Sculptural and Stacked vs Blown Silhouettes - Vol 2
Gillian wearing our Stacked Open Diamond Post Earrings in Dark Grey
Welcome back to even more close up comparisons of our sculptural glass earrings and our new blown glass line inspired by them. While we’re taking a look at their stunning visual differences and similarities let’s also talk them. What makes our sculptural glass line different from our blown glass line?
Let’s talk names — Sculptural vs Silhouette — a great description of one of these two lines main differences. Our blown glass line has a much more two-dimensional design, hence the name silhouette. Each piece, while potentially containing more than one element (findings, chain, etc) ultimately only has one surface versus our Sculptural line which is often far more three-dimensional. These earring designs use stacked layers of glass to create physical form and visual repetition.
The type of glass itself is also a major difference; our blown glass line is made in a hot glass studio through a process where layers of bold, crisp colors are applied to molten glass and blown into a flat surface (or plate) where as our sculptural glass wearables are made from sheets of tinted glass that are manufactured. While each type of glass continues on to go through similar processes (CNC waterjet, and magical transformation in our studio to become jewelry for you) — the outcomes are visually very different because of their very different beginnings. Blown glass will have a layer of color on its front and clear back and sides allowing each edge to cast a ray of light against its colorful surface, creating depth and bringing character to even the most simple of shapes. Where as the tint glass is far more translucent and consistently tinted — this means it captures light from every angle and gathers its depth and character from layering, lighting, shape, and form and repetition mentioned above .
At the end of the day — we’ve said it before and we’ll say it again — there’s really no way to go wrong, glass is gorgeous in all of its varieties and variations. But sometimes it’s nice to know why these glittery, glassy, goodies do what they do — so now that you do know more, what do you think? Still standing by your original inspiration or feeling drawn to a new idea?
