This is a group of related sculptural vessels, each of them
hand-blown by Bob Crooks to my exact specification in either clear crystal glass, or multi-layered
cased glass. The bottles are then engraved with themes from family life, illustrating conflicts,
resolutions and situations by means of elliptic phrases and abstract designs
Be Kind
Message in a Bottle
Broken
Loves
Desire
Who will stay behind
This vessel is rectangular, about 13cm x 10cm x 5cm in three colour layers of glass: clear, purple and opaque black. I have engraved scenes and phrases from family life, using engraving to cut into the coloured layers.
A vessel blown to my specification using three layers of cased glass- blue, turquoise and black. The engraving is deep and reveals the colours in the layers. A personalised message is written on a strip of vellum and placed in the bottle
A cased glass bottle in green, black and blue, with a broken-off fragment, and a stopper, signifying disunity. The vessel bears the quote "We had the experience, but missed the meaning"
A clear crystal bottle, hand-blown by Bob Crooks, bearing the inscription 'The Desire and Pursuit of the Whole is called Love' in English on the base and in Greek on the stopper
The viewer must decide what they wish to make of this piece. It is a little philosophical point...
