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Koi Fish

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20" bowl featuring large Koi fish with body molded from glass scraps.  Lillpad leaves also made from scrap glass molded into custom made leaf molds.  Baby Koi peeks out from under a leaf.  Black background with special water effect acheived in the fusing process.

Art Glass Festival 2011 entry

thomasdecker

Tuesday, May 3, 2011
2 Posts

@tifstyorig THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR KIND COMMENTS. i JUST SAW YOUR E-MAIL TODAY WHEN i WENT ON TO SEE WINNERS OF THE FESTIVAL SO REGRET THE DELAY IN RESPONSE. WHAT IS NOT OBVIOUS IS THAT MOLDS WERE HAND MADE FOR THE FISH BODY(BIG AND SMALL) AND THE HEAD PEEKING OUT FROM UNDER LILLY PAD WAS CUT OFF FROM FINISHED SMALL BODY. THE LILLY PADS WERE ALSO CAST FROM MOLDS AND SOME SMALL DETAILS ADDED TO THE LILLY PADS WITH DARK GREEN PAINT. A SPECIAL PROCESS WAS USED TO MAKE THE WAVERING IN THE BACKGROUND TO SIMULATE WATER. THE PIECE IS A SALE PIECE AT $395.00 BUT SHIPPING MAY BE COSTLY. I NORMALLY DELIVER IN THE STATE OF FLA SINCE I AM JUST OUTSIDE OF ORLANDO. THANK YOU AGAIN FORYOUR KIND WORDS. ALWAYS FEELS GOOD ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY COME FROM ANOTHER ARTIST. I AM AT [email protected] NAME IS DON STUART

tifstyorig

Saturday, March 19, 2011
19 Posts

This is a really cool piece. It is very realistic. For someone who has always wanted a koi pond (but never had the room), this is the next best thing. Is it your own personal piece or is it for sale?