John Gibbons
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John Gibbons
Collectible glass has been part of this gallery since the early years — I started Dolphin Galleries in Lahaina in March 1976, and glass was already part of what we carried not long after. John Gibbons is where that continues: hand-blown, hand-sculpted sea-life forms, no two pieces identical.
- In this collection
- 20 works
John Gibbons
John Gibbons
$2,200.00 - $3,875.00
These handcrafted starfish vases by John Gibbons are made with individually blown starfish that surround a clear, inner glass vase. Each starfish vase is hand-sculpted by John Gibbons without the use of molds. This makes each sculpture unique. Small Size: 7" Diameter x 9" Height...
John Gibbons
$2,200.00 - $3,875.00
These handcrafted starfish vases by John Gibbons are made with individually blown starfish that surround a clear, inner glass vase. Each starfish vase is hand-sculpted by John Gibbons without the use of molds. This makes each sculpture unique. Small Size: 7" Diameter x 9" Height...
John Gibbons
$2,200.00 - $3,875.00
These handcrafted starfish vases by John Gibbons are made with individually blown starfish that surround a clear, inner glass vase. Each starfish vase is hand-sculpted by John Gibbons without the use of molds. This makes each sculpture unique. Small Size: 7" Diameter x 9" Height...
John Gibbons
$2,200.00 - $3,875.00
This light blue handcrafted starfish vase by John Gibbons is made with individually blown starfish that surround a clear, inner glass vase. Each starfish vase is hand-sculpted by John Gibbons without the use of molds. This makes each sculpture unique. Small Size: 7" Diameter x 9" Height...
John Gibbons
$2,200.00 - $3,875.00
This purple hand crafted starfish vase by John Gibbons is made with individually blown starfish that surround a, clear, inner glass vase. Each starfish vase is hand sculpted by John Gibbons without the use of molds. This makes each sculpture unique. Small Size: 7" Diameter x 9"...
John Gibbons
$2,200.00 - $3,875.00
This teal blue handcrafted starfish vase by John Gibbons is made with individually blown starfish that surround a clear, inner glass vase. Each starfish vase is hand-sculpted by John Gibbons without the use of molds. This makes each sculpture unique. Small Size: 7" Diameter x 9"...
John Gibbons
$2,200.00 - $3,875.00
This multicolor III hand crafted starfish vases by John Gibbons are made with individually blown starfish that surround a, clear, inner glass vase. Each starfish vase is hand sculpted by John Gibbons without the use of molds. This makes each sculpture unique. Small Size: 7"...
John Gibbons
$2,200.00 - $3,875.00
This multicolor II handcrafted starfish vase by John Gibbons is made with individually blown starfish that surround a clear, inner glass vase. Each starfish vase is hand-sculpted by John Gibbons without the use of molds. This makes each sculpture unique. Small Size: 7" Diameter x 9" Height...
John Gibbons
$2,200.00 - $3,875.00
These hand crafted starfish vases by John Gibbons are made with individually blown starfish that surround a, clear, inner glass vase. Each starfish vase is hand sculpted by John Gibbons without the use of molds. This makes each sculpture unique. Small Size: 7" Diameter x...
John Gibbons
$2,200.00 - $3,875.00
This blue multicolor handcrafted starfish vase by John Gibbons is made with individually blown starfish that surround a clear, inner glass vase. Each starfish vase is hand-sculpted by John Gibbons without the use of molds. This makes each sculpture unique. Small Size: 7" Diameter x 9"...
John Gibbons
$2,200.00 - $3,875.00
This ocean blue hand crafted starfish vase by John Gibbons is made with individually blown starfish that surround a, clear, inner glass vase. Each starfish vase is hand sculpted by John Gibbons without the use of molds. This makes each sculpture unique. Small Size: 7" Diameter x...
John Gibbons
$2,200.00 - $3,875.00
This forrest green hand crafted starfish vase by John Gibbons is made with individually blown starfish that surround a, clear, inner glass vase. Each starfish vase is hand sculpted by John Gibbons without the use of molds. This makes each sculpture unique. Small Size: 7" Diameter x...
John Gibbons
$2,200.00 - $3,875.00
This blue and orange hand crafted starfish vase by John Gibbons is made with individually blown starfish that surround a, clear, inner glass vase. Each starfish vase is hand sculpted by John Gibbons without the use of molds. This makes each sculpture unique. Small Size: 7" Diameter...
John Gibbons
$900.00
The patterns and movements of the ocean inspire the Anemone Windows Vase by John Gibbons. It is an original work of art. The windows are optical and change with addition of light. It measures about 11.5" height and 6" in...
John Gibbons
$190.00
This hand blown glass spiral bowl is a bright aqua and pale green with a hint of sparkle in it. The bowl measures 10.5 inches wide and 4.5 inches tall.
John Gibbons
$4,000.00
The pattern in this blown glass vase is achieved by cutting small glass rods and tiles, arranging them in a pattern, and then fusing them together in a 2100 degree kiln. A blow pipe is then rolled along the edge...
John Gibbons
$4,000.00
The Sea Collage vase measures about 18” height and 8.75” at its widest. It is the largest vase in the Anemone Coral Reef collection and is made with layers upon layers of murrine, which are small disks of glass with a pattern...
John Gibbons
$3,500.00
The Sea Collage vase measures about 16” height and 11” at its widest. This vase is inspired by the patterns and movements of the ocean. It is an original work of art. A group of sea anemones swirl up the side...
John Gibbons
$225.00
This Warm Blue Vase vase measures about 11.5” height and 4.5” at its widest.
Collectible glass has been part of this gallery since the early years — I started Dolphin Galleries in Lahaina in March 1976, and glass was already part of what we carried not long after. John Gibbons is where that continues: hand-blown, hand-sculpted sea-life forms, no two pieces identical.
Individually blown, no molds
Gibbons builds his Starfish Cluster Vases by blowing each starfish arm individually and arranging them around a clear inner glass vase — no molds involved, so every piece comes out slightly different from the next. The bowls and standalone vases use a different technique: he cuts small glass rods and tiles, arranges them into a pattern, fuses them together in a 2,100-degree kiln, then rolls a blowpipe along the edge to form a cylinder, closes the bottom to create a bubble, and blows and shapes the piece from there. The glass has optical properties that make the pattern shift as you move around it.
What's here now
The Starfish Cluster Vase comes in thirteen colors, each offered Small (7-inch diameter, 9 inches tall, $2,200) or Large (9-inch diameter, 14 inches tall, $3,875). Beyond the starfish series there are seven standalone pieces from the same coral-reef line: the Anemone Vase ($900, 11.5 x 6 inches), the Aqua & Pale Green Bowl ($190, 10.5 x 4.5 inches), the Fruity Anemone Vase ($4,000, 17 x 10 inches), the Rainbow Bowl ($1,800, 7 x 14 inches), the Warm Blue Vase ($225, 11.5 x 4.5 inches), and the two largest in the group — Sea Collage ($4,000, 18 x 8.75 inches) and Sea Collage Orb ($3,500, 16 x 11 inches), both built from murrine, small glass disks with a pattern fused into them. Sea Collage alone carries more than a hundred of them, and each one takes several hours to make on its own.
Glass ships differently than bronze or canvas — it's the one medium here where the packing matters as much as the piece itself, and every one of these leaves built into its own crate. Call us if you want help choosing a color or deciding between Small and Large before you order.
— Steve Schlag, founder, Dolphin Galleries
