Yeah, I don't think I have any of the cool stuff I collected growing up any more, although considering how much cool stuff I collect now, that's just fine; I don't know where I'd PUT it all.
Even if you can't get creek glass, or seaglass & shells, there's always _something_ around -- I've done several pieces with old beat-up washers found in truck stop parking lots, there's always cool sticks, if you've got a junkyard nearby there's almost limitless possibilities. I could see you working with mostly metal bits, & doing WAY bigger pieces than I've managed so far.
& YES, I also find pieces of brick & sometimes ceramic, so a dump upstream somewhere _would_ make a lot of sense! I haven't ever seen gold, & I feel like I would have? But still totally worth keeping in mind.
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Even if you can't get creek glass, or seaglass & shells, there's always _something_ around -- I've done several pieces with old beat-up washers found in truck stop parking lots, there's always cool sticks, if you've got a junkyard nearby there's almost limitless possibilities. I could see you working with mostly metal bits, & doing WAY bigger pieces than I've managed so far.
& YES, I also find pieces of brick & sometimes ceramic, so a dump upstream somewhere _would_ make a lot of sense! I haven't ever seen gold, & I feel like I would have? But still totally worth keeping in mind.