Shiny black glass, with a hint of sparkle on the wing.

Description

Blackbird (Turdus merula) Inspired by the melodious British Blackbird with its heart-warming pre-breakfast song!  Each handcrafted studio-glass chick is a little different so your gift is unique in every way! You can see some of the variation in the photographs.

Details

The Black Bird chick has a detachable perch fashioned from a slice of live-edge forest wood. Insert the little bird legs into the holes on the top of the wood to stand him up.  

• Artisan Studio-Glass Fused Glass Black Bird Ornament 
• Handmade in Nova Scotia from glass: no paints, glazes or moulds.
• Unique Gift 
• Easy to Ship and gift-wrap due to detachable Live-Edge Log Perch 
• Most Birds ship within a few business days
• Size Approximately 2.5" for chick 3.5" for adult
  
• 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.
• The direction the bird is facing varies.
• Fused glass has a front and back. The front is glossier and has more detail. '
  
• Hanging blackbirds are also available

How your bird was made

Your blackbird 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.