Design, Playtime, Sanblasting

The Beauty of Kilauea from above


It was my wife’s birthday so I organized a trip for her to see the lava from a helicopter.

She went on an amazing heli ride with our dear friend and great cinematographer, Mick Kalber and talented photographer, Bruce Omori. It was a rainy morning but the pilot pushed through the cold rainy clouds. Once they arrived at the flow, the magnificence was beyond words. Creation/Destruction, all so perfectly orchestrated.

Maria captured the flow of  the lava beautifully. These images inspired me for a new design on the “Black Kilauea Surface flow Vase”.  Scroll down to see all images, first the inspiration, then the Glass vase.


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Black Surface flow Kilauea vase (with magma cracks) – 17.5″ x 8.5″

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