Turtley

Inspiration:  Turtles   This sculpture is named for a fun smiling turtle (my Mom loves turtles and she helped with the title.

Check out how the lighting changes how it looks (front lit vs. back lit and the reflection on the stand). 

Artistic Process:  I designed with the colors of blue transparent and Greens along with the shape and structure of the glass.  the glass was manipulated at high temperatures to swirl the colors into patterns.  The glass was then cut into a final shape with a tile saw and after additional cold working, the glass was firepolished.

The glass stand is made of multiple layers of blue transparent in a diamond shape.   The Sculpture is adhered to the stand with bumpons on the bottom. 

Dimensions:  14" wide x 12.5" tall x 8.5" deep