Domus de Janas

DOMUS SERIES:
These pieces where created based on ancient architectural ruins found in Sardinia Italy where originally I come from, called DOMUS DE JANAS (Fairy’s house).It is a revisit of the originally entrances of the houses. The horns, symbol of the Minotaur, it shows the expand influence of the Mycenae Culture on the Mediterranean. To create a sense of solidity I have chosen a particular glasswork called Metal cast. The glass is pouring directly on a metal frame, and then annealing for over 5 days circle, the top parts are made of embossed copper, sterling silver, brass. The centers is hand-blown glass, which spins on there vertical axis Mounted metal stand
Over all dimension 30”x 35” x 12”