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Things are getting wacky around here - hopefully spring will come soon...
Made of Effetre glass on a GTT Phantom, measures about 3.5" tall.
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Centerpiece for exhibit of my glass insects, for Bozeman Public Library's "Catch the Reading Bug" kid's program.
Made of Effetre glass over a GTT Phantom. Measures about 6" long.
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Here's a jewel beetle with some nice bling! The ladies love it, even my wife wanted to pick it up! Who can resist sparkles?
Made of Effetre glass over a GTT Phantom, measure just under 1.5" long (that's right - super tiny, just like a diamond!)
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Among the largest of beetles, rhinoceros beetles are also the strongest animals on the planet, proportionally. They can lift up to 850 times their own weight - if a human had the strength of these beetles, it would be able to lift an Abrams Tank!
Made of Effetre glass (with encased silver foil in carapace) over a GTT Phantom. Measures about 2.5" long.
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Its name derived from the white plumage, this goose breeds in northern Canada and winters in the continent in the southern USA.
Effetre glass on a GTT Phantom, measures about 2.5" tall and 2" from the tip of its beak to the tip of its tail.
Made as a birthday gift for my dad!
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Made of Effetre glass on a GTT Phantom, measures about 2.5" armspan.
Formed by first raking the design, then encasing the entire mass in clear for nice, wet sea creature effect.
For sale through eBay (see my signature below, for link!)
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Flamingo, made of Effetre glass over a GTT Phantom. Measures about 2.5" tall.
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Great Blue Herons, made from Effetre glass over a GTT Phantom. Each measures just under 3" tall.
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The scarab beetle enjoyed sacred status among ancient Egyptians. The scarab was linked to Khepri, god of the rising sun. The supposed self-creation of the beetle resembles that of Khepri, who creates himself out of nothing.
The ancient Egyptians believed that Khepri renewed the sun every day before rolling it above the horizon, then carried it through the other world after sunset, only to renew it, again, the next day. The image of the scarab, conveying ideas of transformation, renewal, and resurrection, is ubiquitous in ancient Egyptian religious and funerary art.
Made of Effetre glass over a GTT Phantom. Measures about 2" long and 1.5" tall.
For sale at:
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Having evolved during the late Gothic period, this unfortunate creature never transformed out of the ugly stage. That said, it is purported to have the most beautiful bugle of all geese due to its seriously enlarged nasal passages.
Made of Effetre Glass on a GTT Phantom, measures about 2.5" tall and 2" from the tip of its nose to the tip of its tail.
For sale through eBay (see my signature below, for link!)
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The dung beetle (often referred to as the sacred scarab), enjoyed a sacred status among the ancient Egyptians. The scarab was linked to Khepri, the god of the rising sun. The supposed self-creation of the beetle resembles that of Khepri, who creates himself out of nothing. Moreover, the dung ball rolled by a dung beetle resembles the sun.
The ancient Egyptians believed that Khepri renewed the sun every day before rolling it above the horizon, then carried it through the other world after sunset, only to renew it, again, the next day. The image of the scarab, conveying ideas of transformation, renewal, and resurrection, is ubiquitous in ancient Egyptian religious and funerary art.
Made with Effetre glass on a GTT Phantom torch. Measures about 2" x 2" x 0.5"
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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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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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In eastern Europe the stag beetle (Lucanus cervus) had a reputation for fire raising. The males were thought to carry glowing embers with their large mandibles to a thatched roof and were also believed to attract lightning. Turkish good luck charms use the male jaws to ward off evil.
Made with Effetre Glass on a GTT Phantom. Measures about 2.5" x 2" x 0.75"
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Native to the rain forests of Central and South America, their title is well deserved as they are one of the largest beetles known. This scarab beetle is most noted for its thoracic and cephalic horns, which can grow longer than the body of the beetle itself. This adaptation is primarily used during fights with other males.
Made of Effetre glass on a GTT Phantom. Measures about 3.5" x 2" x 1"
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Crows are remarkably intelligent and certain species top the avian IQ scale. They exhibit modest linguistic capabilities and have the ability to relay information over great distances. In some spritual traditions, crows are associated with the transition of the spirit into the afterlife.
Made of Effetre glass on a GTT Phantom - measures about 2" tall by x 3.5" long
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Measures about 3.5" long x 2" tall, made of Effetre glass on a GTT Phantom.
