Vintage Glass Paperweight

Vintage Josh Simpson 1980s 1 Planet. Hand-blown Glass Marble, Paperweight. Plus 2 Simpson Multi-Panel Brochures. One of America’s foremost glass-blowing craftsmen. There is a royal blue, pink and white. Above the planet, with tiny. 1½ times around the planet behind the spaceship. The marble has a -inch flat bottom. Note: The depth and richness of the colors and forms are hard for an amateur to capture with a camera, and I also had trouble avoiding glare from lights. At an American Craft Council Show in the. And is being offered by the daughter of the original purchaser/collector. Two of them were perfectly round on spalted wooden stands, and this one has a small flat area on which it sits. This piece has no chips, scratches, scuffs or other damage. Plus 2 Simpson Multi-Panel. Josh Simpson is an internationally renowned artist who uses ancient techniques to create contemporary visions in glass. Simpson’s imaginary landscapes of the seas, skies and heavens are compelling and enigmatic. His work is displayed in the Museum of Arts & Design, New York, NY; the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA; the Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC and many other fine arts museums and collections, including The White House. Among Simpson’s best known series are his Inhabited Planets, orbs of clear glass ranging from a few inches to more than a foot in diameter, which have interiors filled with colorful, separate elements that resemble mountains, glaciers, and the sea. The artist has always been fascinated with space exploration and his wife is astronaut Cady Coleman, whose space travels inspire much of his art. Simpsons work has been published in the Corning Museums prestigious New Glass Review and has been featured in LIFE, The Smithsonian Magazine, and The New York Times. In March 1990, his work was the subject of a feature article in OMNI Magazine. Simpsons teaching experience includes work at Wanganui Polytechnic University, Wanganui, New Zealand; the Corning Museum, Corning, NY; the Tokyo Glass Art Institute, Tokyo, Japan; the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME; and the Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC. Selected awards include: Lifetime Membership Award, Glass Art Society; Peoples Choice Award, Crafts at the Castle; and Jurors Award: “Artists Look at Earth, ” National Air & Space Museum. Josh Simpson has been President and Treasurer of the Glass Art Society, and a member since 1972. The item “Vintage Josh Simpson 1 Planet, Spaceship, Hand-blown Glass Marble MINT 1980s” is in sale since Wednesday, February 5, 2020. This item is in the category “Pottery & Glass\Glass\Art Glass\Studio/Handcrafted Glass”. The seller is “mocha273″ and is located in Florida. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Artist: Josh Simpson
• Original/Reproduction: Contemporary Original
• Features: Limited Edition
• Object Type: Paperweight, marble
• Color: Blue, Aqua, Pink
• Glassmaking Technique: Filigree/Canework
• Type of Glass: Hand Blown Glass
• Subject/Theme: Planet, Spaceship
• Country/Region of Origin: North America