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This one of a kind beautiful marble is about 2.5 inches in size. The sphere captures a swirl of blue and a beautiful green color glass in the moment. Soft blue and green are twisted  to create a spiral form. A graphite mold shapes the glass into a perfect sphere.

Cling to Luxury

Hand sculpted glass starfish with purple color pattern. This purple ochre sea star is inspired by a starfish that John saw while diving in La Jolla Cove, CA. The color pattern on the bottom of the starfish gets magnified from the thick optical layer of clear glass on the top.

Choose between Flat and Creeping Styles. Flat starfish will rest on a flat surface with no legs bent over the side. Creeping starfish have two bent legs, capturing the moment when the starfish is creeping away, just like it clings to rocks in the ocean.

It is about 5" in diameter.

Each starfish is a unique work of art and hand signed by John Gibbons.

This is a hand sculpted original "Starfish Cluster" by glass artist John Gibbons.

This piece measures about 10.25 inches tall and 8.5 inches wide. The base is a small clear glass bowl and the stars are fused to it while it is hot. This sculpture takes John and two skilled assistants working in unison to create.

You can contact John for other colors and sizes.

Check out gibbonsglass.com for more glass work.

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This Dolphin sculpture measures w:7" x h:22.5"

 *Cracked and repaired with special glass epoxy.

comforting mandarin to warm the winter

Handmade glass starfish figurine in bright orange. It measures about 5 inches wide.

Choose between Flat and Creeping Styles.Flat starfish will rest on a flat surface with no legs bent over the side. Creeping starfish have two bent legs, capturing the moment when the starfish is creeping away, just like it clings to rocks in the ocean.

Each starfish is a unique work of art and hand signed by John Gibbons.

tossed by the waves and mermaid fantasies

Hand sculpted glass starfish. This Mermaid Tail Starfish is created with an aquamarine color pattern on the bottom that gets magnified from the thick optical layer of clear glass on the top.

Choose between Flat and Creeping Styles. Flat starfish will rest on a flat surface with no legs bent over the side. Creeping starfish have two bent legs, capturing the moment when the starfish is creeping away, just like it clings to rocks in the ocean.

It is about 5" in diameter.

Each starfish is a unique work of art and hand signed by John Gibbons.

verdant, vibrant and vital like the lush green landscape of the jungle

Hand sculpted glass starfish. This Modern Lush Starfish is created with a rich green and white color pattern on the bottom of the sea star that gets magnified from a thick optical layer of clear glass on the top.

Flat starfish will rest on a flat surface with no legs bent over the side. Creeping starfish have two bent legs, capturing the moment when the starfish is creeping away, just like it clings to rocks in the ocean.

It is about 5” in diameter.

Each starfish is a unique work of art and hand signed by John Gibbons.

This is a hand sculpted original "Starfish Cluster" by glass artist John Gibbons.

This piece measures about 10.75 inches tall and 7 inches wide. The base is a small clear glass bowl and the stars are fused to it while it is hot. This sculpture takes John and two skilled assistants working in unison to create.

You can contact John for other colors and sizes.

Check out gibbonsglass.com for more glass work.

Learn more about my shipping process here: bit.ly/3qJDVbx-

This one of a kind beautiful marble is about 2 inches in size. The sphere captures a swirl of blue and a beautiful green color glass in the moment. Soft blue and green are twisted  to create a spiral form. A graphite mold shapes the glass into a perfect sphere.

Not every glass piece turns out perfect, but certainly always beautiful. This one of kind bowl just got a little too hot in the shop causing a slight imperfection in the shape. Using classic glass blowing techniques, aqua blue and white colored glass are shaped into a footed bowl. Measuring about 10.25 inches wide and 6 inches in height, this piece will surely be a conversation starter.

Includes 1 votive.

These blue votives measure about 2.75 inches tall by 4 inches wide. 

They are very thick glass. And the ribs on the votive are created by putting the molten bubble into a mold. Then the bubble is broken off the blowpipe and the hole in the top is opened up.

These could also be used as small bud vases.

*They don't fit a standard votive candle.

A one of a kind show stopper. This unique glass sculpture brings you through a portal of intrigue and mystery. Standing about 9 inches tall and 4 inches wide, this beautiful glass sculpture showcases classic glass blowing methods and techniques. With a sturdy base and a slight twist for dimension this one of a kind creation would be excellent as a gift , award or for a personal collection.

