"Crinoid Tree" Cast Crystal Wall Piece
The subject matter was inspired by nature, but is fantasy. Crinoids are ancient underwater creatures, but a "Crinoid Tree" is the product of our imagination. This piece is made with a technique we call "reverse casting" in which the viewer looks through a flat glass surface on the front with the detailed sculpting pressing in from the back. The sculpted area creates negative space, thus the term "reverse cast." This particular piece was framed with brown suede behind the crystal which adds to the warmth and dimensionality of the sculpting. The crystal itself is a transparent citrine, or pale yellow in color.
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Hibri Designs is a premier art glass studio specializing in cast glass sculpture, and sandblasted wall pieces. We also cast acrylic, urethane, silicone, and permastone.
At our core we are sculptors and designers. Often inspired by nature, our work manifests this inspiration through abstraction and fantasy.
Our work ranges from 3D sculptures, to bas relief wall pieces, jewelry, and functional art.
Our work provides a momentary meditation as the eye passes over bubbles and colors frozen in time. Through this, we freeze grace. We make the moment ornate.
In addition to their constant research and development, both Hilal and Kati Hibri have studied at Pilchuck Glass School in Washington state for several summers.
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