Photos of real critters which inspire my glass sculptures, taken last night and this AM. Now that it's summer, there's no end to good inspiration for my artwork!
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Silphidae Necrophorus - harvested from the screen door of our house. Attracted by our outdoor light, and quite active once brought inside.
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Mites on abdomen of the beetle. "Big fleas have little fleas, Apon their backs to bite 'em, And little fleas have lesser fleas, and so, ad infinitum." --Ogden Nash
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Nesting pair of milk snakes.
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I caught (but quickly released!) this one for a better photo. Probably about 2 feet long (and the smaller of the two, by far!)
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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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nice critters!
they ARE inspirational. love that beetle, how big is it?
» Posted by
GreenStoneGlass
on 6/13/2007 8:35:17 PM.
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> love that beetle, how big is it?
Just over an inch long, I would say.
» Posted by
WesleyFleming
on 6/14/2007 7:13:39 AM.
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Damn Dude
That's a wicked looking snake, is it dangerous?! Man I hate snakes! Cool beetle too.
» Posted by
GarrettKeisling
on 6/15/2007 12:36:17 AM.
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