Stonefly

One of the most primitive groups of insects with close relatives identified from the Carboniferous and Lower Permian geological periods, they are found in both the Southern and Northern hemispheres.
All species of Plecoptera are pollution intolerant and their presence in a stream or still water is usually an indicator of good or excellent water quality.

Plecoptera (aka stonefly) 2008, made of Effetre (soft glass) on a GTT Phantom, measures about 3" x 2" x 1"

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Artist: WesleyFleming

Contact Artist

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/

Gallery Root: http://www.GlassArtists.org/WesleyFleming

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incredible !!!

» Posted by Carlee on 1/21/2008 9:14:47 AM.

Love this one!
» Posted by JustinBagley on 1/21/2008 9:39:57 AM.

Killer!
One of the best yet! Great Job - KeNaN
» Posted by KenanTiemeyer on 1/21/2008 9:40:43 AM.

Sick!
Nice one the Sweet job on those wings Wes..
JD

» Posted by JDAnderson on 1/21/2008 10:28:04 AM.

nice
truly awesome. nice wings!
» Posted by AndrewBrown on 1/21/2008 10:37:55 AM.

!
Yep, the wings look great! Keep it up Wes!
» Posted by LucidVisions on 1/21/2008 11:18:03 AM.

Crikey!
Awesome work...boro bugs!
» Posted by FredRossi on 1/21/2008 11:32:11 AM.

I was just talking about your work today!
OMG that thing is incredible!

WoW!!!
» Posted by RobertKochGlass on 1/21/2008 3:22:03 PM.

Sweet
That fly could hang out with me any day.Tod
» Posted by TodMBrown on 1/21/2008 6:20:15 PM.

Nice work!
This one takes the cake! Can you make one on a fish hook? THis one is really cool. My favorite one so far.
Hope your doing well.
» Posted by JeremySinkus on 1/21/2008 6:53:41 PM.