Swallowtail Butterfly in the Autumn Garden Glass Plate

A Swallowtail in Early Autumn

A hand-painted fused glass piece that cuts out a single moment in nature,
as the season turns from summer to autumn.

A swallowtail butterfly flies gracefully before a fine spiderweb.
Around it spread the leaves of the Japanese wild grape, nobudou,
and its berries turning pink, purple, blue and red.

The butterfly has not yet touched the web,
and that moment of distance gives the piece its movement and its story.

The many-coloured wild grape berries
carry the first sense of autumn arriving within the green of summer.
The clear glass and the fine web
make for the fleeting, dreamlike air of a forest.

Swallowtail Butterfly in the Autumn Garden

A one-of-a-kind hand-painted fused glass art plate capturing a fleeting moment as summer gives way to autumn.

A graceful swallowtail butterfly pauses in front of an intricate spiderweb, surrounded by the delicate leaves and colorful berries of the Japanese wild grape, known as Nobudou. The butterfly has not yet touched the web, creating a sense of movement and anticipation within the scene.

The jewel-like berries, appearing in shades of pink, purple, blue, and red, bring the first vivid colors of autumn to the composition. The delicate web adds an almost ethereal quality, while the translucent glass creates a soft, luminous atmosphere.

This piece celebrates the subtle transition from the lushness of summer to the rich colors of early autumn, capturing a fleeting moment in nature before the season changes.

Each piece is individually hand-painted and kiln-fused in Japan, making it a unique work of Japanese fused glass art.

One of a Kind / Hand-Painted / Made in Japan

A piece painted by hand with care one at a time.
Fired more than seven times over,
it is finished slowly, little by little.
The painted areas meet the standards of the Food Sanitation Act,
and the surface is further coated with clear, colourless glass.
In normal use there is no concern of the painting coming away. Use it as a plate,
or display it in a room, where its brilliance looks lovely.

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