Paul J. Stankard: Homage to Nature

General Garbage Person said Creative Candy. What a gorgeous book. I've recently become involved in hotglass work myself and picked this book up out of curiousity. Not only is the book full of beautiful pictures and prose but the author also allows us a peek into Paul's techniques, which for me, is. worthybunny said Unbelievable. This is a wonderful book if your interest is in glass, or not. It's unbelievable these beautiful things are all painstakingly assembled from tiny little pieces of glass suspended in crystal clear solid glass. The photos are excellent and lots of them. Th. P. Mckillip said Amazing Glass Art!. Paul' process is explained in a clearly written style. The pictures are plentiful and clearly show his amazing works. I recommend this book for fans of glass art in general, as well as Paul Stankard's followers.

There are also bees and damselflies, glistening raspberries, and "root people" - tawny-coloured creatures made to resemble living plant roots. Even more complex are Stankard's "botanicals" - upright cloistered glass forms, often in diptych and triptych formations.. With 180 of his works illustrated in colour, as well as photographs showing the preparation and assembly of the pieces, this is a study of the glass art of Paul J. Stankard, who is known especially for his paperweights. Stankard paperweights are all unique, encasing roses, lilacs, orchids and fantasy flowers created from spun filaments