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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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Watch out guys, she might be hungry ;-)
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The asian longhorn beetle is an invasive species to North America, and is a voracious wood-boring insect.
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Anybody have an ID on this one? No species identificati...
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This guy will be for sale at the 2006 GAS Conference Live Auction! Best wishes to the winning bidder :-)
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Another product of my active imagination. Watch out if this critter gets into your cereal!
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Surprisingly, stag beetles actually use their extended mandibles to grab their opponents and throw them off branches!
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This little guy LOVES to eat your flowering plants.
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The asian longhorn beetle is an invasive species to North America, and is a voracious wood-boring insect.
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This beetle was made with the help of Vittorio Costantini, while I was studying at Lucio Bubacco's studio in Murano, 2005.
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Back to Parent Page:  Wesley Fleming
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Wesley Fleming, glass sculptor
Growing up in rural Pennsylvania, I spent my days exploring the space beneath logs and rocks or reading science fiction. As a result the shapes and colors of the natural world, as well as my own wacky imagination, are the main sources for my work.
With some of my glass beetles for example, I try to capture and mimic an actual species with intricate detail on the tiny limbs and thorax. While in other pieces, I attempt to bring into being a creature from an inner reality or a dream. In some cases I merge the fantastical with the real through choice of color palette or by referencing familiar images in a mythical work.
Regardless of the end result, I find great joy in sculpting glass - witnessing the transformation of a brittle and cold substance to a molten and pliable material then back to a solid form again.
Sincerely,
Wesley Fleming
http://www.wesleyfleming.com/
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 Comments on This Gallery Page
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wow!!
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!
» Posted by
Les
on 6/2/2006 9:30:01 AM.
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these are looking sweet!
Vittorio is the man for bugs for sure
» Posted by
GreenStoneGlass
on 6/2/2006 10:52:50 AM.
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VERY NICE
I have seen people make attempts at bugs before but those are incredible! keep it up!!
» Posted by
MicahEvans
on 6/2/2006 1:05:55 PM.
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yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh
very nice insects ...!
» Posted by
SeanStirlingSmiley
on 6/2/2006 3:04:11 PM.
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Congrats
on the feature! I really enjoy the insects. They look even more realistic in person. Keep it up.
» Posted by
MandellaGlass
on 6/2/2006 5:58:02 PM.
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Kick ass!
Some of the nicest bugs I've seen in a while. Well deserved feature. Keep up the good work. TL
» Posted by
LindemannGlass
on 6/2/2006 10:57:20 PM.
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awesome!
Nice job Wesley. the longhorn and the hercules are my fav's! aloha Jup
» Posted by
JupiterNielsen
on 6/3/2006 3:05:27 PM.
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Bring on the Bugs!
Great work Wes! I would love to see how you make some of these critters! You've got me buggin' out - keep it up!
» Posted by
KenanTiemeyer
on 6/4/2006 6:12:55 AM.
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So sick
Great job on every one of those
» Posted by
RobertKochGlass
on 6/4/2006 9:45:43 AM.
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nice series
very realistic
» Posted by
JoshKennedy
on 6/4/2006 9:50:12 AM.
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Yes It Does
Your work is gorgeous!!!!!
» Posted by
NelidaHeredia
on 11/7/2006 3:04:25 PM.
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Awesome
How Real !!
» Posted by
kcsaintjohn
on 11/21/2006 12:59:17 PM.
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