Aqua Gold Tulip Pod, a handblown gold & grey glass vessel by Michèle Oberdieck

'Knot Wrack' is a unique glass artwork by the Canadian artist, Michèle Oberdieck. Michèle Oberdieck explores balance and asymmetry through colour,...

'Cotinus I' is a unique glass artwork by the Canadian artist, Michèle Oberdieck. Michèle Oberdieck explores balance and asymmetry through colour, form and surface decoration. Presenting her sculptural works as a gesture, an expressive mark, often composing individual elements together, she is fascinated in the narratives that can be created. Drawn to biomorphic structures found in plant growth, life cycles and decay, such as the delicately aging silhouettes of tulip petals, it is these twisted yet beautiful organic shapes, that she aims to capture in her glass. With a background in printmaking and textiles, involving hand dying and screen-printing fine silks, Oberdieck understands the relationship between colour and light, a relationship that is perfect to further explore with glass. As the artist puts it; “The luminosity of colours found in the sky, as day turns to dusk, with the pivotal light from the sun or moon glowing through layers of folded clouds, is captivating.” Oberdieck’s surfaces are achieved by using the classic Swedish technique of Graal; pre-made glass ‘cups’ are externally cut with motifs and patterns. These ‘cups of colour’ are then re-heated and re-blown, as the form evolves and enlarges, these incised marks blend, soften and distort, creating ethereal watery effects. Fascination with the vast array of plant life and flowers, as reflected in Oberdieck’s earlier botanical...

'Nesiota' is a unique glass artwork by the Canadian artist, Michèle Oberdieck. Michèle Oberdieck explores balance and asymmetry through colour, fo...

'Golden Hibiscus' is a unique glass artwork by the Canadian artist, Michèle Oberdieck. Michèle Oberdieck explores balance and asymmetry through co...

Blue Vanda, 2024
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C. 11 in. h x 16.9 in. w x 7.5 in. d, Object No.: 4242) On her series, Fantasy Plants: “My series of botanical imagined glass plants are intended to questi...

Purple and yellow handblown glass vessel by Viz Glass Inc. This small glass vessel can be used as a vase or bowl for any table in your home. The abstract design of the glass brings a whimsical quality to the piece, The yellow and purple glass...

Aqua Inanna stacking vessel, Pia Wüstenberg Dimensions: D 14.5 x H 22 Materials: glass, wood Available in other colors. Inanna is an ancient Mesopotamian...

Aqua Frida stacking vessel, Pia Wüstenberg Dimensions: D 13 x H 20 Materials: cut glass, wood Available in other colors. Handmade in Europe: hand ...