#glass art
Today on CODAworx, glass artist Yorgos Papadopoulos (don’t worry, we checked the spelling) talks to us about smashing huge sheets of glass: http://bit.ly/1xN4xWD
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Look who we found at the beach this weekend.
WhenTim Jerman was a child, he couldn’t decide whether to become a marine biologist or an artist. So he became an artist who created intricate glass sculptures of aquatic life.
This piece, “Hermit Crab” (2000), is in our @americanartmuseum.
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2,000 year old glass bowl !
Archaeologists working at a dig in the Dutch city of Nijmegen uncovered a well-preserved, 2,000-year-old blue glass bowl late last year. The palm-sized dish had survived centuries buried underground, remaining perfectly intact with little to no wear.
The item is distinguished by its pattern of vertical stripes. “Such dishes were made by allowing molten glass to cool and harden over a mold,” lead archaeologist Pepijn van de Geer tells de Gelderlander, per an ARTNews translation. “The pattern was drawn in when the glass mixture was still liquid. Metal oxide causes the blue color.”
Nijmegen is among the oldest cities in the Netherlands. Ancient Romans first established a military camp near the location of present-day Nijmegen in the first century C.E., around the time of the glass bowl’s creation. The settlement expanded and became the first Roman city in the present-day Netherlands, a designation that gave town residents Roman citizenship.
Nijmegen’s modern Dutch name derives from the Latin Noviomagus, meaning “new market.” Its location overlooking the Waal river afforded Roman forces a strategic military advantage and access to trade routes, per the university.
Archaeologists suggest that the blue glass bowl might have been made by Roman artisans or carried by traders, given Nijmegen’s unique status as a hub of ancient Roman activity. The bowl may have been created in glass workshops in Germany or Italy, making it a valuable commodity for trade.
Researchers at Winkelsteeg have also unearthed tombs, dishware and jewelry.
Words by Nora McGreevy
Image Courtesy of the Municipality of Nijmegen
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Front and rear fused glass butterfly wings I created using a rainbow mixed dichroic glass.
All my original glass work can be found for sale here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/fusedelegance
All glass is hand cut and shaped by me and is fired in my kiln at 1500 degrees to get this wonderful shape. All my pieces are properly annealed for durability. This piece is 100% glass not paint or paper on glass.
© 2008-2014 Fused Elegance Fusedelegance.etsy.com
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Amber Glass bottle set with flower details.
Miscellaneous glass bottles, and vases.
Two different Cobalt Glass eye washing cups I found, at two seperate flea markets, the same day.
Purple and blue glass flower dish with handle.
Black tree trunk vase, with handle, and root legs.
Blue, grape themed, glass set with decanter and 5 small glasses.
Pink Depression Glass v. Carnival Glass collections.
Slightly iridescent, and orange, glass dish with little deer topper.
Huge collection of irradiated Depression Glass aka Vaseline Glass.
Submitted by @sloppy-james
a glass-like pattern i made with shapes and colors/photoshop
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Stained glass pumpkin
Upcycled stained glass panel
Fused glass suncatchers
Stained glass sunrise
Stained glass starburst
Stained glass starburst
