Large Tweezers, 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

Tweezers

Date Made

2010-2015

Location

at Henry Ford Museum in Davidson-Gerson Modern Glass Gallery

Object ID

2016.34.12

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Metal

Color

Gray (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 0.5 in
Length: 11.25 in
Width: 0.75 in

Large Tweezers, Used by Paul Stankard, 2010-2015