Glass Scopes

"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…

"Disco Dandelion" is a wonderful teleidoscope creation by Marc Tickle. This scope was exclusively designed for the 2019 Brewster Society Kaleidoscope Expo. The imagery in this teleidoscope is made from 4 reflective, tapered surfaces including dichroi…

"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…

"Legally Blond" is a handheld kaleidoscope by Joanne Flatow-Jacobs. The body is three sided, pink stained glass with a sparkly embellishment on one side. There is an oil-filled, turning, 4"T x 1" in diameter object cylinder filled with colorful, pink…

"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…

"Shining Bottle" is a tiny, delicate, blown glass, handheld kaleidoscope by Japanese artist Chikako Ishida. This scope is a small, genie-like bottle which contains birefringent material and tiny glass beads. The scope captures light, reflected from t…

"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…

"The Wright Brothers" is a wonderful parlor kaleidoscope by Koji Yamami. This scope has a unique mirror system that creates a fantastic, colorful, 3-dimensional image. Scope has 2 object wheels, one wheel is made of many colors of textured dichroic g…

"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…

"Lower Antelope Canyon" is a glass kaleidoscope sculpture by Allison Borgschulte. The design for this scope was inspired by Allison's trip to Arizona, where she toured the Lower Antelope Canyon in Page, AZ. This piece displays a look reminicent of th…

"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...