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Spring is coming soon, and with it will arrive lots of new babies! This recruit is excited to get to work, delivering swaddling babes to their homes.
Measures about 3.5" tall x 2.5" long, made of Effetre glass on a GTT Phantom.
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Taking holiday time to experiment. Both made with Effetre glass on my MiL's GTT Lynx.
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Skimming across the desert sand just after dawn, the Striped Racer uses its massive jaws to pluck sandworms from their burrows. This mythical beetle is the most feared of all fantastical species!
Made of soft glass on a Nortel Minor, measures about 2" x 2" x 0.5"
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Wintertime brings the spiders inside to crawl about our cupboards and closets. These two species are just a small sampling of these fierce, eight-legged wanderers.
Made of Effetre glass on a Nortel Minor. Each spider measures approx 2" x 1.5" x 1"
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Rhinoceros beetles are the strongest animals on the planet, proportionally. They can lift up to 850 times their own weight. To put this into perspective, if a human of average height and weight had the strength of the rhinoceros beetle, it would be able to lift a 65 ton object, for example, an Abrams Tank.
Made of Effetre glass on a Nortel Minor. Measures about 2.5" x 2" x 1"
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Made of Effetre glass on a GTT Phantom torch. Measures about 3" x 2" x 0.5"
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With the seasons changing from fall to winter, the normal species of insect have gone into hibernation. Now the strange, previously unknown insects begin to crawl out of the woodwork. The Thorny Dung-Muncher is just such a beast.
Made on a Nortel Minor, measures about 2" x 2" x 0.5"
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Glass penguins available in cobalt or black, with red or green hat OR ice penguin. Each about 2" tall. Ornament hook included!
Made of soft glass on a Nortel Minor.
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"Native to the rain forests of Central and South America, their title is well deserved as they are one of the largest beetles known. This scarab beetle is most noted for its thoracic and cephalic horns, which can grow longer than the body of the beetle itself. This adaptation is primarily used during fights with other males. The Hercules beetle is said to be the strongest creature on earth for its size, able to carry 80 times its own body weight."
Made of Effetre glass on a GTT Phantom. Measures about 3" x 2" x 1"
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While taking photos of some recent work, a fight broke out between the subjects. It comes down to this - Praying Mantis versus a Hercules Beetle. Speed versus Might.
Who will win?!?
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One of the largest species of cockroach, reaching 4-5 inches at maturity. Originally from the island of Madagascar off the African coast, where they can be found in rotting logs. Unlike most cockroaches, they are wingless but are excellent climbers and can easily scale smooth glass.
Made of Effetre glass on a GTT Phantom. Measures about 2.5" x 1.5" x 0.5"
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My sister just got married at the beginning of September and I made this cake topper for their reception. This was a challenging project as I don't normally do this much architecture on my sculptures. It was a lot of fun though, and sure felt like a nice gift for my sis!
Made of Effetre on a Nortel Minor Burner.
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I've been working small lately, trying to get a better grip on my human(oid) figures and proportion. Here's the small take on my Kudu Women series.
Unfortunately, this lovely lady suffered a fatal fall during our ill-fated photo shoot...
Previous to her fall from glory, she stood about 3" tall including the stand. She was made of Effetre glass on a GTT Phantom.
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Beetles! All made from Effetre (COE 104) glass on a GTT Lynx. Two are fantasy beetles and one is an exact replica of a species endemic to the mountais of Taiwan. A friend of a friend researches these "longhorn" beetles in Taiwan and gave me a book which he wrote solely on this type of beetle. 611 different species of longhorns live in Taiwan!
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"An insect of the order Mantodea, they are in fact named for the typical "prayer-like" stance. The word mantis derives from the Greek word mantis for prophet or fortune teller. Mantids use their specialized forelegs to capture prey and can be found in a wide variety of colors, patterns, & shapes."
Made of Effetre glass on a GTT Phantom. Measures about 3.5" x 2.5" x 1.75"
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From hence emanate all things creepy and crawly!!! Photos taken April, 2007.
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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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"The Asian long-horned beetle, translated as Sky Ox in Chinese, is native to China where it causes widespread mortality of poplar, willow, elm, and maple throughout vast areas of eastern Asia. An invasive species in the United States, the larva of this beetle has a voracious appetite for wood. Females of this species chew into the bark and lay eggs. When the eggs hatch, the immature beetles, which look like big white worms, chew their way farther into the tree. When they mature, the full-grown beetles chew their way out of the tree. The beetle life cycle leaves trees riddled with holes, oozing sap. The USDA believes this beetle can probably survive and reproduce in most sections of the country where suitable host trees exist. The beetle has also invaded Britain, Austria and Germany." - adapted from Wikipedia.org
Made of Effetre glass on a GTT Phantom. Measures about 2.5" x 2" x 0.75".
