Spring in the Mountains A136799 hand-painted blossoms in fiery orange

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Spring in the Mountains A136799 hand-painted blossoms in fiery orangeThe artist uses several different techniques to achieve her version of the natural landscapes all around. Beginning with a "blank canvas" of glass (some with a background of mountain silhouettes), she decides the placement of the foreground layers and trees. The trunks are pre fused glass powder components. All the tree branches are made from glass rod that the artist pulls into very thin branch like shapes using a torch flame. Once the branches are