These hand-blown glass light pendants were created by rolling the clear molten glass through several colors of powdered white glass and then powdered blue glass. It is then blown into a bronze mold called a pineapple mold to give it the pattern of bubbles trapped in the glass. After it comes out of the mold another layer of molten clear glass is put on top of the bubble, and it is blown and shaped by hand with wet newspaper to become a perfectly shaped shade.

These pendants measures w 5.5" x h 8" & 1.5" hole

This medium-sized marble measures about 2 inches and is inspired by a rainbow. I start by using long rods of different colored glass, which are then rolled up onto a solid mass of molten clear glass. Next, it is twisted into a spiral pattern and shaped with a mold into a marble. 

Check out this video on YouTube of me making rainbow marbles:

https://youtu.be/Bn6nYw4nYVQ

This rainbow is a beautiful storm that wraps around itself over and over again. The marble is about 2 inches in size and captures chaos suspended in glass. Using colored glass cane to create a rainbow spinning out of control yet giving a sense of peace as it dances around. A graphite mold is used on the surface of the marble to create a perfect finish.

You can watch a video of a similar marble being made :

https://youtu.be/Bn6nYw4nYVQ?si=KM1w6089PFH6Ftxt

A window into the ocean

The Anemone Windows Vase by John Gibbons is inspired by the patterns and movements of the ocean. It is an original work of art. The windows are optical and change with addition of light. 

It measures about 16.5" height and 8.75" width.

The pattern in this blown glass vase is achieved by cutting small glass rods and tiles, called murrine, arranging them in a pattern, and then fusing them together in a 2100 degree kiln. A blow pipe is then rolled along the edge of the glass to form a cylinder. The bottom of the cylinder is closed, which creates a bubble, allowing the glass to then be blown and shaped into the vase. Gibbons uses the optical properties of glass to create a magnifying-glass effect in which the pattern undulates when viewed.

 
Watch how I make these types of murrine vases in the link below.

https://youtu.be/PLV-KSe0II4

This large marble measures about 2.5 inches and is inspired by tube sponges in the coral reef. The colors that form the tubes in the marble are created by layering rods of glass and then stretching the rods into another rod that is then cut into short sections called murrine. After the murrine are formed, I put the coral reef together and finish off the marble in a graphite mold to give it a perfect sphere shape.

Check out this video on YouTube on how I make murrine and subscribe to see my latest videos.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PLV-KSe0II4

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yearning for those five shapely points

Hand sculpted glass starfish. This seductive sea star is created with a rich red color pattern on the bottom that gets magnified from a thick optical layer of clear glass on the top.

Choose between Flat and Creeping Styles. Flat starfish will rest on a flat surface with no legs bent over the side. Creeping starfish have two bent legs, capturing the moment when the starfish is creeping away, just like it clings to rocks in the ocean.

It is about 5" in diameter.

Each starfish is a unique work of art and hand signed by John Gibbons.

The vases measures about 13 inches tall and 8.5 inches wide. I am inspired by the patterns and movements of the ocean.  The ocean provides endless inspiration for shapes and colors and the gelatinous nature of glass lends itself to these jiggling creatures found in the tide pools here in Northern California.  

This vase is made up of small colorful pieces that I make called murrine.  Murrine are created by layering colored glass from the center outward. This layering of colors created a molten piece of glass about the size of a soup can that I stretch across the studio to create a 1/2 to 3/4 inch rod. We then put the rods in the annealing oven to cool over night. The next day we slice the rods onto 1/4 inch wafers that get laid out on a ceramic kiln shelf  into a mosaic like arrangement. The wafers are heated and fused together into a rectangular piece of glass. A blowpipe is then rolled along the edge and the flat sheet of glass turns into a cylinder. The bottom gets closed off and now there is a bubble of glass on the end of my blow pipe. Three layers of molten clear and gathered onto the bubble and it is blown and shaped with the help of my assistant into the vase pictured.

Vase pictured is what will be shipped.

Check out the video on how I make Murrine Vases below.

https://youtu.be/PLV-KSe0II4?si=ZJqYW3b35ifEwIwX

This is a hand sculpted original "Starfish Cluster" by glass artist John Gibbons.

This piece measures about 11.5 inches tall and 6.5 inches wide. The base is a small clear glass bowl and the stars are fused to it while it is hot. This sculpture takes John and two skilled assistants working in unison to create.

You can contact John for other colors and sizes.

Check out gibbonsglass.com for more glass work.

Learn more about my shipping process here: bit.ly/3qJDVbx

This is a hand blown glass vessel with lid. The color is a deep opaque black with 23 karat gold leaf fused to the surface while the glass was hot. The vessel measures about 7 inches high by 4 inches wide with a snug fitting lid.

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