Blown Glass Sculpture
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Hand Blown Glass Sculpture Palm Tree Glass from Yurana Designs - W133
$39.95 Hand Crafted Wine Glass with Palm Tree. Hand Wash Only... |
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The Penguins Wine Glass Sculpture from Yurana Designs W263
$34.99 Hand Crafted Penguins Wine Glass. Hand Wash Only... |
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Art Glass Sculpture Blown Wine Bottle Stopper
$12.99 This stunning art glass bottle stopper is made by fusing orange, blue, cyan, green and silver glass in to a beautifully blown sculpted form. The bottom of the stopper is made from stainless steel for easy cleaning and caring. This beautiful bottle makes a great gift. Approximate Dimensions: 5 1/2"H x 1 3/4" W... |
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Chihuly in the Light of Jerusalem 2000
$29.98 "Every time I visited the Citadel, I would imagine what i could do to enhance its glory and bring attention to its soul" says Dale Chihuly, who wish his crew created sixteen installations in Jerusalem's historic Citadel, now the Tower of David Museum of the History of Jerusalem. The team competes with the sun and the challenges of another language and culture to construct these monumental sculptu... |
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Mushroom Neon Sculpture
$56.95 4MSHRM Features: -Mushroom neon sculpture.-Plugs into regular outlets.-Can stand alone or be mounted to wall. Includes: -Includes base, AC adapter, neon tube and wall mount adapter. Color/Finish: -Sculpture made with hand-blown, multi color neon lights. Dimensions: -Dimensions: 14'' H x 10'' W x 6'' D.... |
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Glass Water Faucet
Have that one room in your house that's thirsty for style? This glass and metal faucet sculpture is sure to quench that thirst. Eyes will make double-takes as the flowing glass "water" will confound your guests. Handmade by Gary Guydosh in Pennsylvania, where glass has a distinctively rich history, this accent is created using classic glassblowing techniques and craftsmanship. Artist card included... |
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Le Flesselles Hot Air Balloon: Illuminated Blown Glass Sculpture
Envision the warm golden glow of this turn-of-the-century-style illuminated sculpture - we're sure it's the most impressive since balloon inventor Jacques Montgolfier first flew! A balloon of quality hand-blown amber art glass sits atop swaged, highly detailed, French bronze-finished metalwork in a substantial sculpture evoking the magnificence of the Grand ?poque. Accepts a single, 40-watt candle... |
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Roadster Neon Sculpture
$56.95 4RDSTR Features: -Roadster neon sculpture.-Plugs into regular outlets.-Can stand alone or be mounted to wall. Includes: -Includes base, AC adapter, neon tube and wall mount adapter. Color/Finish: -Sculpture made with hand-blown, multi color neon lights. Dimensions: -Dimensions: 12'' H x 13'' W x 6'' D.... |
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Hand Blown Ruby Lucky Flower Paperweight
$25.95 This lovely paperweight was handcrafted by skilled artisans who worked night and day to refine his skill. Each piece starts with a designated shape carefully formed by the artist. Through hard work and years of experience the artist creates various designs of vibrant colors and textures which engulf the surface each piece. Usually several layers of assorted colors and designs are rendered--overlap... |
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Chihuly: Through the Looking Glass
$31.48 Arguably the most famous glass artist since Louis Comfort Tiffany, Dale Chihuly has been credited with elevating blown glass from delicate decorative object to groundbreaking fine art. Chihuly's "Blanket Cylinders," "Seaforms," "Persians" and chandeliers are exhibited and collected throughout the world, and many volumes have been devoted to his bold, complex, fiercely colorful work. Little documen... |
Reverse painting on glass has been an art form since antiquity. It is difficult to precisely date a number of works art much older.
Art History has shown that painting on glass became very fashionable in Italy during the Renaissance. Painting Italian glass during the 14th and 15th centuries have been associated with Venice and the island of Murano. These miniature paintings were mostly later began to be used as alters and reliquaries in churches. Petit Recently, a more traditional approach has begun to develop in which artists copied loved landscapes and portraits and biblical scenes.
In the 17th century, painting on glass had spread Austria and the characteristics of this work has begun to be influenced by a more popular form of art which also leads to the development of small industries family of painters on glass.
In Europe, the painting technique is to reverse this time, came as far north that time Poland.In glass manufacture has been carried out with methods that gave a very characteristic of glass because the glass-blowing and did. There were some problems creating a sufficiently high temperature, which enabled the successful merger of chemicals which have been used, and therefore allows the identification paintings on glass of a much earlier period.
Knowledge of the painting Glass began to spread in Europe in the glass manufacturers are forced to migrate because of reduced supply of quartz sand, or when wood supply can not keep them from building fires that needed to manufacture glass. Public transportation more efficient tax border began to increase and the necessary chemical additives have become more expensive. This has led to constant movement and migration of manufacturers glass in Europe.
The technique of painting on glass has created its own art history culture not only in Europe but also in India, China and the Far East, North America, South America, Middle East and Africa.
Extract from “A guide to reverse painting on glass” at http://www.mayannemackay.com
Copyright Mayanne Mackay 2009
Any body know where to find a glass of Philadelphia Love Park sculpture Cake Topper?
I need to find a Topper shaped cake Love Sculpture Park in Philadelphia. This is the LO, but the O is slightly've become. I would like to find a drink. If someone has the name of a good glass breath could place the design for me would be helpful! Thank you!
The Park of Love Gifts can help. Here is the link, give them a call or stop if you live in Philadelphia http://www.fairmountpark.org/giftshop.asp
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