Harumi Ikushima’s murrine glass vessels & a glass case. See Blogroll for a link to the KotoKoto site (under IH) which supplies her work.

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Close-up of the murrine cup. Blowing murrine into balanced form is an extremely diffcult task.

A fused tile of murrine speak of the quiet moment when they are arranged together by Harumi (Photo courtesy of Ikushima Harumi)

‘Among the many steps of creating blown murrine, I especially enjoy the quiet part of the process, like deciding the color and design of the cane, or making the canes, then cutting and arranging the little pieces” she explains. The all-involving murrine technique is perfect for this multi-skilled glassmaker.’

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