Phil and Veda are both self-taught artists who were drawn to the medium of glass for artistic expression at a young age. The parents of two lovely daughters, Phil and Veda met in California where they were separately exploring and studying craft, Phil specializing in glassblowing. This shared passion for art and craft has fused both their personal and artistic union and sustains the Bickley family. They work independently, but also encourage each others unique voice and vision in collaborative projects. Veda's glass takes on whimsical, fluid and sensual lines while Phil's work is always confident and rich in sophisticated expression. Having worked and supported themselves as artists for more than six years, their ability to live a life fostered by their art resonates in their pieces.
Their home in the graceful rusticity of North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains is also their artist's studio, so creativity is deeply etched in their everyday life.
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These are some pieces from the last few months.Most of them are prototypes in one way or another. Either totally new ideas, new variations of something we already do or old product lines with slight improvements. Hope y'all enjoy and thanks for looking.
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I love the idea of wearable sculpture. I have fun making these. It always gives me a chance to play with color combos. Made by Veda.
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This is another of our new bird series. It is similar to the last black bird with some subtle differences. We will be posting more soon as they are created.
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Phil and Veda are both self-taught artists who were drawn to the medium of glass for artistic expression at a young age. The parents of two lovely daughters, Phil and Veda met in California where they were separately exploring and studying craft, Phil specializing in glassblowing. This shared passion for art and craft has fused both their personal and artistic union and sustains the Bickley family. They work independently, but also encourage each others unique voice and vision in collaborative projects. Veda's glass takes on whimsical, fluid and sensual lines while Phil's work is always confident and rich in sophisticated expression. Having worked and supported themselves as artists for more than six years, their ability to live a life fostered by their art resonates in their pieces.
Their home in the graceful rusticity of North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains is also their artist's studio, so creativity is deeply etched in their everyday life.
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I took this lamp shade to AGI with the idea of creating something fabulous for my moms 50th birthday. The end result was greater than I could have imagined. Tom and Elaine have created an exceptional opportunity for lampworkers to come together with the common goal of teaching and learning. In addition to the glass info, Big Don and Randy shared their blacksmithing skills with any one who was interested. Special thanks to everyone for making this project come together.
Phil
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I am really starting to get a feel for the birds now. They have been a super fun thing to work on. They are bringing me out of a sort of rut. The bottle on this one is truly exquisite.I wish I had some better close ups of it.Thanks to my lovely husband for keeping me going with his support and good example. His skillfull workmanship is an inspiration.
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These are some "ancient" pieces going back about 10 years. The genie was made 3 years ago and is a collaboration between Phil&Veda Bickley and Ethan Murray(another Western NC flameworker). It was a fun project that took 2 relaxed days. It is 10 inches long and 7 inches tall. all boro NO GLUE!!!
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The only chance these works have had to sit still was in the kiln. Its gettin close to show time and the photos might be goin fuzzy but the work is shapin up. This is one of the last batches of bottles we have finished to take to Sin City and some pictures of Veda workin it.
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These are a mixture of styles.Thanks for looking!!!
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Just a few new pieces. We will post more in January. We have not posted in awhile but we have been enjoying everyone elses work. Thanks for looking.
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Forgot this one. made by Veda.
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I like the colors in this piece. The bottle was made Phil and the orchid dipper was made by Veda. Thanks for looking.
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Phil and Veda are both self-taught artists who were drawn to the medium of glass for artistic expression at a young age. The parents of two lovely daughters, Phil and Veda met in California where they were separately exploring and studying craft, Phil specializing in glassblowing. This shared passion for art and craft has fused both their personal and artistic union and sustains the Bickley family. They work independently, but also encourage each others unique voice and vision in collaborative projects. Veda's glass takes on whimsical, fluid and sensual lines while Phil's work is always confident and rich in sophisticated expression. Having worked and supported themselves as artists for more than six years, their ability to live a life fostered by their art resonates in their pieces.
Their home in the graceful rusticity of North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains is also their artist's studio, so creativity is deeply etched in their everyday life.
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These are a few pics of some flower pendants that Veda makes. They are all made of boro. Thanks for looking!!
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these are some pieces made in the last couple weeks.
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The bird bottle and dipper stand at 9 1/4 inches. And the fairy bottle stands at just under 7 inches.
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Kudos to those who can make faces. They are HARD. These are really rough and need alot more refinement but its a fun new direction to go. These were inspired by the wonderful Inuit ivory face carvings I've seen recently. Thanks for looking and any pointers would be VERY welcome.
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These are some pendants made by Veda. They took awhile to develop and to learn how to photograph.Phil took all these pics.They are all wearable and very durable. The loops on the fairies are on the back of the head.Thanks for looking.
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nice gallery man
great work in there
» Posted by
RobertKochGlass
on 6/16/2006 9:17:45 PM.
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HOLY CR@P!
HEY YOU TOO!!!!!!!
Its nice to see your stuff on here...
Give us a call, I hope you all are doing great!!!!!
» Posted by
JediGlassworks
on 6/17/2006 6:34:26 PM.
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good work!
Thank you very much for your comment!
Your work is also wonderful!
nice color!
» Posted by
AkihiroOhkamaSJapaneseGlass
on 10/8/2006 7:42:50 PM.
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Your work is wonderful!
Thank you for your lovely comments on my page and your work is too cool, I just love it.
Olivia
» Posted by
JewelsByOlivia
on 1/23/2007 3:27:51 PM.
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Nice Work ! ! !
Hey, thank you for the nice comment.You two do some awesome work also ! Where you at in Mtn's of NC. ? Keep up the amazing work ! Joe
» Posted by
JoeAndDonna
on 2/9/2007 12:38:29 PM.
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Great Work!
great coloration and flow of design! love your work! and thanx for the props on our page,as well!...anytime you guys wanna get together, let us know...collabs are always fun...Erin
» Posted by
FireworxGlass
on 2/11/2007 10:54:09 AM.
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wow
really tight work !
» Posted by
JasonHarris
on 4/7/2007 11:31:02 PM.
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hey phil and veda...
how are those fiddlin maestros of daughters you got doin? when can i get a cd for my girl to rock out to? it was nice to see your comment on my page, thanks. hope you are well.
shelbo
» Posted by
MikeShelbo
on 5/17/2007 9:59:05 PM.
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