Hebridean Starfish

You can find a huge variety of sea creatures in the rockpools and on the beaches aross the island. Amongst the most colourful are the starfish that get washed up on the tide.

This suncatcher has the colours of the sea from the deep blue ocean through to the surf and some specially made granite glass as the shoreline. The starfish is picked out in colourful orange glass at the base.

The suncatcher is made from hand cut pieces of glass, assembled and fired in my kiln at home. The colours are made of individually cut squares of transparent glass. These have been placed on a clear glass base and fused at a lower temperature to maintain a textured yet glossy finish.

This sun catcher measures 15cm by 4cm and has a small wire loop embedded in the top. It comes with in a gift box with a loop of raffia to hang it where it can catch the light.