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Full Impulse!
NEW in the HotShop!

Always wanted a pointy-nosed, 3 fin Rocket for the Buck Rogers in all of us? Now you can.

A Rocketship Christmas Tree Ornament in hand blown glass that you can display all year long.

A Universe of colors available.
6" - 7" long.
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Hand blown glass ornament in white nose fading to red fins and engine. Side view. Hand blown glass ornament in white nose fading to red fins and engine. Hand blown glass ornament in white nose fading to red fins and engine. Oblique view. Hand blown glass ornament in white nose fading to red fins and engine. Nose view.
December 18, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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NEW in the HotShop!

We're working on a new planet ornament: Ganymede, the largest moon of Jupiter. It is larger than Mercury, has a thin oxygen atmosphere and her internal ocean potentially contains more water than all of Earth's oceans combined.

We wonder what creatures swim there.
Hand Blown white and grey glass Christmas tree ornament depicting Ganymede, a moon of Jupiter. The hand blown glass Solar System Set: All 9 planets and the Sun.
December 18, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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In production in the hotshop:
Heirloom Blown Glass Solar System Ornaments.

Get the Whole Solar System as a set or build yours up one planet at a time for a yearly tradition.

Also: Moon, Milkyway, Black Hole, Kuiper Belt mini set, Planet 9, Europa & Titan.

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Our Solar System as Blown Glass Christmas Ornaments. Neptune Blown Glass Ornament Europa Blown Glass Ornament Black Hole Blown Glass Ornament
December 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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✨A HUGO First! ✨

💡 IT LIGHTS UP!!! 💡

1: Presentation On-Stage
2: Naomi Kritzer holding her #hugo with glow visible
3: Neil Clarke’s #HugoAward

#naomikritzer #clarkesworld #GlassSculpture #award #WorldCon #Seattle #glassblowing

Full story of all of our #HUGOs on glasssculpture.org/awards/hugo/
On-stage next to the podium during presentations. Glowing glass mountain readily visible in the spotlight. Naomi Kritzer holding her HUGO; with the glass mountain glow shining on her arm and clothing. Neil Clarke, Editor of Clarkesworld Magazine, provided this shot of his HUGO on his Instagram channel. The award rests on carpet in front of a black panel - the mountain glow reflected in it.
August 21, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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May find more #HUGO Presentations
#HugoAward #glassSculpture #glass #WorldCon #Seattle
Lynne M. Thomas: Best Semiprozine: Uncanny The First Hugo alongside Ours on display together. Close-up of our HUGO Award from above. Front-left view of our HUGO Award creation.
August 18, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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Even More Photos @ the #HUGOs
Ryan North (they did win two) Abigail Nussbaum Best Fan Writer Jason Grinblat and Brian Bucklew’s son accepting for Best Game: Caves of Qud Our award on stage in the limelight.
August 18, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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More recipient photos @ the #HUGOs
Rebecca Roanhorse Naomi Kritzer Jordan S. Carroll “Speculative Whiteness: Science Fiction and the Alt-Right” Ryan North of Team Lower Decks
August 18, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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A few recipients of our #HUGO #Award @ #WorldCon #Seattle

Enlargements and animations of the #HugoAward @ glasssculpture.org/awards/hugo/

#GlassSculpture #glass #sculpture #startrek
~20 recipients in attendance on-stage following the presentations. Star Trek: Lower Decks won 2! First franchise wins since TNG. Diana M. Pho with Ashley Diana M. Pho
August 18, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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The 2025 #HUGO Award Revealed at #WorldCon Seattle

Carved wood depicting Mount Rainier. Blown glass mountain rests atop the carving, surrounding the HUGO Rocket fins. The glass colors echo the carving within.
Full story & #animations @ glasssculpture.org/awards/hugo/
#glass #sculpture #glassblowing
The High Fidelity 3D Design Model prior to construction. Mount Rainier is carved into the poplar wood base. Dappled green and white for the trees and snow cap. Blown glass mountain sits atop the wood base; it's colors echoing the carved wood mountain within. The HUGO Rocket protrudes through the center. Rotating animations of all three HUGOs, so you may see all sides @ https://glasssculpture.org/awards/hugo/ The completed sculpture. 2 5/8" x 6" diameter. Mount Rainier is carved into the poplar wood base. Dappled green and white for the trees and snow cap. Blown glass mountain sits atop the wood base; it's colors echoing the carved wood mountain within. The HUGO Rocket protrudes through the center. Rotating animations of all three HUGOs, so you may see all sides @ https://glasssculpture.org/awards/hugo/
August 17, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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...The Other Side | "On The Mains"

Our Second Tribute to Jim:

The National Aviation Hall of Fame
Neil Armstrong Outstanding Achievement Award

Blown Glass | Cast Glass | Molded Glass

#Apollo #Apollo13 #Apollo8 #Gemini12 #Gemini7 #spaceflight #astronaut #HallOfFame #award #LifetimeAchievement
3D rendered prior to construction on the left. Completed glass sculpture on the right. The Apollo Command Module, suspended from the three Ringsail Parachutes about to splash down into the roiling, waiting ocean ready to receive them after a harrowing journey. The Command Module is visibly heat scarred from re-entry. The module itself is hollow and the windows allow vision of the interior. The complete story, full views of all sides and close-ups: @ https://glasssculpture.org/awards/national-aviation/
August 10, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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“See you on the other side.”

