Unusual Gift Ideas

Lucy Paradise Glass Coasters

 
4″ x 4″ Set of four handmade fused glass coasters.

A great holiday gift idea from Kuivato Glass Gallery. Each set of fused glass coasters is designed and created by a local Sedona artist, Lucy Paradise. Fused glass was first mastered by Egyptian chemists in 2000 B.C. It is created by slowly heating compatible glass to approximately 1500 degrees where it liquefies and fuses together. Not only are the coasters an original piece of artwork, but they are functional as well. Lucy’s coasters are the ideal gift for anyone with an appreciation for art, even those who seem to have everything.

Gartner/Blade Ikebana Bowl

 5”Diameter or 8” Diameter Media
Hand-blown and sculpted glass.

Ikebana Bowl  A great holiday gift idea from Kuivato Glass Gallery. Stephen Gartner and Danielle Blade have been combining their individual ideas, techniques and experiences to create original hand-blown and sculpted glass pieces for over 10 years. The inspiration for many of their pieces comes from their mutual fascination with the use of found objects in the rituals of primitive cultures. Each Ikebana is a hand-blown Japanese flower vase. The center of the bowl contains solid brass pins which allow the user to display the flowers to their preference, with greater creativity, and for low lying as well as tall arrangements. Each hand-blown bowl is both beautiful and highly functional.

Wine Stopper

 Dennise York
4 ½ Height Hand-blown glass wine bottle stopper.

A great holiday gift idea from Kuivato Glass Gallery. Each wine stopper is hand-blown by Dennise York, who lives in El Jebel, Colorado, which is outside of Aspen. Dennise creates each beautiful wine stopper by melting the ends of clear or colored glass rods in the flame of a torch. Then tweezers and other tools are used to sculpt the glass. Her unique sense of color and design make each piece a treasure. The wine stoppers are a perfect gift for a wine connoisseur or for those who want to add something spectacular to their dinner table..

Gartner/Blade Covered Bowl with bone & tendril finial

8” Diameter 
Hand-blown Glass

A wonderful holiday gift idea from Kuivato Glass Gallery
Gartner/Blade Covered Bowl with Bone & Tendril finial.
Stephen Gartner and Danielle Blade have been combining their individual ideas, techniques and experiences to create original hand-blown and sculpted glass pieces for over 10 years. The inspiration for many of their pieces comes from their mutual fascination with the use of found objects in the rituals of primitive cultures. In their pieces they hope to convey a reverence for and an understanding of the value of our natural resources. Each hand-blown piece is lidded, meaning the top is removable. Each piece has a very organic yet elegant look. 

Glass Coasters

Lucy Paradise
Set of four handmade fused glass coasters. 4″ x 4″

Each set of fused glass coasters is designed and created by a local Sedona artist, Lucy Paradise. Fused glass was first mastered by Egyptian chemists in 2000 B.C. It is created by slowly heating compatible glass to approximately 1500 degrees where it liquefies and fuses together. Not only are the coasters an original piece of artwork, but they are functional as well. Lucy’s coasters are the ideal gift for anyone with an appreciation for art, even those who seem to have everything.