Glass Vases and Other Beautiful Glass Art

Many people purchase handblown vases, bowls, and flowers to add to their heirloom collection to be passed down to future generations.  It has proven to be a sound investment.  As a hobbyist or a serious collector, you are sure to be rewarded with hours of enjoyment assembling glass vases and bowls, blown flowers and mushrooms.  Many collect hand blown art to make a focal point or decorative statement for a room or office.  It is sure to add beauty and class to any bookshelf, entryway, coffee table, or pedestal.  Try placing artglass in a window to see the special effect light has on glass.  Hand blown pieces are the perfect gift - it is an expression of love and class and lasts a lifetime!
Our Garden Home specializes in hand blown vases, bowls, flowers, and mushrooms fashioned to reflect the passion and creativity of our glass blowers.  It is a difficult art and takes years of dedication and experience to create unique, one of kind pieces.   Because of the versatility of glass, it can be formed and fashioned into almost any shape and provide the perfect finishing touch for you home and garden art.  Hand blown art is an expression of color and movement. Our ingenious and creative artists specialize in these functional yet beautiful glassart pieces:
•    Glass Vases, Bowls, & Plates
•    Glass Blown Flowers
•    Hand Blown Mushrooms

Glass Vases
A delicate hand blown glass vase can bring a light, fresh, elegant form of beauty to your home or office that cannot be accomplished with any other material.  Here at Our Garden Home we have a large selection of handblown vases specifically designed for form, function, art, and everyday use.  Choose your glass vase from a large variety of colors, shapes, curves, and designs.  The best part is that because it is hand blown, every vase is unique!

Glass Bowls and Plates
An art glass bowl or plate is another stunning way to incorporate delicate art into your home and office.  A bowl is often used as a display piece and is as functional as it is beautiful.  Hand blown bowls brilliantly display fresh, light colors and often these colors are swirled around the blown bowl to create a stunning effect.  Our Garden Home has a large selection of hand blown bowls and plates to accent any interior art design.

Blown Glass Flowers
Some of the most beautiful pieces of glassart are hand blown flowers.  These flowers are delicate and beautiful works of art that can be created in both modern, whimsical styles as well as delicate, elegant varieties.  Nothing can create a sense of harmony and charm like delicate hand blown flowers.  Whether you are searching for a piece of modern abstract glass artwork, a chic hand blown flower, or an arrangement of exquisite glass flowers, Our Garden Home has the perfect selection of glass blown flowers for you.

Glass Mushrooms
Our glass mushrooms are really fun either inside your home or out in your garden.  This high quality art is a decoration in and of itself.  The movement of light, color, and form make these not only interesting pieces of art to collect but add a bit of fun and fancy to any setting.  Show off one glass mushroom as a paperweight object de art on your desk or coffee table or for a great effect display as a group.  A collection of mushrooms is a great way to fill those empty spots in your gardens.  Collect one or many!  Our Garden Home has everything you need to make your indoor and outdoor environment a work of art.

Glass Plates, Bowls, Flowers, and Mushrooms are:

• Glass vases, bowls, plates, hand blown flowers and mushrooms are completely unique, expressions of art & creativity by the artist.
• 100% satisfaction guaranteed and come with a certificate of authenticity.
• Custom hand blown glassart can be commissioned to fit your personal needs.
• Our featured artist is Garrett Gawne Hughes of Garrett Gawne Glass.

Our Process of Hand Blowing Glass

• Glass is heated to a molten state, 2000 degrees in a crucible and checked for purity.
• Molten glass is gathered in a glob at the tip of the blowpipe.
• This taffy like glob is then shaped and fashioned with special tools.  One factor that makes blowing unique is that you cannot touch it!
• Air is blown into the pipe creating a bubble.  Often a team of artists is required to blow and form the glassart and a glory hole is used to reheat the piece as necessary.  Glass blowing, although    time intensive, requires speed and expertise as it cools down quickly.
• The handblown piece is spun or swung on its blowpipe to achieve the desired effect while inflating.
• Patterns, colors, and flat bottoms are added to make that unique, one of a kind glass artwork.
• The piece is cured in an annealer starting at a temperature of 1000 degrees cooling down to 90 degrees over the course of 30 hours.  This insures that the hand blown art is hard, durable, and all stresses are removed.  The piece is again checked for purity.
• Cold work on the art includes grinding sharp edges with a diamond grinder.  
• Glassblowing a time-honored technique since 50 B.C.!

Check out our stylish and stunning glass vases, bowls, plates, hand blown flowers, and glass mushrooms!


                             
                        Garrett Gawne Hughes creating at the glass studio!