20/08/2026
CREATING FLOWERS - CAMEO, CANES, ENAMELLED, MOULDED There are many techniques in glass making, too many to cover in one post, but here are four examples to create flowers. Cameos are created by carving, sandblasting or acid-etching the glass. There are usually several layers of coloured glass, but in this example created by Timothy Harris there is only one. The globe vase, also made by Tim, uses canes of glass with the flower pattern inside. These are chopped into slices and fused onto the surface of the glass. The moulded bowl was made for Etling, Paris around 1930. Finally, the enamelled vase with irises is by Legras, France, and made around 1900. Flowers in or on glass could be a nice area to make a specialist collection. Perhaps this post will inspire you!
