Jo Fry will be speaking at Earl Warren Showgrounds:
Saturday, September 12th from 11:00am - 12:00pm and
Sunday September 13th from 10:30pm -12:30pm
Jo Fry will bring her love for the ocean, the treasures she finds and knowledge of sea glass history. The title of this years lecture is A Few of my Favorite Things, delving into her own personal collection, Jo will be discussing the history of these finds and the joy she finds in collecting and sharing her passion for beachcombing.
She is also an accomplished artist and owner of Fierce Siren Studios, stop by booth #21 to see her beautiful collection of handmade jewery, art pieces and paintings.
Learn more about Jo:
Owner and Artist Fierce Siren Studios
An avid beachcomber, Bottle Curator for the Half Moon Bay History Museum and avid artist who incorporates local beach-found treasures into her work while researching, writing, and educating about them. Always drawing as a child, Jo won a competition to create her high school’s logo, studied art and architectural history at the University of London as a teen, then graduated with Honors from San Jose State University with a Bachelor of Science in Interior Design. Life kept her away from creating for decades, until the sea rekindled the spark. She founded Fierce Siren Studios in 2021 and thinks of herself as an artist whose inspiration is the waste of the past.
Shows and Exhibits
Women’s View 2024 – 2026 Juried Group Exhibit for Women’s History Month, County of San Mateo
Coastal Arts League, Juried Shows “Going Coastal” May-June 2026 (Won Honorable Mention Award), “Signs of Spring” April-May 2026, “In the Garden” March 2025.
Sobrato Gallery, Mountain View, Juried Shows “Light and Shadow” April – May 2026, “Expressions of Fall” September – November 2025
Los Altos Juried Public Art display Los Altos Library April 2025
Burlingame Public Art group exhibit, Burlingame Library “Shadows into Light” April 2026, “Winter Light” February 2026
Ocean Blue Vault, exhibiting artist, Half Moon Bay
Mirada Art Exhibiting Artist, Half Moon Bay
Art Guild of Pacifica Group Member Exhibits at Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica. Featured artist June 2026
South Coast Artist Alliance Exhibiting Member August 2024-2026
Speaking Engagements
San Francisco Gem and Mineral Society, February 2025 and 2026
Santa Cruz Sea Glass and Ocean Arts Festival 2023 – 2025
Santa Barbara Sea Glass and Ocean Arts Festival 2023-2026
International Sea Glass Festival, Monterey, CA June 2026 Invited to host a Collector’s/Expert Table
Half Moon Bay History Association, Speaker “Sea Glass and Local History” December 2025, “The History of Miramar” August 2023
Published Articles and Art
I have written eight articles for the Half Moon Bay History Assoc. website, December 2021 – April 2025 including their most-clicked-on item, “Half Moon Bay History Reveled Through Glass”
Coastside Magazine “A Tale of Two Bottles” April 2025
“Three Masts and a Ghost” Short story, Beachcombing Magazine, volume 38 September-October 2023
“Spirit of the Sea” Painting, Beachcombing Magazine, volume 38 September – October 2023
Affiliations
Coastal Arts League
Colony of Coastside Artists (CoCA)
South Coast Artists Alliance
Art Guild of Pacifica
Silicon Valley Open Studios
fiercesirenstudios@gmail.com