Fanciful longhorn beetle, modelled after pine-sawyer beetles which are endemic to Taiwan. Created for "White Glass Challenge" on LampworkEtc. Made of Effetre glass on a GTT Phantom. Measures about 2.5" x 2" x 0.75"
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http://myworld.ebay.com/wesley_fleming_glass
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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oh yeah oh yeah
man they are a breath of fresh air everytime i see them hit me when ya get time.........
» Posted by
RobertKochGlass
on 3/22/2007 3:50:03 PM.
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Hey Robert
Yours is next ;-) Coming up this weekend, I've got some free time.
» Posted by
WesleyFleming
on 3/22/2007 5:30:14 PM.
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so nice...
you work is very fine!
» Posted by
Gypsea
on 3/23/2007 7:04:58 AM.
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Really
Nice work Wesley. Cant wait to see your things at bead extravaganza.
» Posted by
MandellaGlass
on 3/23/2007 7:51:53 AM.
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