USN Captain James A. “Jim” Lovell, Jr. passed away August 7, 2025 at 97 years. An amazing adventurous life well lived.

• Ad Astra My Friend •

#Apollo13 #Apollo8 #Gemini12 #Gemini7 #spaceflight #astronaut #HallOfFame #award #LifetimeAchievement
2003 Presentation to James A. Lovell, Jr., Pilot: Gemini 7, Commander: Gemini 12, Command Module Pilot: Apollo 8, Commander: Apollo 13. First person to travel to the Moon twice.
August 9, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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Currently working on the final stages of this year's HUGO Awards to be presented at Seattle Worldcon 2025. Can't reveal the design, so here's the cast glass award we produced for LONCON 3 2014. Animation @ glasssculpture.org/awards/hugo/...

#glass #sculpture #castGlass #hugo #worldcon #glassblowing
3D Model prior to construction. Cast glass base supporting the Gherkin Building and the signature HUGO Rocket. Rotating animation so you may see all sides @ https://glasssculpture.org/awards/hugo/2014/ The finished prototype. Cast glass base supporting the Gherkin Building and the signature HUGO Rocket. A rotating animation of the 3D Model may be seen @ https://glasssculpture.org/awards/hugo/2014/
July 15, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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A section of the 3D model I created of the studio to be built on San Juan Island showing the gallery through the #windows.
Full model on: sanf.org
#BlueSkyArtShow
The gallery section entrance of the 3D model with the door open and the orrery and paintings visible at the far end. Blown glass ornaments are seen through the #windows.
March 9, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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If renaming an international body of water is in the cards…
If renaming an international body of water is in the cards, one might consider Gulf of Zelensky.
March 2, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦
#slavaukraini
The Ukraine Flag ~ Blue and Gold
March 1, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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A Labor of Love for our Friends with Fur

Many types and styles:

Hand Blown Glass Urn with KittyFace Topper

Ash Infused Sphere Memorial

FurEver FurBall Encapsulated Fur Memorial

Each hand blown in the colors of your special friend.

Crystal’s Kitty Memorials
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Black Swirl Urn 6” tall, 4.5” diameter with KittyFace Topper Ash Infused Sphere Memorial in the colors of your friend. 3” diameter with lighted display base. Hand blown encapsulated fur memorial with lighted display base. Hand blown in the colors of your cat.
January 25, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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These are our work of Love for our Friends With Fur.
Many styles and types to honor them and their companionship.

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Blown glass urn with kitty face topper. 6” tall, 4.5” diameter. Engraved. FurEver FurBall Encapsulated Fur Memorial - 3” diameter blown glass with lighted base. Holds a tuft of fur within. Ash Infused Sphere Memorial with lighted base. 2.5” diameter blown glass.
January 24, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Today’s Cat(s)

Separated at birth.
Eiffel and Smudge
#cats #rescues
Eiffel is ours. Smudge is recovering from a vet visit and showed up in my feed just after I posted Eiffel.
January 8, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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Today’s Cat

Oreo, a rescue ~ now renamed Eiffel, (has a notable tower on his forehead (pretty sure he doesn’t know it’s there - or if he does, doesn’t realize it’s special)) lounging on a soft quilt.

Still trying to gain his trust. He’s getting better but some are a tough sell. We’ll get there.
Oreo on a soft quilt staring. Closeup of his forehead showing the Eiffel tower marking.
January 5, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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Today’s Cat

“Ahhhh…
The Blower of Warms!”

Silicon, a rescue, sleeping on her favorite floor register.

May not be as comfy as a floofy bed, but the warm more than makes up for it.
One of our rescues sleeping on a floor register. Might be uncomfortable but warm makes up for it.
January 3, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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Just realized I posted Watson a few hours too soon or he would have been my Caturday post. So, here’s another:

“Watson, did you get hit by the Crosstown Bus?”
#caturday #rescues #cats
Watson, a rescue, all stretched out on the kitchen floor.
December 28, 2024 at 3:05 PM
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Today’s Cat

Watson, in all his majestic wonderfullness.

Part Maine Coon. Part Clown. Always Faithful. Often found in boxes.
#cats #rescues
Watson, my best assistant. Part Maine Coon. Part clown. Always faithful. Most often found in boxes.
December 27, 2024 at 8:44 AM
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Pride Christmas Ornament

NEW in the HotShop!!!

Inclusion on your tree.

Seven colors of hand blown crystal with transparent swirls.
3" (7.6cm) Diameter.

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#glassblowing #Christmas #ornaments
Pride Ornament: Seven colors of crystal with transparent swirls. 3" (7.6cm) Diameter.
December 16, 2024 at 10:33 AM
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Kuiper Belt Dwarf Planet Ornament Set
Haumea, Eris, Makemake and Quaoar

Haumea is the most odd, as it rotates once every 4 hours. This caused its squashed shape and its family of moons created by ice being ejected from the surface.

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The Kuiper belt is home to most of the objects that astronomers generally accept as dwarf planets: Pluto, Haumea, Eris, Makemake and Quaoar are but only four, though there are thousands of objects there.
December 12, 2024 at 3:19 AM
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Today’s Cat

Moonlight checking his eyelids for holes again. He sleeps with such abandon. Wish I could do that.
#cats #rescues
Moonlight, a Tuxedo rescue, oblivious on the couch, wheels in the air.
December 11, 2024 at 10:52 AM