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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.

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A wonderful addition to any home. A unique way to light up a room, with starfish giving a finishing touch. Using classic glass blowing techniques a soft white colored glass is blown giving a soft glow when illuminated. To this beauty is the perfect placement of three starfish reaching for the light. Standing about 10.5 inches high and 5.5 inches wide.

This on of a kind hand blown glass vase is entitled
“ Starfish Amphora”
John was inspired by the sunken Greek urns found on the bottom of the Mediterranean sea that when unearthed have living creatures clinging to them and are sparkling from the wet seawater. This vase measures 17 inches high and 9 inches wide and has seven hand sculpted aqua glass starfish fused to the outside of it. This would make a great statement piece in any home, beach house, or beach cottage. John has been blowing glass for over 20 years and started this ocean inspired starfish series when he lived in San Diego back in 2015.

This whimsical hand blown centerpiece could be used as a fruit bowl, or just empty as a decorative piece for your entryway or dining room table. John starfish theme knows no bounds from starfish vases to single starfish and now starfish bowls. This bowl is about 12 inches tall by 10 wide.

This 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. 

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It measures about 8 inches wide x 10 inches tall.

Large starfish Cluster in the Original colors measuring 14 inches tall and 10 wide wide.

These are hand blown blue glass cups, both with clinging starfish on their sides. The cups measure about 3.5” x 3.25-3.5”.

This order comes with two cups.

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This hand blown glass Starfish Urn has a blown glass lid and two aqua starfish fused to the side of the vessel.  The color of the vessel is a mixture of colors called Tide Pool Green.  It measures about 11 inches tall and 6.5 inches wide.

Please allow 2 weeks to recreate this beautiful Urn. Made to order.

A wonderful addition to any home. A unique way to light up a room, with starfish giving a finishing touch. Using classic glass blowing techniques a soft Amber colored glass is blown over white giving a soft glow when illuminated. Standing about 17 inches high and 8 inches wide.

This hand blown glass platter was created by first rolling a molten clear bubble of glass over multiple rods of black glass. The next is another layer of molten clear glass is gathered on the bubble, it is blown into a sphere, and the a molten bit of clear is dropped on the bottom to create a foot for the platter. The final move is to put another metal rod on the bottom, brake off the blow pipe, and spin the sphere into a large flat plate. It is then quickly dropped over a wok to give it the bowl-like form. When finished the platter is place into a 950 degree oven to cool slowly overnight.

This platter measures about 17 inches wide. The photo is the exact platter that will be shipped to you.

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This black glass hat and green glass apple are inspired by the painting created by Margritte, “The Son Of Man”. The painting is the most iconic image of the surrealism movement. A self-portrait painting of a man in an overcoat and a black “bowler” hat standing in front of a wall with a green apple obstructing his view.
Using classic glass blowing techniques, a perfect green apple is placed on top a classic black colored glass hat. This glass sculpture is about 8 inches wide and 9.5 inches in height.

This Tide Pool Amber Anemone Vase consists of an alternating pattern of tide pool green seaweed-like strips of color and anemone murrine. The amber and white murrine surround a clear lens of glass, creating optical windows in which you can see the inside of the vase. 

It measures about 11.25" height and 6.5" in diameter.

It is an original work of art. 

The Tide Pool Amber Barnacle Starfish 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 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.

When the glass is hot, John lets the molten glass fall over the edge of a metal table, capturing the moment when the starfish is creeping away, just like it clings to rocks in the ocean.

It is about 5" in diameter.

The Tide Pool Amethyst Barnacle Starfish is created by melting optical tube like pieces of colored glass called murrine 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 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.

When the glass is hot, John lets the molten glass fall over the edge of a metal table, capturing the moment when the starfish is creeping away, just like it clings to rocks in the ocean. 

The starfish is about 5” across.

The Tide Pool Green Barnacle Starfish 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 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.

When the glass is hot, John lets the molten glass fall over the edge of a metal table, capturing the moment when the starfish is creeping away, just like it clings to rocks in the ocean.

It is about 5" in diameter.

Full of movement, this hand-sculpted glass turtle swims across colorful amethyst 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 Turtle Is Made to Order 

Full of movement, this hand-sculpted glass turtle swims across colorful amethyst 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. 

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

This sculpture measures at w: 10in x h: 13in.

Inspired by sea urchins, this blown glass orb vase has a multilayered diamond pattern in shades of blue and green—the perfect home for a colorful starfish and a cluster of murrini barnacles.

It measures about 7 1/2" width by 4" height.

copper green minerals mix with golden sands

Hand sculpted glass starfish. This Tide Pool Green Starfish is one of my most popular sea stars. It 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. It looks as though it was just pulled from the tide pool.

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 measures about 5" in diameter.

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

This hand blown glass platter was created by first rolling a molten clear bubble of glass through a mixture of colored glass chunks that are about the size of rock salt. The next step is to blow the bubble into a aluminum optic mold that has 12 triangular ribs on the inside of it. The ribbed bubble is heated and twisted to create the vortex spiral. Another layer of molten clear glass is gathered on the bubble, it is blown into a sphere, and the a molten bit of clear is dropped on the bottom to create a foot for the platter. The final move is to put another metal rod on the bottom, brake off the blow pipe, and spin the sphere into a large flat plate. It is then quickly dropped over a wok to give it the bowl-like form. When finished the platter is place into a 950 degree oven to cool slowly overnight.

This platter measures about 14.25 inches wide. The photo is the exact platter that will be shipped to you.

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This hand sculpted glass starfish was created by John Gibbons of Eureka California. This art glass starfish measures about 8 inches in diameter (from the longest two legs across).

I try to capture the essence of the starfish in a tide pool. The starfish is created with the color pattern on the bottom of the starfish that gets magnified from the thick layer of optical clear glass on the top, making the starfish almost look wet. The pattern on this particular star is called Murrine, an Italian glass technique where I take a glass cane (long rod of glass) and cut it in cross-sections to reveal a pattern that mimics the natural texture of the starfish in the wild. People have also said that it looks like barnacles on the starfish.

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Hand sculpted glass starfish. This Topaz Blue Starfish is created with an aqua blue and white 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. 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 an unique work of art and is hand signed by John Gibbons.

This small table vase makes a great gift. This vase is clear blue which creates an optical magnifying effect when viewed. White and blue ribbons of glass ring the piece. Use with flowers or as a stand-alone piece.

palm trees sway in a salty breeze

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.

This amazingly bright starfish measures about 5.5 inches across and has bent legs for gripping the edge of a bookshelf or desk.  I use the bit of scrap created from my Rainbow Vases to create these eye popping starfish.

The Vertigo Bottle is a switch-axis glass vase with spiraling cane twisting in opposite directions. This hand blown glass vase was created by rolling the glass rods onto a bubble of molten glass and then rotating the glass bubble 90 degrees, which causes the spiral to go from the bottom to the side. Then the vase is flattened with thick cork paddles to enhance the optics of the two opposing spirals. 

It measures about 7.75” width x 12” height.

11″H, 10″W, 10″D

This hand sculpted glass starfish was created by John Gibbons of Eureka. This creeping starfish measures about 5.5 inches in diameter (from the longest two legs across).

I try to capture the essence of the starfish in a imaginative tide pool. The starfish is created with the color pattern on the bottom of the starfish that gets magnified from the thick layer of optical clear glass on the top, making the starfish almost look wet.

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A whirlpool is captured and stripes are added for an interesting perspective . This is an adorable window into a swirling color display, about an inch in diameter. Using traditional glass blowing methods, this marble is shaped into the perfect sphere.

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 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.