Marc Kalifa » Series https://www.marckalifa.com Glass Artist Tue, 05 Feb 2013 06:31:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 ” Dreamers ” series. https://www.marckalifa.com/2011/03/05/series/dreamers-series/dreamers-series/ https://www.marckalifa.com/2011/03/05/series/dreamers-series/dreamers-series/#comments Sat, 05 Mar 2011 11:29:27 +0000 admin http://www.marckalifa.com/?p=433

“Open Form” vase, “V” vase, “Amphora” vase.

Tallest Ht 34 cm .

“Catching Dreams” series.

This design features black silhouettes running against an earthy backdrop. Blue balls dreams are falling from a layered sky.

“Catching Dreams” series

“V” vase. Ht 35 cm.

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” Open Ended ” Journey series

Pate de Verre, sandblasted glass, gilded wood.

Patinated gold, silver and bronze leaves.Assembled.

Ht 65 cm.

” The Three Most Important Things “  Journey series

Pate de Verre, sandblasted glass, gilded wood.

Patinated gold, silver and bronze leaves. Assembled.

Ht 50cm.

” Too Many Choices “  journey series

Kiln cast glass, wooden base.

Patinated copper and bronze leaves.

Ht 62 cm.

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 “Southern Cross” Orb

This design features running silhouettes against an earthy background. They are catching bubbles falling from the sky,  4 large bubbles form the southern cross star pattern in the domed upper part of the orb.

This design, loosely inspired by aboriginal mythology has been choosen as awards by the Sunshine Coast Council for the Australian Day celebration in 2010.

24 carats Australian gold leaf inclusions.

Ht 10cm.

Close up details

“Chasing Dreams” orb.

Hand blown orb with 24 carats Australian gold inclusions.

Ht 10cm.

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” The Three Most Important Things “

 Pate de Verre, Wood, patinated gold, silver and bronze leaves, sandblasted, assembled

Ht 50cm

” Open Ended “

Pate de Verre, sandblasted glass, gilded wood. Patinated gold, silver and bronze leaves. Assembled.

Ht 65cm.

” Too Many Choices “

Kiln Cast glass, Wood. Patinated copper and bronze leaves.

Ht 62cm.

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” Open Form Vase “  Sunsets series

Ht 32cm

” V ” vase. Sunsets series

Ht 35 cm.

“Cylinder” vase. Sunsets series

Ht 30 cm.

  

 

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“Gateway”  Guardians series.

Pate de verre, patinated bronze, wooden base.

Front view. Ht 40 cm.

“Gateway”  Guardians series.

Ht 40 cm. Back view.

“Passage”  Guardian series.

Hot form glass with copper and brass mesh inclusions. Lost wax bronze components, assembled.

Ht 42 cm.

“Inner Sanctum”  Guardian series.

Kiln cast glass with gold inclusions, patinated bronze, assembled.

Ht 27 cm.

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” Celebrating ” Dreamers series

Hot blown glass with 24 carats gold inclusions.

Metal base. Ht 45cm

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Stoppered Bottle from the Inland Series. Ht 20cm

Also available in this series are “V” , “Cylinder”, “Open Form”  vases.

A large orb around 10cm high is also available.

” Open Form ” vase. Inland series

Ht 29cm.

” Inland ” orb

Hand blown glass. Ht 10cm.

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“Totem 1″   Guardian series.

Memory can be very selective.We like to keep the precious moment in a safe place. Often with time passing on these good memories seems to become bigger, somehow they have been put on a pedestal. The various metal inclusions encased inside the glass represent these past events.

Blown glass with copper and brass inclusions, guilded wood with gold, copper and bronze leaves,sandblasted glass base,  assembled. Ht  20cm. W 30 cm.

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 “Tall Flanged Neck” bottle.

“Amphora” vase.

“Orb”

Tallest Ht 32 cm.

“StopperedBottle” with pincered stopper.

Ht 20 cm.

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