Description
Glass Sculpture Pie Crust handblown glass figurine, good enough to fool the eye. You will receive 1 (ONE) handmade realistic pie shell glass sculpture. This listing is for the pie shell only, no berries are included. The pie crust will be carefully packed with biodegradable plant fiber inside a free glossy black paper gift box with stretch bow. This small lead crystal tart shell looks like a real pie crust. You'll have to touch it to be sure. It is the perfect size to use as a display dish for up to 20 pieces of your glass berry sculpture collection, as you can see in the third picture. Style Details: This glass pie shell is 5 inches (about 13cm) in diameter including the scalloped edges, & about 3/4 inch (19mm) high. The opening is about 4" (10cm) wide at the top. It is darker around the upper edges & paler on the bottom, where the heat would not have browned it as much. It is signed & dated on the bottom. The original mold was made from a real tart shell. The Nature of Mother Nature Almost nothing in nature is completely round, smooth or even, so I avoid making my glass sculptures too perfectly. Your pie shell may include imperfections such as a "mended" spot on the bottom where the pie dough tore when placed in the tart pan, or a "scorched" spot along one edge. This makes each piece unique & makes them look much more real. Process & Materials: I make each of these glass pie shells one at a time via the Pate de Verre method using lead crystal. I spend many hours in carefully perfecting the surface of each mold & placing in the colored lead crystal powders. I fire the mold to 1600 degrees Fahrenheit to cast the powder into a single, solid piece of glass. After the glass cools, I spend many more hours cleaning away the mold material, smoothing the edges & polishing all of the surfaces. Look here in the Sculpture Section of my shop to find glass berries to fill your pie shell Pie Crust Glass Sculpture, 1 Life-Sized Realistic Tart Shell, 5" Across To Hold Fruit, Hand Blown Art, Graduation Gift
