bluebird chick - blue and peachy orange coloured glass bird on log perch. The background is a mossy rock and autumn leaves.
A blue and tan glass bluebird ornament is perched on a grey-washed garden bench with rowan berries around his feet.
  • Load image into Gallery viewer, bluebird chick - blue and peachy orange coloured glass bird on log perch. The background is a mossy rock and autumn leaves.
  • Load image into Gallery viewer, A blue and tan glass bluebird ornament is perched on a grey-washed garden bench with rowan berries around his feet.

Eastern Bluebird Chick (Bird Ornament): Glass Artisan's Choice

$34.00 CAD
$34.00 CAD
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Eastern Bluebird Special Firing

A playful combination of blue and peach coloured glass. In a variation on the theme, I created a forward facing glass bluebird chick. He's perched on a log - the log is detachable for easy gift packing. These natural complimentary colours would look great with Boho or Beach House decor! Bluebirds are gifts that symbolize hope and good luck.

Details

  • Handcrafted in Nova Scotia from glass (no paints, glazes or molds)
  • Glass bird ornament complete with live edge log perch 
  • Most Birds ship in a few business days
  • Size Approximately 2.5" 
  • 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. 

 

How your bird was made

Your bluebird (Sialia sialis) 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.