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This little grasshopper is headed south, to the warm climes of Georgia. There he will feast on shards of glass to become great and terrible. He is accompanied by a beetle - a friend of his, but whom shall remain anonymous at this time.
Made on a GTT Phantom with Effetre glass. Measures approx 3" x 2" x 1.25"
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These insects are all made of Effetre soft glass, generally on a Minor burner. I specialize in beetles, but also make other classes of insects.
Hooray for summertime!
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These things keep crawling out of my torch, I need some bug spray or something!
On a more serious note, these are all made from Effetre (soft glass) on a GTT Phantom.
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This beetle is loosely based on the Leafcutter Beetle which thinks that the plants in my garden are so yummy in the springtime.
Made on a Nortel Minor from Effetre glass.
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My neighbor commissioned this as a Valentine's Day gift for his wife. Also the first dragonfly that I have attempted.
Made on a Nortel Minor from Effetre glass with encased dichroic for the wings.
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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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This threesome was for a local gallery's Valentine's Day exhibition. The season of love...
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This common garden snail is made of borosilicate glass, worked over a Minor torch.
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Collaborative work by Wesley Fleming (sculptural parts) and Jake Vincent (blown parts)
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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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Comments on This Gallery Page
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Nice Dragonfly!
Wow, you did get the dragonfly down. It looks awesome. I gotta show my dad he probally wants one. I'll show it ot him. I gotta post some new stuff i've been working on some new ideas. Take it easy man.
» Posted by
JakeMoskowitz
on 2/23/2007 7:34:04 AM.
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Buggin' out!
Your insect sculptures are incredible! I've been cruisin' your gallery for a while and your attention to detail continues to blow my mind.
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OrganicsGlass
on 3/29/2007 9:38:39 PM.
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Hey Wesley,
thank you for you coment:)
I love all of of your artwork!
Have a wonderful day,
hugs from karmencita, from Spain:)
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Karmencita
on 4/14/2007 2:27:34 AM.
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howdy!
always a pleasure to see the continual improvment. man, someday YOU may have to give ME a few lessons...
-Dave
» Posted by
Les
on 5/29/2007 10:42:51 AM.
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I love it all.
Hey Wesley,
I've been checking out your stuff for a longtime and it's all awesome. More please.
» Posted by
TroyBennett
on 5/30/2007 2:25:42 PM.
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You are still my Favorite
ARTIST..................
» Posted by
RobertKochGlass
on 6/8/2007 4:18:47 AM.
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Thank you very much for your comment!
Your work is also wonderful! !,
I showed a picture to my son.
He said. Herakles is wonderful! !!! Wowow!!
» Posted by
AkihiroOhkamaSJapaneseGlass
on 7/5/2007 5:46:12 PM.
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Thanks Wesley
It looks like your kickin' ass over here. Great stuff.-Rich
» Posted by
Route66GlassWorks
on 9/21/2007 8:30:29 PM.
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such detail love your creatures..
» Posted by
DaEgoGlassDesigns
on 1/14/2008 9:27:30 AM.
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Incredible!
Work Wes, love the latest!! Thanks for the props.
JD
» Posted by
JDAnderson
on 1/30/2008 10:19:27 AM.
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Thanks for your comment!
Wow! I just looked at your work!!
Amazing! It makes me sick.... and I feel very, very small.... : )
Yeah, me and photography! I totally suck at it and it's to my disadvantage big time. I take pictures with black and white background and the white turned out even worse.
Thanks for your comment! Means a lot...
» Posted by
JillElkins
on 2/17/2008 5:49:36 PM.
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Amazing
I love all ur nature inspired work! I hope be as good at making bugs some day.
» Posted by
NatesGlassWorks
on 2/24/2008 3:26:03 PM.
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amazing work!!
simply amazing!! keep up the good work!!
» Posted by
NewMillenniumGlass
on 5/10/2008 2:26:15 PM.
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Thanks Again Wes!!!!
You Rock Man...
Thanx!
» Posted by
RobertKochGlass
on 5/10/2008 8:10:10 PM.
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