NOVICA Artisan Handblown Painted Glass Coasters Holder Yellow Glasswood Peru Tableware Barware ‘Blushing Blooms’ (set of 4)

Blushing flowers share their soft red beauty over the sunny design of these coasters. Marlene Guisgueta paints her design on glass and sets the panes in wood frames with an aged brown finish. A lovely testimony to Peru’s painted glass artistry, the set includes four coasters and a holder.

Product Features:

• Weight: 0.6 lbs
• Dimension: 0.2″ H x 3.5″ W x 3.5″ D
• Material: Painted glass on MDF
• Country of Origin: Peru.

The Story Behind the Art:I feel very proud to have been born into a family of artists. My parents dedicated their lives to the art of reverse painted glass and so my siblings and I learned from them at a very young age. I’m a curious and creative person so I’ve always gone beyond what I have been taught and, when I finished school, I decided to take several courses at Lima’s Art Museum in order to develop new abilities and learn new things. See, I’m convinced that my true vocation is in art.

“I work with simple materials such as glass, wood, plywood, ceramic, chalk, tempera, and varnish among others. When I’m working with painted glass, I start by painting the design on paper and I make a copy of it so I can transfer to a type of mesh that allows me to transfer the design onto the glass, one color at a time. After sealing the glass into the wood tray, box, or coaster, I apply a natural aging agent.

“One of my main goals is to make my venture grow so I can offer my family a better quality of life while keeping my parent’s legacy alive. That’s why when I was searching for new markets, I opted to adapt my work to a sector that includes Peruvian enterprises through my own designs, which are richly underscored by Peruvian art.Imported.