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Summer means INSECTS!!!

Posted by Wesley Fleming on 6/2/2006
Featured by Micah Evans

These insects are all made of Effetre soft glass, generally on a Minor burner. I specialize in beetles, but also make other classes of insects.

Hooray for summertime!

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Praying Mantis Watch out guys, she might be hungry ;-) 720 x 540 px (39 KB) 0 Comments		Longhorn Beetle The asian longhorn beetle is an invasive species to North America, and is a voracious wood-boring insect. 720 x 540 px (37 KB) 0 Comments
Suzis Beetle Anybody have an ID on this one? No species identificati... 720 x 540 px (48 KB) 0 Comments	Spiked Clinidiu This guy will be for sale at the 2006 GAS Conference Live Auction! Best wishes to the winning bidder :-) 720 x 540 px (45 KB) 0 Comments	Spiked Jewel Be Another product of my active imagination. Watch out if this critter gets into your cereal! 720 x 540 px (49 KB) 1 Comment
Stag Beetle Surprisingly, stag beetles actually use their extended mandibles to grab their opponents and throw them off branches! 500 x 331 px (44 KB) 0 Comments	Jewel Leafcutte This little guy LOVES to eat your flowering plants. 500 x 425 px (64 KB) 0 Comments	Longhorn Beetle The asian longhorn beetle is an invasive species to North America, and is a voracious wood-boring insect. 500 x 369 px (50 KB) 0 Comments
Hercules Beetle This beetle was made with the help of Vittorio Costantini, while I was studying at Lucio Bubacco's studio in Murano, 2005. 720 x 540 px (102 KB) 1 Comment

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Wesley Fleming

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Wesley Fleming, glass sculptor Wesley is inspired by the shapes and colors of nature as well as his wacky imagination, spending much of his spare time exploring under rocks and logs outdoors. With his glass insects, Wesley mimics actual species with intricate detail. In other pieces he conjures creatures from dreams and his inner reality. Wesley has been working with hot glass for 9 years and is represented by galleries around the United States. His work can be found online at: www.wesleyfleming.com

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Comments

wow!!
Les: if I had known you were gonna get this much better than me at the bugs I never would have showed you those first spider legs!! Seriously though, you have made huge improvments, I am VERY impressed...Keep it up!
6/2/2006 9:30 AM

these are looking sweet!
Green Stone Glass: Vittorio is the man for bugs for sure
6/2/2006 10:52 AM
VERY NICE
Micah Evans: I have seen people make attempts at bugs before but those are incredible! keep it up!!
6/2/2006 1:05 PM
yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh
Sean Stirling Smiley: very nice insects ...!
6/2/2006 3:04 PM
Congrats
Mandella Glass: on the feature! I really enjoy the insects. They look even more realistic in person. Keep it up.
6/2/2006 5:58 PM
Kick ass!
Lindemann Glass: Some of the nicest bugs I've seen in a while. Well deserved feature. Keep up the good work. TL
6/2/2006 10:57 PM
awesome!
Jupiter Nielsen: Nice job Wesley. the longhorn and the hercules are my fav's! aloha Jup
6/3/2006 3:05 PM

Bring on the Bugs!
Kenan Tiemeyer: Great work Wes! I would love to see how you make some of these critters! You've got me buggin' out - keep it up!
6/4/2006 6:12 AM

So sick
Robert Koch Glass: Great job on every one of those
6/4/2006 9:45 AM
nice series
Josh Kennedy: very realistic
6/4/2006 9:50 AM
Yes It Does
Nelida Heredia: Your work is gorgeous!!!!!
11/7/2006 3:04 PM
Awesome
Kcsaintjohn: How Real !!
11/21/2006 12:59 AM

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