Beetles! All made from Effetre (COE 104) glass on a GTT Lynx. Two are fantasy beetles and one is an exact replica of a species endemic to the mountais of Taiwan. A friend of a friend researches these "longhorn" beetles in Taiwan and gave me a book which he wrote solely on this type of beetle. 611 different species of longhorns live in Taiwan!
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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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WOWEEEEE!
Wes,
You've been working really hard, huh? Looks like you're putting out a lot of work, and they are all INCREDIBLE!!! Tell Rebecca I said "Hello", and hope you guys are doing well. You keep it up, and I will too...deal?
» Posted by
SlateGrove
on 11/24/2007 7:27:22 PM.
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