of our mixes focused simply on the beautiful colors available in glass.
Hand-made by glass artist Bob Meyer of Seal Rock, OR
Student mix Float
Our "Student mix" is one of our "Serendipitous mixes", those that exist purely by chance.
Hand-made by glass artist Bob Meyer of Seal Rock, OR
Forest Green mix Float
The "Forest Green mix" is one of our "Oregon Coast Mixes", those inspired by our extraordinary natural surroundings here along the Pacific Ocean.
Hand-made by glass artist Bob Meyer of Seal Rock, OR
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Lemon-Lime mix Float
The "Lemon-Lime mix" is one of our "Nature Mixes", inspired by the brilliant colors found in our natural surroundings.
Hand-made by glass artist Bob Meyer of Seal Rock, OR
Cranberry mix Float
The "Cranberry mix" is one of our "Oregon Coast Mixes", those inspired by our extraordinary natural surroundings here along the Pacific Ocean.
Hand-made by glass artist Bob Meyer of Seal Rock, OR
Cherry Red mix Float
The "Cherry Red mix" is one of our "Nature Mixes", inspired by the brilliant colors found in our natural surroundings.
Hand-made by glass artist Bob Meyer of Seal Rock, OR
Hyacinth Violet Float
The "Hyacinth Violet mix" is one of our "Nature Mixes", inspired by the brilliant colors found in our natural surroundings.
Hand-made by glass artist Bob Meyer of Seal Rock, OR
Sunset mix Float
The "Sunset mix" is one of our "Oregon Coast Mixes", those inspired by our extraordinary natural surroundings here along the Pacific Ocean.
Hand-made by glass artist Bob Meyer of Seal Rock, OR
Vicki's Autumn mix Float
"Vicki's Autumn mix" is one of our "Tribute mixes", where we have named the mix after the person who first requested it.
Hand-made by glass artist Bob Meyer of Seal Rock, OR
Betty's mix
"Betty's mix" is one of our "Tribute mixes", where we have named the mix after the person who first requested it.
Hand-made by glass artist Bob Meyer of Seal Rock, OR
Kimi's mix Float
"Kimi's mix" is one of our "Tribute mixes", where we have named the mix after the person who first requested it.
Hand-made by glass artist Bob Meyer of Seal Rock, OR
Morgan-Taylor mix Float
The "Morgan-Taylor mix" is one of our "Tribute mixes", where we have named the mix after the person who first requested it (or, as in this case, twin sisters!)
Hand-made by glass artist Bob Meyer of Seal Rock, OR
Mike's Orange Float
"Mike's Orange mix" is one of our "Tribute mixes", where we have named the mix after the person who first requested it.
Hand-made by glass artist Bob Meyer of Seal Rock, OR
Tropical mix Float
The "Tropical mix" is one of our "Nature Mixes", inspired by the brilliant colors found in our natural surroundings.
Hand-made by glass artist Bob Meyer of Seal Rock, OR
Gold Burgundy Float
The "Gold-Burgundy mix" is an example of one of those beautiful colors available in glass - and it's not even a mix!
Hand-made by glass artist Bob Meyer of Seal Rock, OR
Rainbow mix Float
The "Rainbow mix" is one of our "Oregon Coast Mixes", those inspired by our extraordinary natural surroundings here along the Pacific Ocean.
Hand-made by glass artist Bob Meyer of Seal Rock, OR
Kathy's mix Float
"Kathy's mix" is one of our "Tribute mixes", where we have named the mix after the person who first requested it.
Hand-made by glass artist Bob Meyer of Seal Rock, OR
Steel Blue mix Float
The "Steel Blue mix" is one of our "Earth-Tone mixes", highlighting some of the more subdued, richer colors available in glass.
Hand-made by glass artist Bob Meyer of Seal Rock, OR
Pistachio Green mix Float
The "Pistachio Green mix" is one of our "Earth-Tone mixes", highlighting some of the more subdued, richer colors available in glass.
Hand-made by glass artist Bob Meyer of Seal Rock, OR
Brick Red mix Float
The "Brick Red mix" is one of our "Earth-Tone mixes", highlighting some of the more subdued, richer colors available in glass.
Hand-made by glass artist Bob Meyer of Seal Rock, OR
