Glass Scopes

"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 lovely handheld kaleidoscope by Japanese artist Chikako Ishida. This triangular kaleidoscope's body is clear glass over textured silver panels. This scope has a dry, non-turning object cell that includes handmade lampworked and dichor…

"Spirit" is a fantastic handheld kaleidoscope series by Charles S Karadimos. The body is handmade of colorful slumped glass which houses a 2-mirror, 12-point system. There is a turning, dry object cell filled with handmade lampworked glass and dichor…

"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…

"White Lightning" is a handheld kaleidoscope by Joanne Flatow-Jacobs. The body is 3-sided, created from white, iridescent stained glass and accented with a sparkly embellishment on one side. The turning, oil-filled, 4"T x 1" in diameter object cylind…

'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 …

"Samsara #3" is a lovely handheld kaleidoscope by Chikako Ishida. This rectangular scope has two, clear glass over a decorative pattern sides, and two sides of textured clear glass. This scope has a dry, non-turning object cell that includes lampwork…

"Samsara #2" is a lovely handheld kaleidoscope by Chikako Ishida. This rectangular scope has two, clear glass over a decorative pattern sides, and two sides of textured clear glass. This scope has a dry, non-turning object cell that includes lampwork…

"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...