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 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 …

"Twilight" is a handheld kaleidoscope by Sue Rioux. The body of this scope is available in Silver or Black stained glass. There are two, oil-filled, turning, interhangeable object tubes which contain bits of lampworked glass and other colorful glass.…