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Australian Walking Stick

  « Wesley Fleming

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Australian Walking Stick Females can be 8 inches long and are covered with short spines. Instinctively, they mimic scorpions - walking with their tales curved up and over as they walk.
The claws consist of 2 hooks and a suction cup between them allowing them to climb on almost any surface. In their natural habitat they feed on eucalyptus.

Extatosoma tiaratum (aka Australian Walking Stick or Macleay's Spectre)
2008, Effetre glass made on a GTT Lynx, measures 5" x 4" x 1.5"



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 Artist:   WesleyFleming  Contact Artist 
Wesley Fleming
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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Chris A Carlson
^^^
great detail,i like the shadows as well..
» Posted by ChrisACarlson on 1/3/2008 12:33:29 PM.
Lucid Visions
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My favorite for sure! Nice job Wesley!
» Posted by LucidVisions on 1/3/2008 1:04:20 PM.
Ben Burton
Bad ass!!!!
That's a monster for sure!!! NIce work Wes!!! another creepy crawly!!!

Aloha
» Posted by BenBurton on 1/3/2008 1:48:23 PM.
Robert Koch Glass
Man That one is INSANE !!!!!
Really you This one is the MAN....
And agreed the shadows make it come to life...
» Posted by RobertKochGlass on 1/3/2008 2:55:30 PM.
Joe And Donna
AWESOME !
You the man !!!! "Great Work" as usual!Peace Joe
» Posted by JoeAndDonna on 1/3/2008 8:47:19 PM.
FiG
Good job on this stick Wes!!
» Posted by FiG on 1/5/2008 5:03:10 PM.
The Contemporary Studio Of Glass Art
awesome
love it
» Posted by TheContemporaryStudioOfGlassArt on 1/5/2008 5:11:23 PM.
Manuela Wutschke
Love it!
You did a great job! Wow!
» Posted by ManuelaWutschke on 2/3/2008 10:52:36 AM.

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