Awesome, beautiful glasswork that everyone must see someday.
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2 posted on
05/22/2019 7:17:19 PM PDT by
BenLurkin
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3 posted on
05/22/2019 7:20:52 PM PDT by
BeauBo
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It must really be something to have that level of artistic skill.
4 posted on
05/22/2019 7:22:57 PM PDT by
heshtesh
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The Blaschkas were truly master craftsmen and artists. Astounding work.
5 posted on
05/22/2019 7:23:52 PM PDT by
TigersEye
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7 posted on
05/22/2019 7:28:18 PM PDT by
FreedomPoster
(Islam delenda est)
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Thanks for posting. This is most fascinating, especially the story of how the got calmed on the Atlantic, studied sea life, and went home to make it out of glass.
We were at the Bay Area Maker Faire this last weekend in San Mateo, CA. Michael Dickinson from Marin County was demonstrating his glass blowing skills. He made a throw-away sea shell that was so detailed, so gorgeously colored and so life-like that it could fool a person. He made the piece for practice and demo at the event. He doesn't even bother to anneal the piece, so it will probably break after a few hours or days.
His regular art glass is magnificent.
You can see him working on a seashell at 1:50 in this Maker Faire 2016 Glass Demonstration video.
Lastly, here is a flower he made...
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I’ve seen them in person. Great artistry.
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Incredible. Thanks for posting.
11 posted on
05/22/2019 8:23:33 PM PDT by
kabar
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One of my childhood friends became a successful glass artist, but I have never seen anything like the realistic pieces shown here. Thanks for posting.
18 posted on
05/22/2019 10:15:55 PM PDT by
TChad
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I visited Boston years ago and toured this museum. The glass replicas of flowers and other living things were so unbelievably lifelike, you expected them to sway in the wind or make other natural movements. They are EXQUISITE!
19 posted on
05/22/2019 10:16:19 PM PDT by
EinNYC
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Now that is art. Amazing.
24 posted on
05/23/2019 7:56:53 AM PDT by
Kommodor
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A model of the Blue Flag iris (model number 609) rests in a nearby case, a testament to the glassmakers’ burgeoning skill. Not only is it much larger, with several flowers, buds, and leaves, but its realism is uncanny. “They didn’t sanitize the models,” says Pfister. “So you see bud, you see full flower, and you see spent flowers. Lots of us in flyover would love to have realistic glass flowers in our homes... something for the dining room table? Arrangements we don't throw away four days later?
25 posted on
05/23/2019 8:22:58 AM PDT by
GOPJ
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Just plain amazing. Such skill!
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Thanks for posting. We’ll be in Boston after July 4, staying in Cambridge. This looks interesting.
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