Glass Rods, Used by Paul Stankard, 2010-2015
THF165023 / Glass Rods, Used by Paul Stankard, 2010-2015
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Artifact Overview
Paperweight artist Paul Stankard creates small botanical worlds in glass. Using a technique called flame working, Stankard melts rods of glass--pulled and shaped with tweezers and other tools--to fashion amazingly lifelike tiny flowers, insects, and even human figures. These "inclusions" are then encased in a glass mold to produce a paperweight.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Rod (Object genre)
Date Made
2010-2015
Location
at Henry Ford Museum in Davidson-Gerson Modern Glass Gallery
Object ID
2016.34.7
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Glass (Material)
Colored glass
Color
Green
Orange (Color)
Brown
Dimensions
Length: 7.5 in (green rod)
Diameter: 1.5 in (green rod)
Length: 11 in (orange rod)
Diameter: 1.125 in (orange rod)
Length: 11.5 in (brown rod)
Diameter: 1.125 in (brown rod)
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