Animal And Other Blown Glass Sculptures

It bulges and flows, curves, grows incredibly thin, and hardens quickly. Liquid glass is so hot that craftspeople must work near red hot ovens and take care never to touch the molten glass. Handling it at arms length, they work their magic.

It’s no wonder that blown glass sculptures have been popular as home decorations for a long time. Like transparent carved ice, they seem unreal, and the intricate ones remind us that they were made by someone who can create beautiful things that we cannot. Crystal and etched glass seems equally like precious treasure.

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It’s no surprise that certain skilled glass artisans have become well known and produce designs that are coveted by collectors. Among today’s masters of the art are artists who produce Caithness paperweights, Lennox sculptures, Circle of Love etched glass by Kim Lawrence, and Swarovski crystal—glass styles very different from each other yet all desired by collectors.

Of the artisans mentioned above, Caithness and Lenox are the masters of blown glass. The Lenox pieces are delicate and detailed—here is the ultimate in glass Christmas ornaments. Angels, nativity figurines, and simple sparkling globe decorations, they’d make your Christmas tree look like a fairy wonderland—treasures you’d look forward to taking out and displaying each Christmas season.

Caithness products have a completely different style: here the beauty has been artfully captured inside the glass. When you see their perfect glass paperweights, you’ll wonder how anyone could create such perfect patterns and shapes inside a solid sphere of glass. Animal glass sculptures, in contrast, are the territory of Swarovski crystal.

Swarovski crystal has created a menagerie of animals that are not blown glass sculptures, but crystal figurines of cut crystal with so many facets that you are immediately struck by the dazzling show of reflected light. There are so many themes in Swarovski animal glass sculptures that it would be impossible to name them all here—collectors will find farm animals, pets, marine animals, birds, animal Disney characters and many more. Once you have seen the quality of Swarovski glass, you won’t want to shop for animal sculptures anywhere else.

Circle of Love etched glass offers another style of glass art set apart from blown glass sculptures, solid glass art, or crystal designs. Here the pattern has been etched into the glass like ocean waves and sand will etch and roughen a piece of beach glass—but with the careful precision of fine art to create a picture. Kim Lawrence’s designs express the many kinds of love between humans. A carefully placed light in the base illuminates her beautiful sculptures of glass.

If you’re curiosity is piqued about animal glass sculptures or any of the other designs by renowned glass artists, you’ll be able to view examples easily on the internet. Many artists and the companies that represent them have internet sites, and other retailers carry both blown glass and other styles. Search for specific artists and styles of glass art, or just search for glass sculptures in general. You will find a huge variety of beautiful collectibles to choose from.