Steven Dale creating his custom mouth blown lighting fixtures and pendant lights for home and business installations. His lighting creations are in many private residences, bars, restaurants, and design houses throughout California and the United States.

Segment on how blown glass is made

www.modernistglass.com There’s a lot of glassmaking in this piece. Whichever angle you look at this from, there’s something happening. It has a ribbed base, vibrant colour, a swirled pattern, and a pulled and patterned rim. The rim has been snipped with glass shears to produce the design. It reminds me of brightly coloured tropical shrimps I’ve seen. We’ve seen a lot of bowls similar to this, though never one with this much put into it. – mostly plain colours and without the curled arms. We believe they are from the 1960s, from one of the major firms which was exporting their product around the world. Width: 26cm (10.5 inches) Height: 11.5cm Weight: 1.4kg Condition: Light wear to the base, a couple of sharp ends between the “petals” (one possibly with a shallow fleck – hard to say if it’s from manufacture or later), four burst bubbles/marks from manufacture underneath, a couple of unintended bubbles (largest 1mm x 3mm), one “point” slightly uneven (from manufacture) Our Reference: 2348 Pricing information Price: US 5.00 + shipping

Does anyone know a good site that shows you how to blow glass?

I purchased four large modern art glass vases/vessels at an estate auction a few weeks ago. I can’t find an artist’s signature on the vases. Does anyone know if glass artists usually signs their work? These are beautiful, bold colored vases with swirls and peacock designs. Each one stands over 18 – 24 " tall. Would appreciate any assistance with this.