Hello, my dears! We are sneaking away for a week’s R&R, so I wanted to go out with something truly lovely. These are the gorgeous, handmade glass butterfly, orchid, and rose sculptures by artist Laura Hart. Some of her large-scale sculptures even incorporate neon elements, making them even more striking. Hart apparently found her way to glass by a somewhat circuitous route.
“My route to glass art has been a fascinating and convoluted path along many creative pursuits. Beginning with crayons on the bedroom walls as an incorrigible infant, graduating to watercolours or oils on canvas at around twelve, treading the boards at seventeen, video production in my twenties and thirties, heritage building renovation, 3D animation and design in my forties, and, at last, the glorious world of glass in my fifties.”
– About Laura Hart
Though Hart did take a few one-off classes to learn the glass basics, she describes the majority of her education at the “University of Trial and Error.” Hard to believe these wonderful pieces are the product of a self-taught artist!
You can see all of Laura Hart’s glorious creations on her website and on Instagram.
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May 5, 2023 at 8:09 am
Stunning
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May 5, 2023 at 8:26 am
Aren’t they wonderful? So glad you liked them!
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May 5, 2023 at 1:22 pm
You really unearth some amazing stuff
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May 5, 2023 at 3:06 pm
I am a lucky, lucky girl!
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May 5, 2023 at 8:23 am
I do love the butterflies.. Of course house cats would shatter them.
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May 5, 2023 at 8:27 am
I feel like our house demon (read: cat) leaves alone things on the wall. But items on surfaces are definitely not safe!
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May 5, 2023 at 8:36 am
I’m glad you showed that last photo–the flowers are much bigger than I thought. One of my cats would consider this the ‘red laser’ and I can only imagine the fun she would have. 😼
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May 5, 2023 at 3:06 pm
Aren’t they fascinating that size? I really felt like their scale adds something.
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May 5, 2023 at 2:50 pm
Absolutely beautiful. One of my sisters grows orchids so I will need to share these with her.
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May 5, 2023 at 3:06 pm
I’m a bit obsessed with mine.
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