Aldís at the glass furnace

Aldís Inga Richardsdóttir — Reykjavík · Småland

Glass, formed
in fire.

Sculptural glass blown by hand — one of the few practicing glassblowers in Iceland, trained in the Swedish Kingdom of Crystal.

Each piece begins as darkness and molten light —
and cools into something that holds the day.

From furnace to windowsill

Orranäs Glasbruk · Sweden

Aldís blowing the gather — 01 · Blow

Heating glass at the glory hole — 02 · Heat

Shaping glass with jacks — 03 · Shape

Finished glass form in sunlight — 04 · Catch the light

Selected work

Clear glass incense holder

Reykelsi Free-formed clear glass

Pair of sculpted glass swans

Svanir Solid sculpted glass

Engraved pedestal dish with ferns

Burkni Wheel-cut engraving

The full index

Reykelsi Svanir Burkni Krónuvasi Gullregn Himinblár Brim Hrafn Kóróna Drekar

Aldís in the hot shop

About

From the Kingdom of Crystal to a hot shop in Reykjavík.

Aldís trained for two years in Sweden's glasriket and is completing a further degree in the craft — one of only a handful of glassblowers working in Iceland.

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