Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Nature In Glass: I Work With Fire To Create Organic Glass Sculptures

My name is Simone Crestani and I’m a glass maker! I started blowing glass when I was 15 years old and I immediately became very fond of it.


I can say that I have two big passions so far in my life – glass and nature. Therefore, in my works I try to combine both of them – I give my sculptures natural shapes. The technique I use is called flameworking which means using a strong flame for melting and sculpting glass. Anyway, during the years of practice I have already developed my personal technique of glass blowing.


I am very lucky as I was able to turn my passion into a real profession!


More info: Facebook | simonecrestani.com


Glass Bonsai, 2011


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Bunny and Octopus, 2014


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Bollicine, light sculpture, 2014


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175x53x106 cm


Blossom Bonsai, 2014



Under Construction, installation, 2014


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The Hunting Heron, 2014


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120x60x35 cm


Molecular Study, 2013



Glass Bonsai, 2013



The Farm’s Democracy, 2014



120x50x100 cm


Delicious Fish, 2012



76×28 cm


Lu pisci spada, 2012



127×26 cm


Polpo, 2013



32×26 cm


Me in action:


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Nature In Glass: I Work With Fire To Create Organic Glass Sculptures

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