The vases are imported, and the designs are carved into the thick glass.

All designs shown here are copyrighted originals by Janet Zambai.

"Gifts of the Spirit...from mine to yours"

 

Spirit of the Sea. Feb. 2007

The color is in the vase, with a Sea

spirit carved into the surface.

 

   

"Sea Rhythem" The deep carved sandblasted design wraps

around this little vase.  The colors of the Carribean sea

were blown into the center of the vase creating the color.

 

      

Vase left to be auctioned at the Wyoming Cares event,

April 15, 2007.  Snow Cranes in Bamboo, right March, 2007.

 

  

"Fine dining" left.  "Succulent Snack" right, was entered in The Gallery of

Excellence, Professional Division at the Glass Craft & Bead Expo in Las

Vegas, March 27 thru April 1, 2007.  It received first place in both Judges

choice and peoples  choice awards in the "Cold worked" division. 

Both of the carved vases were painted with PPG Candy Automotive paint.

March, 2007. Hummingbird series.

 

  

Hummer Spirits...sometimes the sandblasting is enough.

Hummingbirds float around the vase.

 

Detail of my very first carved and painted Lead Crystal vase January 2006.

 

   

14" Lead Crystal vase.  The very first, of two carved vases with the design painted .

One Sold at the World Art Gallery in California, and the other sold at the Boy's & Girl's Club

of Central Wyoming Gala Fund Raiser on Feb. 4, 2006 , for $3,700.00. 

Both had similar, but different designs.

 

  

Thick clear vases 10 1/2" tall x 5" wide make a great glass canvas

for these designs that are sandblasted and painted. Humming bird

on left and flowers on the right. Painted with Badger Candy Colors.

 

Tiny 3" x 3" golden vase with aspen leaves.

 

Rufous Hummer & friends.  5" x 10 1/2" vase,

Feb. 2007- Donation to the Boys & Girls Club

of Central Wyoming.  Purchased by Steve Sasser

Painted with Badger Imagine Air Candy colors.

 

 

This vase is 6" x 5 3/4" by 2 3/4" . Hummingbirds are symbolic

of Joy and delight.

 

 

           

The same shape, different colors. 4 1/4" x 3 1/4" the hummingbird

vase on the left is on clear glass. The flowers were sandblasted on a

green vase, and painted, and the inside of the vase was also

sandblasted to give it a different look.

 

 

The vase on the left, 5" x 3" is a pale pink, the one on the

right, 7 1/4" x 3" is clear, both are sandblasted and painted.

 

           

Sometimes just sandblasting is enough! The large Green vase

on the left is12 1/2" x 7", and the tiny one on the right is 4 1/2 x2"

 

 

     

Both sides of a painted 14" lead crystal vases.

Painted with Badger Candy colors. This vase was donated to the

Nicole Brown Foundation and was sold at an auction at the

Playboy Mansion for $2,500.00.  2006

 

 

                

 

Series of three painted hummingbird vases.

  The whimsical designs are carved into thick colored

vases and then airbrush painted.

Blue Fantasy left, donated to the Wyoming Cares Auction, and is in

a private collection in Casper, Wyoming.  Purple Passion, collection of

Tom & Sandy Lavin, Casper, Wyoming

& Dew Drop, (This one was knocked over and broken by the studio

kitties...maybe I should have given it a different name!  :)  )

 

Mouth Blown Glass vase, sand carved and airbrush painted. George Bryce collection,

Casper, Wyoming.  Donation to the Wyoming Symphony Orchestra, May, 2006

 

                            

Left, Deep carved crystal vase. Rochelle collection, Saratoga, Wyoming, 2003. 8" x 10"

Right Deep carved blown vase, Bob Seabeck collection Laramie, Wyoming, 2005.

 

 

 

                                   

 

  These three vases are the first pieces  sent to my first official gallery,

World West Galleries in Washington, Pennsylvania.

check out their web site   www.worldwestgalleries.com

 

 

                                                

Vases sent to World Art Gallery, Ladera Ranch, California.  December, 2005.

Check out their web site at    www.worldartpublishing.org

The pink vase was donated to the Breast Cancer Awareness Foundation and sold

at an auction held on a yacht in California for $800.00

 

 

                                    

Custom sand carved vessels.  Each piece is enchantingly deep carved into

the surface of the thick pieces of glass.

Red vase on the left, collection of  Tom Judy, and Larry Moore, December, 2004. 

Teardrop vase on right was purchased by the One Shot

Antelope Hunt in Lander for an Art Auction August, 2005.

 

 

        

 

Cobalt blue Vase, 2005.  21" x 10" collection Phil & Janet Stout, Casper, Wyoming. 

 Deep Carved Glass vessel ...detail at right .

 

 

 

50th Anniversary gift for the Ewart's, Casper, Wyoming.  For their anniversary their family

went scuba diving in Hawaii.  This sand carved vase depicts the fish that they

encountered while scuba diving there.  15" x 9" x 4"

 

 

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