“Ode to the Sun King”
Natural forms are a never-ending source of inspiration for us and none more than the mysterious creatures found in the depths of the oceans. Influenced by the works of Ernst Haeckel as well as the opulence of baroque and rococo traditions, it is a celebration of the beauty and complexity of the natural world.
This is the second piece which got into the Ranamok prize. It stands just over 80cm tall and as the blurb says, it's based on one of Haeckels drawings of a Discomedusae jellyfish. The holder for the nautilus is shaped like the ribs of a sunken ship, but stylized with curlicues to be in harmony with the rococo theme. The base is a mixture of cire perdue and pate de verre and the jelly is all clear duran glass with a 24ct gold fume on the bell and the ship.
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Laurie's wild pate de verre/cire perdue work
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http://www.nudibranchartglass.com
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awsome peice!!!
I likey.
» Posted by
JohnVinEVinson
on 8/8/2007 12:12:17 AM.
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