Glass etching is a process that abrades or chemically eats areas of shapes or patterns into the glass which creates a rough frosted image. The frosted areas become noticeable with an elegant and unique white appearance. The design is elegant because the details that make up the image are nothing but the glass itself. I consider it to be a unique type of glass art because it can be done through multiple techniques.
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We featured Oleksandr Gordyeyev before and just realized a few other great pieces that were sent over. The below is an etched decorative plate on an underwater scene with water plants and fish. The second is an interesting design of flowers etched on a red plate. The third is a unique multi-sided mug with an etched pattern.
I enjoy seeing the latest featured glass sandblast etcher’s work for several reasons. This post shows work done by Oleksandr Gordyeyev. Oleksandr’s work is a little unique because it showcases designs etched on decorative plates and a mug. Please leave Oleksandr some comment appreciation below for sharing his unique ideas with us. The first depicts a bird etched in a plate with a floral design around it. The second is
Our latest featured etching is by Kris Rau. The below photo show an etched flower vase depicting a rose design with words on the other side. The other photos below show etched flutes, I believe to be for a wedding party and bride/groom. Kris stated the below: My works were made with carefully drawn computer stencils and machine cut, but the most laborious is to place them. It has to
The latest featured glass etcher is from Harish Dewani. I have seen his glass art posted in our groups for the past several years and his work is always enjoyable to look at. It is stunning! He uses the shadeblasting technique which incorporates the process of manually cutting the stencil piece by piece. It can be quite time consuming but it creates beautiful glass art when done by a skilled
Our latest featured etching is from Rex Linder. This is a cool idea to etch a gift for card or poker players. He double etched the cards showing 4-of-a-Kind of Aces. You can look closely at how the cards overlap. To create a contrast of the layered cards, it looks like he might have added the edge of the card for his stencil design. Then etched the edge lightly for a different depth. This can sometimes be called two stage carving. He shared the below details: I made this for a mate that spends his free time playing cards. Double etched beer tankard with four aces, The edge of the cards were quite difficult. I used a lower pressure to prevent any break out of the edges Thank you for
