This pink and orange raindrop vase is stunning in its simplicity. The varying shades of blue contrast with one another expertly. It would make a fantastic accent piece for any room in the home.
The Raindrop vase is made with a of multi colored strips of glass that are fused and attached to the blowpipe from above. The bands are then allowed to drip down creating the loop pattern. The pattern is further interpreted during the glassblowing process to create gradients of color that intensify when they interact with the colors on the other side.
This pink and orange raindrop vase is stunning in its simplicity. The varying shades of blue contrast with one another expertly. It would make a fantastic accent piece for any room in the home.
The Raindrop vase is made with a mosaic of multi colored strips of glass that are fused and attached to the blowpipe from above. The bands are then allowed to drip down creating the loop pattern. The pattern is further interpreted during the glassblowing process to create gradients of color that intensify when they interact with the colors on the other side.
×Mosaic: Building the mosaic is the starting point of the glassblowing process and the culmination of a tremendous amount of work and planning. Making the mosaic is the most creative part of the process, where Jeffrey decides on the colors and their placement in the finished piece, resulting in the specific color interactions. Jeffrey creates each element of the mosaic first, using various techniques to make the bands, squares, and patterns that make up the final design.
×Carving/Cold Sculpting: Carving and cold-sculpting takes place after the piece is completely cooled from the glassblowing process. Jeffrey looks for ways to accentuate and distort the color interactions. He uses all manner of grinding and polishing tools to achieve the different patterns and textures.
×Glassblowing Process: The traditional glassblowing process is the interpretive phase of creating Jeffrey’s work. The mosaic is sculpted while hot onto the end of the blowpipe, and from there he proceeds with traditional glassblowing methods to form the piece into an egg, bowl, vase or other kind of sculpture.
