Beautiful Yellow Fused Glass Finches!
Description
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) Beautiful bright yellow Canary-like birds with a beautiful song. These colourful little birds add a touch of grace and sunshine to your home interior or office. A special gift for housewarming, retirement or a gift for grandma!
These are the seed eating birds who flock to our gardens with complex birdsongs.
Details
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Bright Yellow Bird with Black wings and white wing banding
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Studio-Glass Handcrafted fused glass in Nova Scotia (no paints, glazes or moulds)
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Birds ship within a few business days
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Size: Approximately 3.5 " for adult, 2.5" for chick and 1" for mini pocket sized
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Photos are for guidance only, though your bird will look similar. As it's handcrafted glass art, there will be minor variations in colour, tone and shade.
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The direction the bird is facing varies.
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Fused glass has a front and back. The front is glossier and has more detail.
How the bird was made
Your goldfinch is glass! No paints or glazes make up the colour, and moulds weren't used for the shape - it's cut by hand. The coloured and patterned parts of the birds plumage are layers of crushed glass. The coloured glass "frit" is carefully applied to the clear glass - it's a bit like playing with sand! For perching birds, metal wire "legs" are sandwiched between the layers. It's a bit of a balancing act getting the bird on the kiln shelf.
The kiln firing takes at least 14-16 hours plus cooling time, and the kiln isn't opened until the glass has cooled. After firing, hanging birds have a small hole drilled in their head or neck using a diamond bit and a water bath. The bird sun-catchers dangle from discrete clear thread. The maker initials each bird on its back.
For more details see the blog How the Birds were made