Handheld Scopes

"Chrysanthemum" is a handheld kaleidoscope by Japanese artist Yasuko Nakazato. The body of this scope is bronze/copper/black slumped glass with Chrysanthemums in relief. There is a modified 3-Mirror system, the turning object cylinder is...

"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...

"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…

"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…

"Flamingos in Pond" is a handheld kaleidoscope by David Sugich. This 3-sided scope has 2 sides of green stained glass and one side textured dichroic glass with decorative soldering. There is a larger than usual viewing port which makes it easy to see…

"Venus III" is a beautiful handheld kaleidoscope by Koji Yamami. The body is made from panels of blue stained glass with metal end caps. The stunning, oil-filled, non-turning object sphere includes lampworked glass, dichroic glass, and other objects.…

"Paradox" is a handheld kaleidoscope by Marc Tickle. The body is glass over hand-painted art paper. The object cell is a 2-1/4"L x 1-1/2" in diameter, oil-filled glass cylinder which includes lampworked glass, dichroic glass, and other glittery items…

"Nellie Bly Sky" is a handheld kaleidoscope by Marc Tickle. The scope body is glass over hand-painted art paper. This scope has a non-turning, oil-filled object chamber that includes lampworked glass, millefiori, beads, and ampules, with a black...

"Flora Blanca" is a lovely handheld kaleidoscope by Steve and Peggy Kittelson. This scope is slumped white glass with a single white glass flower, which was tack-fused together, then fired with the white base to form the scope barrel. This scope has …

"Quilt Series - Kayak" is a glass parlor kaleidoscope by Allison Borgschulte. This is a fused glass scope featuring a 1-5/8" diameter, handmade marble from Brett Young and Larry Zengel of 'Hot House Glass'. This scope was designed to coordinate with …

"Leather and Lace" is a handheld kaleidoscope of staved wood with an overlay of hand-tooled leather by Arizona artist Marty Boland. This scope has a turning end, side-lit, oil-filled object cell that includes colorful lampworked glass, beads, dichroi…

Handheld slumped glass scope with fused palladium foil wrapped aroung barrel. Oil filled cell with dichroic and lampworked glass objects. Signed and dated.