For Me,

I think that one of the most difficult mediums to sculpt with,

 is glass, 

 heating it, then shaping each piece, but not making the intricate piece next to the one you are working on melt or change shape must be so difficult, 

but glass sculptor Amber Cowan, has mastered the craft and makes fantastical glass pictures, also this is not ordinary glass, all of the glass she uses comes from vintage bottles from the 1900's that she melts, and these are her latest works, above Bridesmaid’s Forest, the female figurine central to her mint-green Bridesmaid’s Forest was originally part of a glass ornament called The Bridesmaid, which was pressed from the Ohio-based Fenton Art Glass Factory,

 Bridesmaid’s Search for the Desert Rose, 

 is a spiritual adventure where the natural elements featured in the piece were chosen for their symbolism and how they relate to the bridesmaid’s story, 

“The figurine is standing in front of a pyramidal line pointed towards the sun; next to her is her feline companion and across from her is the totem animal of the giraffe symbolizing the ability to see into the future and obtain things that are normally out of reach,” she explains,

 and Grotto of the Chocolate Nymph,

each of the three works are so finely detailed,

the more I look the more amazed I am at how they are made, imagine using a blow torch to make, mold and attach every single piece, truly amazing!