One Realistic Glass Blackberry Sculptures, Hand Blown and Life-Sized

Each realistic glass blackberry sculpture is a bit over 3/4 inch high. I form them by melting colored glass rods in the flame of a torch. I make the blackberry one cell at a time using heat, surface tension, gravity and a couple of basic tools. No two are every exactly alike. Like a real blackberry, your sculpture will have the "plug" still inside from when it was picked. The drupelets will be rounded and shiny, and the berry can be all black or have some red cells. I achieve variations in the color by custom-mixing several colors of glass rods together, by selective heating and cooling, or by melting powdered colored glass into the surface. I don't use paint, so the color will never fade or rub off.

Almost nothing in nature is completely round, smooth or even, so I avoid making my glass fruit and leaves too perfectly. I put on little splotches and speckles, make them a tidbit lopsided, and add other small imperfections so that each berry or leaf is unique. This makes them look much more lifelike.

These glass berries are lifelike enough to fool adults at first glance. Never display your glass berries where they could be confused with real fruit. Never put them in your mouth, even for fun, or allow anyone else to do so. Make sure to keep them out of the reach of children of any age.

Your order will be carefully packaged with biodegradable plant fiber batting inside a 100% recycled paper gift box with a pretty red stretch bow.