Man creates map of P.E.I. out of sea glass

A P.E.I. man has been creating amazing things with glass for over 15 years and his most recent project is no exception.

Gar Gillis of Point Primhas recently created a map of Prince Edward Island, made entirely of sea glass.

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Gillis estimates the map has about 2,000 pieces of blue, white and green sea glass, which he has been collecting for years.

"There's a fair amount of sea glass down here and my brother in law ... he gave me a lot of sea glass," Gillis said.

"We just saved it all up. I don't know how long it took."

Glass village for the IWK

He said he got the idea about a year ago from someone on Facebook who had created a smaller version. Gillis said he decided to make his own version this winter.

The map will become a part ofGillis's collection of glass creations, including his village made out of glass bottles, which helps raise funds for the IWK.

Gillis said he's close to raising $30,000 for the hospital, and plans to expand his village even further this year.

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