stunning! amazing work ^^

Thank you so much! 😸

*applauds more!*

*On my knees and bow my head*

Thank you!

what a beautiful piece!!!!

Thank you! 💙

:D and the tree is Blue it is so wunderfull ^^

I have to admit that blue is my favorite color..

yea it's my favorite color too^^

impressive and pretty! i'd love to hear more about your process.

I'm always happy when someone asks me for details ^^

For the leaves, I simply heated a mass of glass then flattened it with a specific graphite tool.

To give relief to the leaves, I used metal pliers.

To be even more precise, I made each branch by welding the leaves separately before welding them onto the tree.

And finally, the markings on the tree trunk were simply made with a cutter blade and a specific tool that I made.

thank you for responding! i am a mixed media artist, so i love hearing about process like this.

so it seems the sculpting was done with the glass in a softened state? how long is your working period before you have to reheat it (presumably with a torch)?

You are welcome!

I use glass rods that I soften with a burner.

To weld the branches and leaves I used a hand torch.
I can't weld all my branches at once, each time I heat a specific point with my torch, I create tension in the glass so I have to anneal it.
So my method was to put my tree in my oven at 550~560°C, then I took it out to weld the other branches, and I put it back in the oven.
Half an hour was sufficient to anneal tensions.

So I repeat this process until all the branches are welded.

well, you did a great job!