SOLD in August 2020 for $209. SOLD!
Background Information and Provenance
A LARGE blue iridescent globe (orb) vase created by Australian artists, Chuck and Lesley Simpson. This vase is clearly signed to the base. It was created in two parts and has a speckled iridescent finish influenced by Chuck’s earlier days working with Colin Heaney. It’s a bit like looking up at the night sky and goes famously with a group display. It complements rather than takes attention away from other art glass, particularly when placed with other iridescent pieces. Chuck was born in 1944 and taught secondary school before taking up glass-blowing. In 1985, he began working with Colin Heaney in his Byron Bay Hot Glass Studio. He then moved to Inglewood in New Zealand where he cemented his name as one of the best glass artists working at that time. I’ve seen some extraordinary pieces he created in New Zealand. In 1990 he returned to Australia and started making art glass in Eumundi (Sunshine Coast, Queensland) with his wife Lesley. I’d say this piece was done in the early 1990’s. Sadly Chuck Simpson passed away in April of 2001 at the age of 56.
Art-glass pumped out of factories by the thousands/millions is cheap but it rarely ignites any inspiration or passion- most ends up as landfill after a few years because when the trend has moved on the piece is basically worthless. If you believe artists jobs are best done by people and not machines consider investing in hand-made art. There are very few better ways to invest in your home, reduce your carbon footprint and create stories to be passed from this generation to the next. The work of Chuck and Lesley Simpson has been telling stories for nearly 30 years now and etched a permanent place in the history of Australian art.
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PICK-UP . . . from 30 or 40 minutes North of BRISBANE city is accepted but postage is preferred as my home is hard to find. Because of this I will nominate a friend or family member for you to collect the item from if you need collection. Pick-up in person must be worked out prior to purchase- thank you. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ POSTAGE is offered internationally. All our Decorative Arts pieces are delivered through AUSTRALIA POST. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ POSTAGE ESTIMATES. . . . ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ To BRISBANE- most of our pieces cost $15 - $18 to send. . . To SYDNEY or MELBOURNE- Small Vase- around $20 - $23, Medium Vase- around $20 - $25, Large Vase- around $24 - $30. Let us know if you need an EXACT COST for postage prior to purchase. The above postage estimates include $2.95 for a signature on delivery. . . INSURANCE against being lost or broken in transit up to the value of $200 is included in the estimates above. If your vase is cheaper or more expensive than $200 this will effect your postage fee slightly. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ A BOXING FEE of $3.00 is included in the fee above to cover the cost of searching for and storing used packing materials. With the millions of cardboard boxes that end up as landfill every year we don’t believe in supporting the manufacture of boxes for post. Instead of buying new boxes and packing materials and passing this cost onto our customers we spend considerable time sourcing used boxes and then fashioning boxes to fit each item. We do the same for bubble-wrap and foam pieces. This requires a large investment of time, energy, ingenuity, organization and storage space- it is much easier and cheaper to buy new packing materials but I can’t justify taking the easy way out when so much packing material ends up polluting our earth. Our $3.00 charge does little to pay for the time (and storage) needed do this and to pack your item (there is also the time needed to get your package to the post office). This is something we’re happy to do for our customers and the environment. We appreciate your support in this area.
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