Reclaimed Woods Kaleidoscopes

New listing this morning of a kaleidoscope crafted in reclaimed woods -- part of a series using reclaimed and salvaged wood. 

 

Listing at 

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=39698661

 

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Interesting Site # 2

Here's another interesting site with a history of the inventor of the modern kaleidoscope, Sir David Brewster, as well as quite an interesting range of kaleidoscopes in most all price ranges. Some neat stuff:

http://kaleidoscopestoyou.com/hiofka.html 

 

To see my latest 'scopes go to www.wrightmade.com 

 

 

 

BRAZILLIAN TULIPWOOD

 

www.wrightmade.com

"World's Largest Kaleidoscope"

Here's a link to a web page about the "World's Largest Kaleidoscope" in upstate New York. http://www.kaleidostore.com/largest.htm

I had heard about this several times, but had not tracked it down. It certainly looks worth stopping when in the area.

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Interesting Site

Here is an interesting site with some cool stuff (not to mention one of my hourglasses) for everyone to check out.

http://kidgiddy.blogspot.com/2010/01/this-n-that_12.html

 

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Stained Glass Kaleidoscopes

One of the most popular mediums for kaleidoscopes is stained glass. Stained glass provides a striking dimension to the colors inherent in a kaleidoscope image, in my opinion.

Janet &  Frank Higgins have a studio in Odiham, Hampshire, in the United Kingdom and are believed to be the only studio in the UK dedicated to kaleidoscopes. With over 20 years of experience with stained glass, their 'scopes are truly "world-class".

In addition to kaleidoscope artistry, Frank is the moderator of Yahoo's "Kaleidoscope Builder's Knowledge Base" (KBKB) which is an excellent online forum for those interested in kaleidoscopes and the making of 'scopes.


You can see their work on several web sites:

 www.picturetrail.com/kaleidoscopesg

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kaleidoscopestudio/

http://www.youtube.com/user/frankinUK1

A Few of their "Cathedralscopes"

(I have one in my collection and it is a treasure.)

 

"Chorus Line"

 

 "Gothic Cathedralscope"

The above are only a tiny portion of their artistry and one needs to go to the above links, especially the You Tube videos, to really appreciate their talent. I hope everyone enjoys them as much as I do.

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