Handheld Scopes

"Katagami" series handheld kaleidoscopes by Japanese artist Yasuko Nakazato. Katagami are paper stencils traditionally used in the dyeing of fabric for kimono and other garments, these were brought to Europe and America in the second half of the...

"Saturn" a handheld kaleidoscope by Steve and Peggy Kittelson has a body made of Cherry wood and as an anodized metal turning end. This scope has an oil-filled, front-lit object cell with a textured glass end. "Saturn" produces fabulous, bright and..…

"Colors of Innocence" is a wooden handheld kaleidoscope by Chitoshi Takabayashi.  This scope has a non-turning, side-lit, fluid-filled object chamber that has a white background and includes lampworked glass.  This scope measures 5"L x 2-3/…

"Misora" is a wonderful, carved wood, handheld kaleidoscope by Chitoshi Takabayashi. The scope body is solid wood and there is a turning, oil-filled, side-lit and end-lit, frosted glass background, object cell that contains handmade, lampworked, glas…

"Moulin Rouge" is a handheld kaleidoscope by Marc Tickle. This is a glass body over art paper with a lovely dragongly image. There is a non-turning, oil-filled, side-lit object chamber which contains lampworked glass, millefiori, and dichroic glass w…

"Pierrot" is a handheld 3-dimesional kaleidoscope by David Sugich. This scope features blue stained glass on teo sides and textured dichroic glass on the third. The imagery in this scope is highlighted in a variety of ways, they are interactive, as t…

"Dotman" is a wooden handheld kaleidoscope by Steve and Sherry Hopkins and features painted dot artwork by local AZ artist, Dave Rentz. This scope has a 2-mirror system and an oil-filled, turning end, side-lit object cell that has a black background …

"Mesmer-Rising" is a handheld kaleidoscope by Marc Tickle. The body is glass over hand-painted art paper, it has a non-turning, oil-filled, side-lit object chamber that includes lampworked glass, with a black background. This scope is a 2-mirror syst…

"S Series Collaboration 5-Point" is a kaleidoscope collaboration created by Tomoo Hosono and Motohiro Sato. The scope body is brushed stainless steel and measures approximately 4"L x 1-3/8" in diameter. This is a non-turning, oil-filled, polarized ob…

"Rocky Mountain" is a wonderful handheld kaleidoscope by Sue Rioux. The body is 4 sides of a multi-hued green stained glass accented with 2 green glass rods, a beautiful accent stone gem, with decorative soldering. This scope has both a 2-mirror and.…

"Sweet Dreams" is a handheld kaleidoscope by Sue Rioux.  The body is 3 sides of white glass with the fourth side of multi-colored glass, 2 light blue accent rods, decorative soldering and a dichroic gem on top. This scope has a 2"L x 2" in diame…

"Moonlight" is a wonderful handheld kaleidoscope by Sue Rioux. The scope body is 4 sides of a beautiful multi-colored iridized glass with 2 blue glass rods, decorative soldering, and dichroic gem stone accent. This scope has a 2"L x 2" in diameter,..…