Door County Surf Ball Ornament
Laurel Grey
So what are “Surf Balls”?
When the lake level rises, crashing waves scour away at the edge of the dune, pulling the native grasses–and their roots–into the surf. There the long grass tumbles in the sand and combines with other beach debris, eventually forming into sandy spheres along the shoreline locally known as “surf balls”.
Best found after a storm, the past few years of high lake water have yielded a large crop of surf balls. They are a fairly recent rising-water phenomenon of the Great Lakes. Naturally loaded with sand, these Surf Ball Ornaments are guaranteed to make a mess!
Count on the Door County Surf Ball Ornament to bring back fond memories of your visit to Door County, Wisconsin.
About the Artist

Laurel Grey
Laurel grew up in Japan, Germany and Texas and spent most of her adult life in Washington State and the central coast of California, moving to Wisconsin in 2007. Her glass reflects a blend of all these various geographies and cultures. She’s particularly influenced by the Japanese aesthetic of bringing the outside in, in close harmony with the natural world. Her work includes coffee tables with glass leaves, branches and stones under glass; strands and windchimes of floating glass leaves; window and wall panels made with glass leaves, stones and cultured seaglass.

Dusty Rose Leaf Strand
Glass, Various Sizes Available
by Laurel Grey
Various Sizes Available$99–$378

Deep Forest Leaf Strand
Glass, Various Sizes Available
by Laurel Grey
Various Sizes Available$99–$378
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