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Exquisite Glass Insects

February 26, 2009 by myrmecos

A comment left on this blog last week alerted me to the sublime glasswork of artist Wesley Fleming.  Wow. Not only are the pieces aesthetically stunning, they are also largely anatomically accurate.  Legs attached to the right spots, tarsal segments counted out, tibial spurs in place.

If you have a few minutes, do yourself a favor and visit Fleming’s gallery.

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Posted in Ants | Tagged art, glass, Insects, scultpure | 3 Comments

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  1. on February 26, 2009 at 12:08 pm Kraken Mosaics

    These are so amazing! I have such respect for artists that can create lifelike things out of glass. Wowzer.

    http://krakenmosaics.com
    http://krakenmosaics.etsy.com


  2. on February 26, 2009 at 1:01 pm erika

    These are amazing!


  3. on February 27, 2009 at 12:47 pm Ant

    http://www.alderart.com/artist/html/david_townsend/david_townsend_3.htm and https://www.gttobacco.com/secure/html/item_details.asp?id=585 for more of those.



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