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Full of movement, this hand-sculpted glass turtle swims across a vibrant blue core of twisting glass, with its front fins bent upwards and back fins kicking. The turtle's shell is created by melting layers of color to the bottom and a thick layer of clear glass is added to the top, making the turtle optical and appear as though it is underwater. The sculpture rests on an elegant rectangle of clear glass stand.

It measures about 7 inches width x 7 inches depth x 10 inches height.

This small starfish cluster is a hand-sculpted glass vase made with a lattice of starfish surrounding a clear glass bowl. Each starfish is hand sculpted without the use of molds, making each sculpture unique. The vibrant colors draw you into the depths, while the thick layer of clear glass make the starfish appear as though they have just been pulled out of the ocean. 

This is an extra small Starfish Cluster made with extra small starfish. All the starfish are translucent, without the addition of white to the back, allowing more light to come through the glass.

It measures about 5 1/2 inches wide x 6 1/2 inches tall.

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The Tropical Paradise Barnacle Flat Starfish is created by melting optical tubes of amber and white color into the molten glass. Then a pale aqua green color is added to the bottom and a thick layer of clear glass is added to the top, making the starfish optical and appear almost wet.

In the glass making process, the optical tubes of color begin as a mass of molten glass on the end of a metal rod. Unique color patterns are added to the glass, then it is stretched into pencil thick cane. After cooling for a day, the cane is cut to reveal cross sections about a quarter inch long. Finally, the cane is arranged on a hot plate to be melted into the starfish.

Choose between Flat and Creeping Styles.

Images are of Flat. 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.

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The Tropical Paradise Starfish is created with three layers of color on the bottom of the starfish, and a thick layer of clear glass added to the top, making the starfish optical and appear almost wet.

Choose between Flat and Creeping Styles.

Images are of Creeping. 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.

Full of movement, this hand-sculpted glass turtle swims across a vibrant blue core of twisting glass, with its front fins bent upwards and back fins kicking. The turtle's shell is created by melting layers of color to the bottom and a thick layer of clear glass is added to the top, making the turtle optical and appear as though it is underwater. 

It measures about 4 1/2 inches wide x 4 1/2 inches depth x 4 inches height.

Hand blown Rainbow Spiral glass marble. This medium-sized marble is made 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.

Approximately 2 inches in diameter.

Each marble is hand sculpted and will differ slightly from photograph.

This blown glass vase by John Gibbons is 17 inches tall and 7.5 inches wide. He developed the “Vertigo Series” after realizing the optical and dizzying effects that putting colored canes of glass in a vase can have. Walking past the vase and looking at it really brings this movement to life. It’s called moire effect and it is fun to play with.

John first pulls soup can sized blobs of colored glass into pencil thick canes that stretch across the room up to 30 feet long! The rods are then cut into 4 inch lengths and laid side by side on a ceramic kiln shelf. They are then heated, squeezed together and rolled up on to a molten bubble on the end of a blow pipe and blown and shaped into a vase.

This item come with free shipping, as does most of my glass.

Full of movement, this hand-sculpted glass turtle swims across colorful tide pool green coral with its front fins bent upwards and back fins kicking. The turtle's shell is created by melting optical tubes of color into the molten glass. Then layers of color are added to the bottom and a thick layer of clear glass is added to the top, making the turtle optical and appear as though it is underwater. 

It measures about 6” width x 4” depth x 6” height.

The bottom of each sculpture is hand signed by John Gibbons.

This stunning lamp is 22.5 inches tall and 13.5 inches wide. All the fixtures are brass.

This White Lamp Shade has a bright glow and a beautiful textured bubble pattern. This shade has a 1/2in light fixture hole. A larger hole can be drilled at no extra charge.

*This is a surplus item and the price has been reduced. 

Custom colors, sizes and shapes are available, contact me if interested.

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The Yellow Wolley Starfish is created with a double yellow color pattern on the bottom of the sea star that gets magnified from a thick optical layer of clear glass on the top.

Images are of Creeping. 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 6.5" in diameter.

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

$5 from every starfish purchase gives to the  Cycles of Ocean Life Fund to support the endangered Sunflower Star.