Day 2512: Sunset from the house on the hill.

Dorothy: old photo, collage and digital.

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Staying at the house on the hill is about the dogs & sunsets.

I went out early to catch Tuesday's sunset.


 

7:30 pm

Some clouds, but looking straight up the moon was visible.

 

8:10 pm

7:30 pm

7:45 pm

7:50 pm

7:55 pm

7:58 pm

8:10 pm

2GN2S:

 

Realistic Glass Insects Sculpted to Scale by Yuki Tsunoda

 

mosquito

Think twice before you swat that mosquito. 
It just might be a delicate glass sculpture.

Yuki Tsunoda, is a young sculptor who shapes glass 
into insects and plants that are almost exactly to scale.

dragonfly

Tsunoda works primarily with Italian Moretti glass, which is 

a medium-soft glass and is known for its malleable and colorful properties. But because she works in such miniature scale 

she often uses pins, small spatulas, razors and other tools around the house to create her sculptures. She also uses dichroic glass 

and a form of quartz known as aventurine to obtain the type of metallic luster often found on insects.

Tsunoda at work

Tsunada exhibits her work around Japan periodically. 
She does have an online shop for purchase of her glass insects. 
She is also on Twitter, where she occasionally shares 

images of her work.

honey pot ants

honey pot ants

honey pot ants

hydrangea and snail

leaf cutting ants

a mantis

June is the time of year when the the praying mantis hatches 

from the larvae that were planted last fall. Over the summer, 

these fascinating insects will consume all kinds of smaller bugs. 

In ancient Japan, the female, which is sometimes known to 

feed on its own mate, was a symbol of a seductive woman.

Thank you Yuki Tsunoda.

A smile for Wednesday ...