Glass Scopes

"Dazzle Stella" is a cheerful handheld kaleidoscope by Japanese artist Koji Nazuka. The body is made of smooth glass which is ribbed on the inside, Koji then airbrushes the inside of each scope in various vivid, pastel colors. This scope has a...

"AuraScope" is a cool 3-dimensional handheld kaleidoscope by artists Albert and Danielle Baeza. This is a 3-sided iridescent stained glass scope that is tapered from small (the teleido side), to large (the viewing side), which allows the viewer to us…

"Kaleidoscope Cube" are fun handheld scopes made of stained glass by artist Richard Foster. Look into the viewing port and be transported to a field of pyramids and diamonds in the darkness of space! With the use of a flashlight pointed into the nipp…

"Brocade" is a gorgeous, VINTAGE, handheld kaleidoscope by talented duo Peggy and Steve Kittelson. The body is slumped glass in swirling purple, violet, teal and white, which houses a 4-mirror system that creates beautiful 'chorus line' imagery. Ther…

'Corrugation' is a spectacular series of handheld kaleidoscopes by talented duo Peggy & Steve Kittelson. The bodies of this series were made with extra fancy, corrugated, slumped glass in iridescent/dichroic shades of assorted rainbow color flash…

'Float' is a really cool parlor kaleidoscope by American artist Carolyn Bennett. This scope's body was made with a clear glass tube that leaves the internal 3-mirror system fully exposed, quite unusual. There is a smooth turning, oil-filled, object c…

"Mesmer-Rising" is a fun parlor kaleidoscope by artist Marc Tickle. The body is made of glass over hand-painted art paper in swirling greens/blues, with glass and wood making up the stand/base. This is a 2-mirror, 5-point system with a smooth turning…

'Stardust' is a reflective handheld kaleidoscope by Japanese artist Chikako Ishida. This triangular kaleidoscope's body is clear glass over textured silver panels. There is a dry, non-turning object cell that includes handmade lampwork and dichroic..…

"Matryoshka" (Russian Nesting Doll) and "Kokeshi" (Japanese Simple Doll) have been recreated as darling little kaleidoscopes by Japanese artist Yuko Namiki. These are non-turning, dry cell scopes, filled with colorful beads and handmade glasswork pie…

'RIN' is a lovely handheld kaleidoscope by Japanese artist Yasuko Nakazato. The body is made from beautiful slumped glass in a mix of reflective and matte, silvers and golds. The turning, oil-filled object cylinder is unique in that it is split into …

"Kimono" kaleidoscopes are made by Japanese artist Yasuko Nakazato. Using up-cycled, traditional Kimono fabrics under glass makes lovely imagery for the scope body. There is a non-turning, oil-filled object cell which comes in either 2 or 3 mirror...