HART GLASS

butterflies & moths

My fascination with nature’s unparalleled artistry and diversity is equally limitless, inspiring me to create my glass butterfly and moth sculptures. The meticulous detailing is driven by a desire to represent these endangered and rare creatures as vibrant living organisms; beautiful, precious and delicate.

Future works featuring the butterflies in the upcoming, ‘Studies in natural habitat,’ are in development; including collaborations with some of the most talented glass blowers and hot sculptors in the UK.

The ‘Life Study,’ sculptures are unique and will not be repeated. With many species of butterfly and moth teetering on the brink of existence in our ever-decreasing world, I create only one of each species or sub-species, their uniqueness and fragility accentuating the real threat of extinction these glorious creatures face due to human activity.

Each study specimen is painstakingly recreated to emulate its natural counterpart. The wings are created by fusing glass in several stages and the bodies are cast in glass using the lost wax process and pate de verre techniques. The breast plate, legs, antennae and proboscis are fashioned from sterling silver to create anatomical detail. 

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Kaiser I Hind Butterfly

Featured in The Financial Times section ‘How to Spend it Well’ 

Craft & Design Magazine 2016 Gold winner in the glass section

SOLD

H:11cm W:19cm D:17cm

 ** EDITIONS CLOSED **

This collection is now sold and no longer available, images remain as an archive.

yellow swallowtail

SOLD

H. 9cm W. 18cm D. 20cm

Wallace’s Golden BIrdwing 

(Ornithoptera Croesus)

SOLD

H. 8cm W. 24cm L. 22cm

priams birdwing

SOLD

H. 23cm W. 20cm L. 8cm

periander metalmark butterfly

SOLD
H. 23cm W. 20cm D.8cm

spanish moon moth

SOLD
H. 9cm W. 16cm D. 20cm

scarce swallowtail

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H. 8cm W. 20cm D. 18cm

scarce bamboo 

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H. 4.5cm W. 18cm D. 12.5cm

piano key

(Heliconius Melpomene)
SOLD
H.4cm W.18cm L. 12cm

lunar moth

SOLD
H. 8cm W.22cm D. 24cm

blue tiger

(Tirumala Limniace)

sold

H. 10cm W. 27.5cm D. 11cm

monarch

sold

H. 10cm W. 27.5cm D. 11cm

glasswing butterfly

SOLD
H:12.5cm W:20cm D:17cm

attacus atlas moth

sold

H. 10cm W. 25cm D. 16cm

zebra swallowtail

sold

H. 9cm W. 18cm D. 19cm

eastern tiger swallowtail

sold

H. 7.5cm W. 21cm D. 16cm

scarlet miraposa

sold 

H. 12.5cm W. 18.5cm D. 20cm

lesser purple emperor

sold

H. 4.5cm W. 24cm D. 16cm

queen alexandra birdwing

sold

H. 9.5cm W. 18.5cm D. 17cm

mother of pearl morpho

sold 

H. 9cm W. 18cm D. 19cm

blue morpho

sold

H:8.5cm W:15.5cm D:17cm

large tree nymph

sold

H. 4.5cm W. 24cm D. 16cm

cairns birdwing

sold 

H:7.5cm W:19cm D:19cm

apollo (parnassius apollo)

sold

H.3cm W.15cm L. 12cm

red peacock

sold

blue morpho peleides

sold 

 

sylphina angel 

H. 9cm W. 16cm D. 20cm

sold

krishna peacock 

(Papilio Krishna) H. 8cm W.22cm D. 18cm

sold

meridionalis birdwing

H:8.5cm W:19cm D:17cm

dragon swallowtail 

(Sericinus Montela)

H.8cm W.24cm D.26cm

sold

Photography by Ester Segarra

Contact laura

If you would like more information about any of the artworks or would like to discuss commissioning  a special glasswork piece yourself, please submit your details and I will contact you within a few days.

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