Now you can have one of your own. In blown glass, no less, with a flame and everything. This is the sixth in a series of Steampunk Rockets that has been a big hit. Who knew!?
We’ve got a couple of big ones that are really retro Buck Rogers, Flash Gordon rockets with bulbous bodies and curvy, super-pointed noses that will be coming along in the next few weeks. They’ll be about 10 inches (24.4 cm) tall when complete. This latest one is 3-finned, 6.5 inches (16.5 cm) tall and is really cool; with ribbed fins and tiny oval windows.
While we were at the National Space Symposium, a next door exhibitor asked if we could put together some small awards for students. The catch was he didn’t have much time. I came back to the studio and looked around for something that I had already in stock that would do well as awards, but I only had two or three of each appropriate thingie, and he needed 5 – 4 regular sized and one a bit larger.
One day you're up; next day you're down. When things get rough, sticking one's head "in the sand" by paying attention to one's work can help keep you from freezing to the proverbial flagpole.
This is the Lifetime Achievement Award that was awarded to Evan Hineman at the latest Geospatial Intelligence Conference in Nashville last week.
It stands about 16 inches tall. The Earth and the base are both molded glass that has a graceful curve to it. The base glass also has the USGIF logo and the award title and recipient’s name etched into it. The spire is a blown glass piece of clear crystal that is then cut and polished to fit both the Earth chord and into the base. It’s a very delicate piece that emulates the USGIF logo of orbit lines looking down onto the Earth.
BJ says that the straight on shot doesn’t show enough of the detail, so I’ve added these two as well. You can see the cloud patterns on the earths better, and also the shape of the cradle itself.
Aren’t they beautiful? I just love ‘em.
Peace,
Joy
Aren’t these so cute?? These are the Achievement awards being given out at this year’s Geospatial Intelligence Symposium in Nashville. We make five of these beauties for them each year. They represent a type of cradle or hand holding an Earth that floats above the piece.
Each Earth is about 2.5 inches wide, complete with cloud patterns and north and south poles, blown glass. The cradles are blown and fused glass about the size of your hand. Not my hand, ’cause I have tiny hands, but about 7 inches long by about 4-5 inches wide. They are curved to hold the Earth and are formed so that they stand by themselves. Once the Earth gets attached, the center of gravity from the heavy Earth sticking out in front is enough to make sure the pieces stand.
